Browsing The Web - Palm TREO PRO User Manual

Browsing the web

Internet Explorer Mobile provides quick and
easy access to web pages. You can view
most sites on your smartphone that you
can view on your computer, including those
with security and advanced features, such
as JavaScript and frames.
Internet Explorer Mobile supports
JavaScript, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL),
cookies, and the Flash plug-in, but does not
support other plug-ins (Shockwave,
VBScript, WML script, and so on) or Java
applets.
For additional information on features
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supported by Internet Explorer Mobile, visit
microsoft.com.
The Security certificates and
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DID YOU KNOW
128-bit SSL strong encryption enable you to
browse secure sites, such as online shopping,
banking, and email. Remember that some
secure sites also require a specific browser
and may not work with Internet Explorer
Mobile. Ask the organization for an alternate
web address (URL) that is compatible with
Internet Explorer Mobile.
Y O U R C O N N E C T I O N S T O T H E W E B A N D W I R E L E S S D E V I C E S
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Be sure to subscribe to data services
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from your wireless service provider.
This is necessary for browsing the web.
Make sure your phone is on and that
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you're inside a coverage area (see
Turning your phone on).
If you have access to a Wi-Fi network,
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verify that Wi-Fi is on and gather any
necessary network connection settings
(see Connecting to a Wi-Fi network).
Viewing a web page
By default, Internet Explorer Mobile scales
web page content to fit your smartphone
screen so that you can view most of the
information without scrolling left or right.
This is referred to as Mobile Mode. If you
want to view the website as you would on
a desktop computer screen, you can
change to Desktop Mode (see Customizing
your Internet Explorer Mobile settings).
DID YOU KNOW
search from your Today screen by selecting
the Live search field, entering the item you
want to find, and pressing Center on the
5-way.
Do the following:
You can also start a web
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