# Epiphany Manual &manrevision;

## Introduction

&fr; is a GNOME web browser based on the mozilla rendering engine. &fr; aims to be simple to use and standards compliant.

## Getting Started

### To Open a Browser Window

You can open a browser window in the following ways:

Applications menu

- Choose Internet Web Browser .

Command line

- Type `epiphany`, then press Return.

### To Open the Bookmarks Window

You can open the bookmarks window in the following ways:

Applications menu

- Choose Internet Web Bookmarks .

Command line

- Type `epiphany -b`, then press Return.

## Browser Windows

Browser windows enable you to browse between web pages. ephy-screenshot shows a browser window displaying the home page.

### Browser window displaying the home page

A page being displayed in a browser window. Callouts: Menubar, toolbar, address entry, bookmarks bar, view pane

epiphany-TBL-1 describes the components of a browser window.

## Browser Window Components

Component | Description
Menubar | Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in a browser window.
Toolbar | Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in a browser window.
Address entry | Drop-down combination box that you use to enter web addresses or search terms.
Bookmarks bar | Contains menus, buttons and text fields that you use for highspeed access to bookmarks and web searches.
View pane | Displays the contents of the viewed page.
Statusbar | Displays status information.

You can also open a popup menu from browser windows. To open this popup menu right-click in a browser window. The items in this menu depend on where you right-click. For example, when you right-click on a link, you can choose items related to the link. When you right-click on the web page itself, you can choose items related to the display of the web page.

## Browsing the Web

### Using the Address Entry

### Using the Toolbar

### Using the Bookmarks Bar

### Using Fullscreen Mode

### To Open a New Window

To open a new window, choose File New Window .

### To Open a New Tab

To open a new tab, choose File New Tab . The new tab will be place to the right of any existing tabs.

### To Open a File

To open a file, choose File Open... to display the Open File dialog. Select the file that you want to open, then click OK. The file is displayed in the browser window.

### To Save a Page to a File

To save a page to a file, choose File Save As . Enter a name for the file in the Save As dialog box, then click OK.

### To Print a Page

### To Find Text in a Page

To search a page for a string, perform the following steps:

1. Choose Edit Find to display the Find dialog.

2. Type the string that you want to find, in the Find field.

3. Select the Case sensitive option to only find occurrences of the string that match the case of the text that you type.

4. Select the Wrap around option to search to the end of the page and then continue the search from the beginning of the page.

5. Click Next to search the page for the first occurrence of the string. If the string is found, the cursor is moved to the string, and the string is selected.

6. To find the next occurrence of the string, click Next.

7. To find the previous occurrence of the string, click Previous.

8. To finish the search, click Close.

### To Change the Zoom Factor

You can use the following methods to resize the view of a page

- To enlarge the view of a page, choose View Zoom In .

- To shrink the view of a page, choose View Zoom Out .

- To view the page at its actual size, choose View Normal Size .

### To View the Source of a Page

### To Open a Link

### To Open a Link in a New window

### To Open a Link in a New Tab

### To Download a Link

### To Switch in Between Tabs

### To Move Tabs

## Managing Your Bookmarks

### Overview of the Epiphany Bookmarks System

### To Create a New Bookmark

You can create new bookmarks in several ways.

Browser Window

- - To bookmark the currently viewed page, choose Bookmarks Add Bookmark... .

  - To bookmark a link in the currently viewed page, right click on the link and choose Bookmark Link... .

History Window

- To bookmark the currently selected history link, choose File Bookmark Link... . Alternatively, right-click on the history link in the history window, then choose Bookmark Link...

### To Select Bookmarks and Topics

You can select bookmarks and topics in several ways. epiphany-TBL-2 describes how to select items in the bookmark window.

### Selecting Items in the Bookmarks Window

Task | Action
Select a bookmark or topic | Click on the bookmark or topic.
Select a group of contiguous bookmarks | Press-and-hold Shift. Click on the first bookmark in the group, then click on the last bookmark in the group.
Select multiple bookmarks | Press-and-hold Ctrl. Click on the bookmark that you want to select.
Select all bookmarks in a topic | Choose Edit Select All.

