Lol. I am not that technically adept, forgive me. However let me assure you that there IS text underneath the shortcuts that I have placed on my homescreen (among the text-less icons that come w/ the tablet). It is quicker for me to open a game, for instance, via a shortcut on the home screen than it is for me to open Puffin, then open the bookmarks, then click on a bookmark.
This afternoon, however, the problem resolved itself mysteriously. When we set the font to 'small' (which I had tried previously), the text decided to show up fully realized.
You've been patient and just overall great! Thanks for your kind attention and may the force be with you.
Now, I'm going to look up how to do a screen shot...