The WWW Browsers
People may view your Web site with browsers on
office computers, laptops, or mobile devices
What Is A Browser?
A browser is a program on your local computer that you use to communicate with information servers on the Internet.
Common Browser Features
- Address or Location window in which you can enter the URL of the page you want to view.
- Refresh or Reload button tells the browser to update the page you are viewing (retrieve a new copy of the original from the server).
- History button lists the locations you have recently visited.
- Favorites or Bookmarks button will add the current page to a list of sites you want to remember.
- View Source lets you view the HTML used to create the page you are viewing.
A Flexible, Scalable Interface
- The user can change the proportions of the browser window to meet their needs.
- The user can scale font sizes up by using Shift-Ctrl-+ and down to smaller sizes using Ctrl-— Note that some browsers zoom to larger and smaller sizes (simply enlarging or reducing everything as a whole) while others scale sizes up and down (enlarging and reducing elements independent of each other within the browser window)
Many Different Browsers Are Available
Browsers for People With Handicaps
- JAWS - A voice browser that reads Web pages to you
- Window-Eyes - Another voice browser
- WebAnywhere - A voice browser you can use from any browser
- Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking - Interacting with your computer by voice