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== Web pages slow and distorted on your Nokia tablet? Try switching off Fit Width To View ==
== Web pages slow and distorted on your Nokia tablet? Try switching off Fit Width To View ==
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An enthusiastic [[Nokia N800|N800]] user was annoyed by how badly and slowly their tablet rendered a particular website. They said it took ages to load the page even on a broadband connection, and when it loaded it looked absolutely awful with graphics distorted and all in the wrong place. The odd thing was that other tablet users who went to the same site found that it loaded very quickly and just like it would through a PC browser. Clearly something was amiss.
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An enthusiastic N800 user was annoyed by how badly and slowly their tablet rendered a particular website. They said it took ages to load the page even on a broadband connection, and when it loaded it looked absolutely awful with graphics distorted and all in the wrong place. The odd thing was that other tablet users who went to the same site found that it loaded very quickly and just like it would through a PC browser. Clearly something was amiss.
Then someone suggested that the browser's "Fit Width To View" option might be responsible, and the mystery was solved.
Then someone suggested that the browser's "Fit Width To View" option might be responsible, and the mystery was solved.
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Here's how to switch it off:
Here's how to switch it off:
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# Open a new browser window.
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''1. Open a new browser window.''
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# Click on the magnifying glass in the bottom right corner.
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# Un-tick the Fit Width To View option.
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''2. Click on the magnifying glass in the bottom right corner.''
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''3. Un-tick the Fit Width To View option.''
...and then close the browser.
...and then close the browser.
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If you ever want to switch Fit Width To View back on again, just repeat the above process and tick it instead of unticking it.
If you ever want to switch Fit Width To View back on again, just repeat the above process and tick it instead of unticking it.
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