1 = Best Practices for Using the Browser =
6 Before using the web client, be sure to disable pop-up blockers for your
7 Evergreen system's domain.
9 - In Chrome, select _Settings_ from the Chrome menu and click on _Content
10 settings_ in the advanced section. Select _Popups_ and then add your domain to
12 - In Firefox, select _Preferences_ from the Firefox menu and then select the
13 _Content_ panel. Click the _Exceptions_ button and add your domain to the
17 == Setting Browser Defaults for Web Client ==
19 To ensure that staff can easily get to the web client portal page on login
20 without additional steps, you can set the browser's home page to default to the
23 === Setting the Web Client as the Home Page in Chrome ===
25 . In the top-right corner of your browser, click the Chrome menu.
27 . In the _On startup_ section, select _Open a specific page or set of pages._
28 . Click the *Set Pages* link.
29 . Add _https://localhost/eg/staff/_ to the _Enter URL_ box and click *OK*.
31 === Setting the Web Client as the Home Page in Firefox ===
33 . In the top-right corner of your browser, click the menu button.
35 . In the _When Firefox starts:_ dropdown menu, select _Show my home page_.
36 . In the _Home Page_ box, add _https://localhost/eg/staff/_ and click *OK*.
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42 === Set font size in browser ===
43 Font size in the OPAC and TPAC can be increased/decreased by using the CTRL key with + (to increase), with - (to decrease), and with 0 (to restore default font size). Font sizes can persist via a setting in user preferences.
45 == Tab Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts ==
47 Now that the client will be loaded in a web browser, users can use browser-based
48 tab controls and keyboard shortcuts to help with navigation. Below are some
49 tips for browser navigation that can be used in Chrome and Firefox on Windows
52 - Use CTRL-T or click the browser's new tab button to open a new tab.
53 - Use CTRL-W or click the x in the tab to close the tab.
54 - Undo closing a tab by hitting CTRL-Shift-T.
55 - To open a link from the web client in a new tab, CTRL-click the link or
56 right-click the link and select *Open Link in New Tab*. Using this method, you
57 can also open options from the web client's dropdown menus in a new tab
58 - Navigate to the next tab using CTRL-Tab. Go to the previous tab with CTRL-Shift-Tab.
60 === Setting New Tab Behavior ===
62 Some users may want to automatically open the web client's portal page in a new
63 tab. Neither Chrome nor Firefox will open your home page by default when you
64 open a new tab. However, both browsers have optional add-ons that will allow you
65 to set the browsers to automatically open the home page whenever open opening a
66 new tab. These add-ons may be useful for those libraries that want the new tab
67 to open to the web client portal page.