Click the buttons in the interactive below to become familiar with the IE 8 interface. The Navigation buttons allow you to move back and forth between webpages.
The drop-down menu lets you choose which page you want to navigate to. The Address bar is where you'll type the desired web address. As you type an address, Internet Explorer will look for matched sites in your Favorites and browsing history. These matches also called suggestions will appear below the Address bar. You can click a suggestion to navigate to the website. The Search bar offers suggestions as you type.
You can customize the search engine used here as well. You can bookmark websites you frequent or those you just want to save by adding them to your Favorites. The Favorites menu allows you to manage your favorites , feeds , and history. The Favorites bar displays your bookmarks for easy access. You can click the star button with the green arrow to add websites to the Favorites bar. When you open a website in a new tab, tab groups will color code them for better organization.
In addition, the New Tab page opens with link options for your convenience. For convenience, you can add icons to the Command bar for common functions like printing, emailing, and accessing menu options. Toolbars allow for one-click access to the menus, functions, and features of the web browser. Once you understand the Internet Explorer toolbars, your browsing experience will become more convenient and even tailored to your specific needs.
For example, you can place your favorite websites in the Favorites bar for faster, one-click access. Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about the various toolbars in IE 8.
The standard Menu bar allows you to take actions like opening a new tab or printing. You can access , customize , and manage the functions and features of the browser, including the Help menu. This toolbar is hidden by default. To display it, right-click the toolbar area and select Menu Bar. For added privacy, Internet Explorer also offers InPrivate Browsing , which allows you to browse the Web without recording your history or storing cookies.
This is a great way to keep your browsing history secret when planning a party or buying a gift for someone who shares your computer. Whenever you turn on InPrivate Browsing, the blue indicator will appear in your address bar to verify that you are browsing with privacy. Private browsing does not make Internet Explorer more secure —it only stops Internet Explorer from saving history and cookies for that session.
Don't use a private window to view any websites you wouldn't feel safe viewing in a regular Internet Explorer window. To learn more about private browsing, visit our lesson on Browsing Privately from our Tech Savvy Tips and Tricks tutorial. Internet Explorer: Security and Privacy. Access SmartScreen Filter.
Domain Highlighting. Security Report. Access InPrivate Filtering. Status Bar Content Blocker. InPrivate Filtering Settings. Privacy Settings. Internet Options. Accessing Pop-up Blocker. Pop-up Blocker Settings. Accessing the Content Advisor. Set Content Ratings. Content Advisor Options. Access Parental Controls. Access AutoComplete. AutoComplete Options. Access InPrivate Browsing. More from Microsoft. This prompt will be annoying over time.
Figure 1 - Security Warning: Do you want to view only the webpage content that was delivered securely? Optional: To be extra sure you can repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 for alle three zones the Internet zone , and the Trusted sites zone and then continue with the instructions on this page.
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