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How to Install Add-ons in Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer is used by millions of people to surf the web every day. Nonetheless, many IE users don’t know that they can enhance their productivity through the use of add-ons. Add-ons extend the functionality of your browser to assist you in common tasks such as searching the web, following the news, and catching up with your friends through social media. Following are a few tips for installing and managing add-ons in Internet Explorer 9. 1. Click on the image of the sprocket in the upper-right corner of the IE browser window, then click on Manage Add-ons. Figure 1. The Manage Add-ons window. 2. Click the link that says “Find more toolbars and extensions…” in the lower-left corner of the Manage Add-ons window. You’ll be taken to the Internet Explorer … Continue reading
How to Find Text on a Web Page
You can perform a search for text on a webpage in Internet Explorer 8. This might be necessary if you know you’ve read some information on a page but can’t find it, or if you navigated to the page by performing a search, but don’t see the information you were looking for. In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to find text on a webpage using Internet Explorer 8. Open a website in Internet Explorer. Click the Edit menu and select Find on this page. NOTE: If you don’t see the taskbar, first press the Alt key The Find bar will appear, allowing you to enter the word or phrase you want to find on the webpage. Click the Previous and Next buttons to navigate to the next or previous … Continue reading
How to add a Website Link to the Start menu
You can add a link to a website to the Start menu by using Internet Explorer 8. If you use a certain website fairly often, this can save a lot of time and steps as you can open both Internet Explorer and the website with a single click. In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to add a website to the Start menu using Internet Explorer 8. Open a website in Internet Explorer. Click the Favourites button then click Add to Favorites. Click the Add button in the Favorites window to confirm. Click Favorites to open the Favourites menu again. Click and drag the website link to the Start button. The website will now appear in the Start menu. NOTE: You can easily remove the website from the Start menu … Continue reading
How To Search with the Internet Explorer Address Bar
You can use the address bar in Internet Explorer 8 to search the Internet for information by entering keywords or phrases. You can also choose to display the results in a new tab page. Your default search browser will be used, but you can change this. In this tutorial, we will look at how to do a search using the address bar in Internet Explorer 8. Open a new tab in Internet Explorer. In the address bar, type Find, Go or ? followed by a keyword or phrase. To open the results in a new tab page, press Alt + Tab after typing the keyword or phrase. You can also change search providers to improve your results. To do so, click the Search drop-down button next to the Search box, … Continue reading
How To Use Compatibility View in Internet Explorer
Some older websites might not display correctly in Internet Explorer 8. You can use Compatibility View to improve the way the website looks. The website page you’re viewing will simply display as it would in an earlier version of Internet Explorer. In this tutorial, we will look at how to turn Compatibility View on and off in Internet Explorer 8. Open a website in Internet Explorer. If the website is not up to date, the Compatibility View button will display in the address bar. You can click the button to display the webpage in Compatibility View. You can also click the Tools drop-down button and select Compatibility View from the list. NOTE: You can choose to always open certain websites in Compatibility View by clicking Compatibility View Settings and adding … Continue reading
How To Use Tabs in Internet Explorer
There are several ways to use new tab pages in Internet Explorer 8. New tab pages are useful for keeping multiple websites open in a single window. That way you reduce the number of items on your taskbar and can quickly switch between websites by clicking on the associated tab. In this tutorial, we will look at basic use of new tab pages in Internet Explorer 8. Open Internet Explorer. On the tab row, click the New Tab button next to the open tab. You can open as many tabs as you like by clicking on this button. In the address bar, type the address of the website you want to navigate to. NOTE: You can also open a link in a new tab page by right-clicking the link and … Continue reading
How To Add Favorites in Internet Explorer
If there are websites that you regularly visit, it may be useful to add them as a favorite (also known as a bookmark) in Internet Explorer 9. By adding these links, you can quickly navigate to them at a later stage without having to type in the full URL or website address every time. Open Internet Explorer 9. In the address bar at the top of your screen, type in the website address you would like to add to your favorites list and press the Enter key. Your selected website will be displayed. In the top right-hand corner of the window, you will see three icons. The middle image is a star, which allows you to access your favorites, any RSS feeds you may have as well as a history … Continue reading
Speed Up Internet Explorer Load Time
Here's a quick tip for those of you that always find yourself anxiously waiting for Internet Explorer to start up. Don't wait for it - use Chrome! It is a faster browser. With that said, I am actually going to help you improve IE's boot up time. Launch Internet Explorer. Go to the 'Internet Options' menu (Alt+T -> O). Click the 'Programs' tab. Click 'Manage add-ons' There will be a list of various toolbars, extensions, etc. that are add-ons to Internet Explorer. You may need to scroll horizontally, but there will be a column labelled 'Load time'. Click that column header to sort by load time. Now you know which add-ons are causing the most delay and you can disable them if they're not important to you. A few words … Continue reading
