To
make the text on Web pages larger or smaller, click the View menu,
and then click Text Size. Press F5 to refresh the screen.
To
quickly save a Web page to your Favorites list, press CTRL+D.
You
can send a Web page in e-mail by clicking the File menu, pointing
to Send, and then clicking Page By Email.
Web
pictures and backgrounds make great desktop wallpaper. Just right-click
the picture you want, and then click Set as Wallpaper.
To
scroll toward the beginning of a document, press the UP ARROW.
To
scroll toward the beginning of a document in large increments, press PAGE
UP.
To
back up to previous pages quickly, you can click the small down arrow
to the right of the Back button.
To
adjust the amount of hard disk space to use for temporary Internet files,
click the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click
Settings.
You
can make sure the Web page you are viewing contains the latest information
by pressing F5 to refresh it.
Internet
Explorer saves you time and keystrokes by finishing frequently typed URLs
for you.
To
move forward between frames, press CTRL+TAB.
To
move back between frames, press SHIFT+CTRL+TAB.
You
can type a word in the Address bar and press CTRL+ENTER to automatically
add http://www. and .com on either side of the word.
If
your e-mail program is Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, you can drag
an Internet shortcut into an e-mail message.
You
can rearrange your Favorites list or menu by dragging and dropping.
To
print the current page or active frame, press CTRL+P.
If
you want to know which actions you can perform on a favorite link, right-click
the link on the Favorites menu.
To
print a document, you can drag an Internet shortcut to a printer icon
on your desktop.
You
can keep your most frequently visited Web pages only a single click away
by dragging a shortcut to the page onto the Links bar.
To
scroll toward the end of a document, press the DOWN ARROW.
To
scroll toward the end of a document in large increments, press PAGE DOWN.
You
can type the friendly name of a favorite page in the Address bar, then
select the page name in the AutoComplete list that appears.
To
display the Links bar, a handy place to keep your favorite Web sites,
click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Links.
To
quickly print just one frame of a Web page, right-click inside the frame,
and then click Print.
You
can print a table of all the links associated with a Web page. In the
Print dialog box, click Print table of links.
Clicking
the Search button displays a search service on the left side of
your screen and a Web page on the right.
To
move backward or forward within the Search bar, right-click within the
Search bar, and then click Back or Forward on the menu that appears.
To
search from the Address bar, type go, find, or ?
followed by a word or phrase, and then press ENTER.
You
can mark favorites or Links bar items for offline reading by right-clicking
an item and then clicking Make available offline.
You
can specify whether to accept "cookies" on your computer for
each security zone. For more information, look up "cookies"
in the Help Index.
You
can rearrange shortcuts on the Links bar by dragging and dropping them.
To
change the color of links on Web pages, click the Tools menu, click
Internet Options, and then click the Colors button.
To
open a new Internet Explorer window, press CTRL+N.
You
can print all documents that are linked to a specific Web page. In the
Print dialog box, click Print all linked documents.
To
rename an item on the Favorites list or on the Links bar, right-click
the item, and then click Rename.
You
can drag your toolbar, Links bar, and Address bar anywhere you want them.
You can even combine them to save space.
For
more information about Internet Explorer features, click the Help
menu and then click Contents and Index.
To
see the names of the buttons on the toolbar, click the View menu,
point to Toolbars, click Customize, and then click Show
Text.
To
stop downloading a page, press ESC.
To
change your home page to the page you have open, click the Tools
menu, click Internet Options, and then click Use Current.
To
gain space on your hard disk by deleting temporary files, click the Tools
menu, click Internet Options, and then click Delete Files.
You
can add folders to your Favorites list by clicking the Favorites
menu and then clicking Organize Favorites.
You
can remove a shortcut from your Favorites or Links list or menu by right-clicking
it and then clicking Delete.
To
turn off the underlines in Web page links, click the Tools menu,
click Internet Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
To
change a favorite site's offline properties, right-click the item on your
Favorites list, and then click Properties.
To
screen which Web sites can appear on your computer, click the Tools
menu, click Internet Options, click the Content tab, and
then click Enable.
You
can use the Media Explorer Bar to view and listen to media content on
the web.
To
go to the next page, press ALT+RIGHT ARROW.
To
go to the previous page, press ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE.
You
can see a list of Web sites you have visited recently by clicking the
History button on the toolbar.
You
can move your cursor into the Address bar by pressing ALT+D.
You
can tell if the Web site you're on is secure; a lock icon appears on the
status bar. For more information, double-click the icon.
You
can add and remove buttons on the toolbar by right-clicking the toolbar
and then clicking Customize.
You
can save a Web page for offline reading by clicking the File menu
and then clicking Save As.
Instead
of clicking the Back button, you can press the BACKSPACE key to
move back a page.
You
can switch between a regular-sized Internet Explorer window and full-screen
mode by pressing F11.
To
save a page or picture without opening it, right-click the link for the
item you want, and then click Save Target As.
You
can get e-mail when a Web site changes. First make the site available
for reading offline, then change its Download tab properties.
To
make Web pages load faster, click the Tools menu, click Internet
Options, click the Advanced tab, then turn off sounds and pictures.
When
you add a Web page to your Favorites list, you can also make it available
to read when you're not connected to the Internet.
To
move to the beginning of a document, press the HOME key.
To
move to the end of a document, press END.
To
see a list of all Internet addresses you have typed during this session,
click the small down arrow at the right end of the Address bar.
You
can set a different level of security for each Web site. On the Tools
menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Security
tab.
To
search for a word or phrase on a Web page, press CTRL+F to open the Find
dialog box.
You
can close the current window by pressing CTRL+W.
To
display a list of the Internet addresses you have typed in the Address
bar, press F4.
In
the Address bar, you can quickly move the cursor back between parts of
the address by pressing CTRL+LEFT ARROW.
In
the Address bar, you can quickly move the cursor forward between parts
of the address by pressing CTRL+RIGHT ARROW.
If
you use Netscape, you can learn about differences in Internet Explorer
by clicking the Help menu and then clicking For Netscape Users.
To
go to a new location, press CTRL+O.
You
can install more Internet Explorer components by clicking the Tools
menu and then clicking Windows Update.
If
you want to learn more about using the World Wide Web, click the Help
menu and then click Tour.
You
can quickly put a shortcut to any Web page on your desktop by right-clicking
in the page and then clicking Create Shortcut.
To
see how any Web page was coded, right-click in the page, and then click
View Source or go to View menu,and then clicking Source.
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