Changing Browser Settings; Page Content Settings - Google Android 2.3 User Manual

Browser

Changing Browser settings

You can configure a number of Browser settings, including several that you can use to
manage your privacy.
To open the Browser settings screen, press Menu
S
Settings.

Page content settings

Text size
that Browser uses when displaying webpages.
Default zoom
magnification level that Browser uses when first opening a webpage.
Open pages in overview
corners at 100% size. Check to open webpages zoomed out, in an overview.
Text encoding
standard that Browser uses when displaying text on a webpage.
Block pop-up windows
unless you request it.
Load images
speeds webpage display, which can be useful if you have a slow connection, but many
websites make little sense with text alone.
Auto-fit pages
elements of webpages to fit your phone's screen. Checking this option also causes the
browser to reflow a column of text to fit the screen if you double-tap the screen
directly after zooming with your fingers. Uncheck to view pages as designed for a
computer screen, and to cause double-tapping to simply switch between zoomed-in
and default view.
Landscape-only display
orientation on your screen, regardless of how you are holding the phone.
Enable JavaScript
Many webpages function correctly only if they can run JavaScript on your phone.
Enable plug-ins
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Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the size of the text
Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the
Uncheck to open webpages displaying their top-left
Opens a dialog where you can change the character-encoding
Check to prevent websites from opening windows
Uncheck to omit images when Browser displays a webpage. This
Check to have Browser optimize the presentation of text and other
Check to display pages in landscape (horizontal)
Uncheck to prevent JavaScript from running on webpages.
Uncheck to disable plug-ins from webpages.
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