September 2011
Beginner
444 pages
12h 13m
English
Content preview from Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual
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Tapping Links
When it comes to links, your Galaxy Tab’s web browser works largely like any computer browser, except that you tap a link rather than click it. Tap the link, and you get sent to a new web page.
Note
Sometimes when you tap a link, instead of loading a web page, your Tab may take a different action. For example, if the link is to an email address, it opens the Email app with a new message addressed to the link’s email address.
But this is a Galaxy Tab, so you can do a lot more with links than just tapping them. Hold your finger on a link, and a menu appears with these options:
Open. Opens the linked page in the current window.
Open in new tab. Opens the linked page in a new tab.
Save link. Saves the linked page to your Tab. To view the page after it’s been downloaded, when you’re in the browser, tap the Menu button, select Downloads, and you come to a Downloads screen with a list of all the pages (and graphics) you’ve downloaded. To view a page or a graphic, tap it. To delete it, tap the box next to it so a green checkmark appears, and then tap Delete from the menu that appears at the bottom of the page.
Tip
If you hold your finger on a graphic that’s also a link, a “Save image” option appears, which lets you save the graphic. There are more options as well—see Saving Online Images.
Share link. Lets you share the link via email or text message.
Copy link URL. Tap to copy the link’s ...
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