User's Manual

10 | OPERATING YOUR TABLET
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OPERATING YOUR TABLET
Turning the Tablet On and Off
Turn the tablet on by pressing your home button. (If you do not
have an assigned home button, press an unassigned home button
and begin setting it up.)
The tablet turns itself off after a period of inactivity. If you want
to turn the tablet off immediately, touch
controls on the bottom
of the screen and then touch
turn tablet OFF. You can also turn
the tablet off by pressing the purple home button and the print
button at the same time.
Knowing Who Is Using the Tablet
You can tell at a glance which family member is using the tablet
by checking for their home button color. Each member’s home
button color is highlighted on their personal home page and
along the top edge of the button bar.
Using the Button Bar and Loading Bar
The button bar appears at the bottom of the tablet screen. Use
the button bar to access tablet functions and to go places on the
web. When a web page is loading, the
loading bar appears just
above the
button bar. It
shows the
progress of
the web page
as it loads.
Button Bar and Loading Bar Features
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web•search
Use the web panel to go to a specific
web address (URL) or search for
information on the Internet. You can
also access your list of favorite web
sites or history of visited pages, and
check your current location on the web.
controls Use the control panel to control the
physical functions of the tablet (such as
screen brightness, speaker volume,
touch screen accuracy), check the
tablet’s signal strength and battery
charge, and turn the tablet off.
favorites
Use the favorites panel to add the
current web site to your list of favorite
web sites, or to go to your list of
favorites.
help
Get help on how to use the tablet and
access the Info Center.
stop
Stop the current web page from loading.
reload
Reload (refresh) the current web page.
horizontal scroll
arrows
Move a web page right or left on the
screen.
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progress indicator
View the loading progress of the current
web page.
lock icon
See whether the current web site is a
secure site.