WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:10.200 --> 00:00:14.040 Reading a webpage isn't exactly like reading a book. 00:00:14.040 --> 00:00:18.110 Webpages can have a lot of information, and most of the time you don't need to read all 00:00:18.110 --> 00:00:19.110 of it. 00:00:19.110 --> 00:00:22.930 It can sometimes be challenging to find just the information you need, without getting 00:00:22.930 --> 00:00:25.980 overwhelmed by everything else on the page. 00:00:25.980 --> 00:00:29.880 In this video, we're going to go over some basic tips to help you read webpages more 00:00:29.880 --> 00:00:32.220 quickly and more effectively. 00:00:32.220 --> 00:00:37.280 First, you'll need to locate the main content, since that's where the most relevant information 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:38.710 will usually be. 00:00:38.710 --> 00:00:45.330 Sometimes, much of the page is taken up by ads, site navigation, and social media plugins; 00:00:45.330 --> 00:00:50.960 but for now, try to mentally block those parts out and just focus on the main content. 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:54.851 Instead of reading word-by-word, skim the page to find just the information that you're 00:00:54.851 --> 00:00:56.240 looking for. 00:00:56.240 --> 00:01:00.260 One way to do this is to just read the first sentence of each paragraph until you get to 00:01:00.260 --> 00:01:02.710 something that looks relevant. 00:01:02.710 --> 00:01:08.210 Some articles have headings before each section, and you can use those to help you skim faster. 00:01:08.210 --> 00:01:11.890 If a heading doesn't sound relevant, simply skip down to the next one. 00:01:11.890 --> 00:01:16.479 For example, if I'm interested in laptop security, I don't need to read any of the other sections 00:01:16.479 --> 00:01:19.310 in this article. 00:01:19.310 --> 00:01:22.950 If you really want to speed up your web browsing, you can get your browser to search a page 00:01:22.950 --> 00:01:26.670 for you, using the Ctrl-F shortcut. 00:01:26.670 --> 00:01:31.139 Just hold down the Ctrl key (or the Command key if you're using a Mac) and then press 00:01:31.139 --> 00:01:36.570 F, and a search box will appear just above the page, or just below it, depending on your 00:01:36.570 --> 00:01:37.570 browser. 00:01:37.570 --> 00:01:41.619 Then, type the word or phrase that you're looking for - let's say I'm only interested 00:01:41.619 --> 00:01:46.369 in apps that are free - and if your browser finds a match, it will skip to that part of 00:01:46.369 --> 00:01:47.929 the page. 00:01:47.929 --> 00:01:52.270 If the word appears more than once, you can press Enter, and your browser will find the 00:01:52.270 --> 00:01:53.619 next match. 00:01:53.619 --> 00:01:58.700 Earlier, I said to mentally block out everything except the main content. 00:01:58.700 --> 00:02:03.450 But now, you may want to focus on the site's navigation bar and search box. 00:02:03.450 --> 00:02:07.149 These are useful when you've found a great website, but the page you're looking at isn't 00:02:07.149 --> 00:02:09.069 quite what you're looking for. 00:02:09.069 --> 00:02:11.880 You can use the navigation bar to browse through the site. 00:02:11.880 --> 00:02:17.760 Or, if the site has a search box, you can just type what you're looking for, click "Search", 00:02:17.760 --> 00:02:21.340 and then see if any of the results look relevant. 00:02:21.340 --> 00:02:26.459 Sometimes, you may get to a site where you're really not finding anything useful. 00:02:26.459 --> 00:02:30.810 If that happens, you can use your browser's Back button to go to the previous page, or 00:02:30.810 --> 00:02:34.569 you can close the window or tab that you have open. 00:02:34.569 --> 00:02:38.280 If you started with a Google search, you can look at some of the other results, or you 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:40.780 can start a new search with different search terms. 00:02:40.780 --> 00:02:45.219 Of course, once you've found a page with a lot of good information, you may want to spend 00:02:45.219 --> 00:02:47.620 more time there and give it a more thorough read.