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• Password boxes: these are just like text entry boxes, but the text you type
in is hidden for security reasons.
• Lists: these contain a list of options which are displayed one at a time in a
box. Tap on the arrows on either side of the box, or use the arrow keys, to
move back and forward through the list of items.
• Radio buttons and check boxes: these are the same as the controls you find
in the MC 218 dialogs. Simply tap on the appropriate box or button to
select the option you want.
• Reset buttons: many forms have a Reset or Clear button which returns all
the form’s items to their standard state. To use a reset button, simply tap on
the button once to select it, then tap on it again.
• Submit buttons: most forms have a button called Submit or Proceed
which transfers the information you have entered in the form to the web
server. When you have completed the form, tap on the submit button once
to select it, then tap on it again.
You can move between the elements of the form by tapping once in the
browser window (or in the particular frame containing the form, if the page
you are looking at uses frames), then using the Tab key.
You can use the Internet program to download software and files from the
web. The process involves opening a location, as with opening a web page,
but the location must be the address of a file.
To download software and files from the web:
1. Either select a link from which you know you can download a file, or
select Open web page
on the File
menu and specify an address from
which you can download files.
2. When the Internet program contacts the remote machine, you will see
either:
• A dialog offering you the option of saving the file. If you select Save
you can then give the file a location on a local disk and select OK; or
• A dialog offering you the choice to open the file or save it. You will see
this if the file you are trying to retrieve can be opened by a program on
your MC 218; or
• A page with text and graphics representing files and folders, each of
which is a link. This will occur if the address you specified was the
location of a ‘directory’ (a directory is the same as a folder on the
MC 218). To download a file, select one of the files within the
displayed directory, then tap on it again or press Enter. When the
Internet program starts retrieving the file you will see one of the above
dialogs, where you can choose to save or open the file.
Plug-ins are additional programs you can use with the Internet program to add
new features and capabilities for browsing the web. You will be able to find
and download the Internet program plug-ins by searching for them on the
DOWNLOADING FILES
USING PLUG-INS
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