Chapter 6

On the Web

In This Chapter

arrow Browsing the web on your tablet

arrow Adding a bookmark

arrow Working with tabs

arrow Searching for text on a web page

arrow Sharing and saving web pages

arrow Downloading images and files

arrow Configuring the Chrome app

I’m certain that the World Wide Web was designed to be viewed on a computer. The monitor is big and roomy. Web pages are displayed amply, like Uncle Bill on the sofa watching a ballgame. The smaller the screen, however, the more difficult it is to view web pages designed for those roomy monitors. The web on a cell phone? Tragic. But on the Nexus 7?

The Nexus 7 doesn’t have the diminutive screen of a cell phone. Nor does it have a huge, cinematic computer monitor. Instead, the tablet’s screen is a good size in between. Viewing the web is like seeing a younger, thinner ...

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