Internet Explorer 8 is the latest release in the browser area from the Microsoft. Internet Exporer 8 has many features that enable you to do virtually everything you needed straight from that. The new microsoft IE8 also has some hidden tips and tricks wih it and recently microsoft itself revealed the latest tips and tricks for the Internet Explorer 8.
1. Personalise the Title bar
By default title bar setting, screen's top most part will display the title of the webpage which followed by a Text. You can now change this to whatever you like, Eg: TechWorld IE8 – the best place to find latest tech updates." You can change this by ediiting the windows registry - first you should take a backup of your system first in case of a wrong entry, also make sure you close all Internet Explorer windows and follow the steps.
If you are using Windows XP, press Start -> Run and type "regedit" and hit "Enter" key. In cas of Windows Vista and Windows 7, Goto Start , there type "regedit" and then press "Enter" key.
After the Registry Editor opens press the + sign next to HKEY_ CURRENT_USER, then double click on Software > Microsoft > Internet Explorer > Main.
There you will find a long keyvalue on the right hand side and you have to right click in any whitespace in the right hand pane and to select 'New>String Value', save it as a Window Title. Then you will see a new null string coresponding to the new String Value, there you have to double-click the registry entry, type anything you like in Value Data box and press OK.
Close the Registry Editor and start IE8 and you should see the new magic in the title bar.
2. Maximize screen space
Other hidden feature offered by the new Internet Explorer 8 is the extendabile screen size. The menu bar in the IE is somewhat useful to the user but at the same time it takes some valuable space on your screen. Most of the people don't know how to remove that Menu bar and how to bring it back when needed?
It can be done by checking/Unchecking the menu bar option in the Options. For that select View > Toolbars > Menu Bar. You can also remove and bring back the Menu bar by simly pressing the 'Alt' key.
3. Faster Search
Search Engines will provide the appropriate results and recommendations to a particular query? This can be easily done from any page in the webbrowser simply by typing a question mark, followed by a space, followed by your search terms into the address box (where you would normally type the web address). Ensure that you don't press Return after typing the query in the address bar.
By doing the above step you will see a list of the most common searches, which may help you find what you were looking for.
eg:- ? Dell Vostro 1500 accessories
4. Save paper and ink when printing
When a case comes like if you have to print a webpage and you don't need all the images and contents in that webpage then it will results in th wastage of your paper space and printer ink. The new Internet Explorer comes with a solution for this and you can use the developer tools to get rid of those problems. To activate the feature, press F12 on any web page and you'll see a new window open up.
Also try selecting View > Link Paths. You can see all of the links, and select them easily for copying to the clipboard.
5. Browse more easily on netbooks
If you are using a small netbook PC, then it will makes problems in viewing a webpage since the screen is a small one. But the problem can be solved by simply pressing the 'F11' key and here comes the new magic of IE8. It will make the page bigger and switches IE8 into full-screen mode, removing all trace of the browser and enables the user to view the web page in the entire screen.
You can use all the controls of the browser by simply moving mouse over the missing parts of the screen that are hidden. You also can go to the normal setting by again pressing the 'F11' key.
6. Edit header and footer on printouts
Microsoft Internet Exporer 8 also offers some control over the header and footer of the printout. This can be controlled by choosing File > Page Setup (if the File menu is not shown, press Alt once). There you can also control the allignment of the Footer and Header such as the web address, page title, page number, total number of pages, or a custom value where you can enter whatever you like in the printout.
7. InPrivate Browsing mode
The Internet Explorer 8 also comes with a hidden feature which is known as InPrivate Browsing. The new InPrivate Browsing feature which removes almost all the traces of your browsing, including history, temporary files and log-in data. This is somewhat related to the incognito feature in the Google Chrome Web Browser.
8. Master your add-ons
Internet Explorer 8 also introduced new Accelerator Concept ehich enables the users to perform a number of useful functions just by highlighting a piece of text on a web page. Although IE8 comes with a standard set of accelerators preinstalled, you can find many more (and also other add-ons such as web slices, visual searches and plug-ins) at http://ieaddons.com.
You can control them by going to Tools > Manage Add-ons. You'll see a list of all currently-loaded add-ons by default but you can change this to show all add-ons by pressing the button under Show. You can disable any add-on, by simply clicking on it and press the Disable button.
9. Increase your download limit
Internet Explorer 8 comes with a default setting of 2 simultaneous download which helps to use your bandwidth very efficiently. But now a days the internet speeds are go beyond very high and now you can increase the number of downloads same time and also increasse your speed. Microsoft is providing a simple wizard to increase the download limit to 10. Visit http://tinyurl.com/de3w72 and click Fix this problem.
10. Solve any problem
If there is any problem with Internet Explorer 8 just like crashing then it may be some problem with the add-ons. you can check this by running the browser with all the add-ons switched off and you can control that addon and will be easy to fix it. Also Internet Explorer loads very quickly without add-ons switched on.
Another tip is that You can add a prefix to your Internet Explorer shortcut to enable it to open in a sterile mode, free of add-ons and settings that may cause conflicts. This can be achieved by creating a shortcut of IE and by right-clicking on it and selecting Properties, then add –extoff after "iexplore.exe" in the target box. There is an alternate method in case of using using Windows XP press Start > Run, enter iexplore –extoff into the box and press 'Enter' and if you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7, press Start then type iexplore –extoff into the search box and press 'Enter'.
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