### To Open a Bookmark in a New Window or Tab

To open a bookmark in a new window perform the following steps:

- 1. Select the bookmark that you want to open.

  2. Choose File Open in New Window. Alternatively, right-click on the bookmark, then choose Open in New Window .

To open a bookmark in a new tab perform the following steps:

- 1. Select the bookmark that you want to open.

  2. Choose File Open in New Tab. Alternatively, right-click on the bookmark, then choose Open in New Tab .

### To Create a New Topic

### To Add a Bookmark to a Topic

### To Remove a Bookmark From a Topic

### To Rename a Bookmark or Topic

To rename a bookmark or Topic perform the following steps:

1. Select the bookmark or topic that you want to rename in the bookmarks window.

2. Choose File Rename... . Alternatively, right-click on the bookmark or topic in the view pane, then choose Rename.... The name of the bookmark or topic is selected.

3. Type a new name for the topic or bookmark, then press Return.

### To Delete a Bookmark or Topic

To delete a bookmarks or topic perform the following steps:

1. Select the bookmark or topic that you want to delete the bookmarks window.

2. Choose File Delete. Alternatively, right-click on the bookmarks or topic in the bookmarks window, then choose Delete.

### To Edit a Bookmark's Properties

### To Search Your Bookmarks

### To Copy the Address of a Bookmark

To copy the address of a bookmark perform the following steps:

1. Select the bookmark.

2. Choose Edit Copy Address. Alternatively, right-click on the bookmark, then choose Copy Address.

### To Add a Bookmark or Topic to the Bookmarks Bar

You can add a bookmark or topic to the bookmarks bar in the following ways:

File menu

- Select the bookmark or topic you wish to add, and choose File Show in Bookmarks Bar .

Drag and Drop

- You can drag and drop bookmarks and topics from the bookmarks window onto the bookmarks bar.

### To Remove a Bookmark or Topic From the Bookmarks Bar

You can remove a bookmark or topic from the bookmarks bar in the following ways:

File menu

- Select the bookmark or topic you wish to remove, and choose File Show in Bookmarks Bar .

Toolbar Editor

- You can remove bookmarks and topics from the bookmarks bar using the toolbar editor as described in the section to-edit-toolbars.

### Smart Bookmarks

## Managing Your History Links

### Overview of the Epiphany History System

### To Select History Links

### To Open a History Link in a New Window or Tab

To open a history link in a new window perform the following steps:

- 1. Select the history link that you want to open.

  2. Choose File Open in New Window. Alternatively, right-click on the history link, then choose Open in New Window .

To Open a history link in a new tab perform the following steps:

- 1. Select the history link that you want to open.

  2. Choose File Open in New Tab. Alternatively, right-click on the history link, then choose Open in New Tab .

### To Delete a History Link

To delete a history link perform the following steps:

1. Select the history link that you want to delete.

2. Choose File Delete. Alternatively, right-click on the history link, then choose Delete.

### To Search Your History Links

### To Copy the Address of a History Link

To copy the address of a history link perform the following steps:

1. Select the history link.

2. Choose Edit Copy Address. Alternatively, right-click on the history link, then choose Copy Address.

## Managing Your Passwords and Cookies

## Using the Download Manager

## Customizing &fr;

### Setting Your Preferences

### To Show and Hide Browser Window Components

You can show and hide browser window components as follows:

- To hide the toolbars, choose View Toolbars. To display the toolbar again, choose View Toolbars again.

- To hide the bookmarks bar, choose View Bookmarks Bar. To display the bookmarks bar again, choose View Bookmarks Bar again.

- To hide the statusbar, choose View Statusbar. To display the statusbar again, choose View Statusbar again.

### To Edit Your Toolbars

## About &fr;

&fr; was written by Marco Presenti Gritti (marco@it.gnome.org). To find more information about &fr;, please visit the Epiphany Web page.

This manual was written by David Bordoley (bordoley@msu.edu) and Patanjali Somayaji (patanjali@codito.com).

This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public license as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this link, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program.