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Navigating Online Icons

& Basic Computer Skills
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What symbols mean what? Get to know your basics.

Navigating Online Icons
NAVIGATING ONLINE ICONS 
Hovering the cursor over an icon whilst on the internet will tell you what the icon is. 

Assign or select: graphic of hand or arrows (top, left, right & bottom).
Audio or speaker: graphic of microphone or speaker.
Bluetooth: two Nordic runes overlapping, Nordic H over the Nordic B symbol.
Chat function: graphic of a speech bubble.
Cursor: graphic of an arrow.
Download file: graphic of a cloud with an arrow pointing upwards into it.
Hotspot: two ovals slightly overlapping side by side.
More content: three solid dots in a row.
Notifications: graphic of a bell.
Search: graphic of a magnify glass.
USB connection: a trident which leads from a circle to three recognisable shapes - another (smaller) circle, an arrow-like triangle, and a square.
Wi-Fi: stair-step graphic depicting signal strength.

Tech Tools 
Desktop computer: a mini desktop screen.
Laptop: a mini laptop.
Mobile phone: a mini smart phone.

Social Media Platforms

Facebook: the letter f, lowercase.
Instagram: graphic of a square camera.
LinkedIn: the letters i & n, lowercase.
Messenger: graphic of a speech bubble with a lightning bolt inside.
Pinterest: a stylised letter P, capitalised.
Reddit: an alien depicted with a smiling face and a broken antenna, bent to the right.
Skype: the letter S capitalised in a cloud bubble.
Snapchat: graphic of a ghost.
TikTok: a single musical note.
Tumblr: the letter t, lowercase.
Twitter: graphic of a bird.
Vimeo: the letter v, lowercase.
WhatsApp: graphic of a speech bubble with a phone hand set inside.
Yelp: the word yelp in lowercase with a flower sitting above the e.
YouTube: a rectangular screen with the triangle play button inside.

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