WEBSITE VIEWING TIPS


If the web page contains a lot of photos and / or sound clips, it may take a minute or two for all of them to load.  This is especially true if a page contains a catalog of items.  Have a cup of coffee, go feed the cat, or visit the bathroom!


A search on a page will not work properly until the page is fully loaded.  Wait for the page to completely load, then search using Control+F (Apple + F on the MacItosh)..


button1b.jpg : Buttons. To view a page full-screen, click on the "Maximize" button in the upper right corner.

To exit a page, click on the "Close" [x] box in the upper right-corner.

If the page you clicked on opened up in a smaller, separate window, it is probably a "target" page that will return you to the page you left from.  To exit a target window, click you must click on the "Close" [x] box in the upper right-corner; the "Back" button won't work.  In fact, the "Back" button will probably be disabled.


If you click on a sound clip and it does not play or play smoothly, wait for the sound file to completely load, then play the clip.  Sound files are often big files that may take quite a while to load.


To view the web page smoothly, use the "down-arrow" key.  Likewise, the "up-arrow" key will scroll upwards.

To jump quickly through portions of the page, use the "page-up" or "page-down" key.

To go to the bottom of the web page quickly, use the "end" key.

To go to the top of the web page quickly, use the "home" key.


Example of no-load picture. If the Internet is busy, photos near the end of the web page may not be displayed.  Only the outside "frame/outline" of the photos will appear, inside of which will be a red "X" in a little white box at the upper left-hand corner.  You can probably force the picture(s) to load by clicking on the "X" in the box with your RIGHT mouse button. A dialog box will appear; click on the "Show Picture" option.  The photo should appear within a few seconds.


Pictures with a thick border are a link to a larger picture, another page, or a sound file -- just click on the picture to go there!



Enjoy surfing!