SayPro 116931-2-7 SayPro Lesson customising the view and preferences of a browser

TOOLBARS

 

Internet Explorer features customizable toolbars to help you navigate the Web. Below are the toolbars featured in IE 5.

The Standard buttons bar displays commonly used buttons such as the Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Home, Search, Favourites, History, and Print buttons.

The Address bar displays the address, or URL, of the web page you are currently visiting. Type new URLs or search terms into the Address bar.

The Links bar is a convenient place to add frequently used links.

The Radio bar, available when Windows Media Player is installed, includes a radio station guide and control button such as “play” and “volume.”

Status bar and Explorer bar

Internet Explorer’s Status bar and Explorer bar offer additional web navigation methods.

The Status bar, located at the bottom of the IE window, indicates when a web site is found, loading, waiting for reply, or if you have a secure connection. It is always a good idea to display the Status bar, particulary for security reasons discussed in Unit 4.

The Explorer bar is a sidebar located in the left side of the IE window. It’s a convenient way of accessing the Favourites list, History list, and Search function.

SHOW AND HIDE TOOLBARS, STATUS BAR AND EXPLORER BAR

In newer versions of Internet Explorer, you can show and hide the toolbars, Status bar and Explorer bar.

To show or hide the toolbars:

• Choose View Toolbars from the IE menu bar.
• Click the clear or show the checkmark for each item.

In newer versions of Internet Explorer, you can show and hide the toolbars, Status bar and Explorer bar.

To show or hide the toolbars:

• Choose View Toolbars from the IE menu bar.
• Click the clear or show the checkmark for each item.

OR

• Right-click the toolbar and click to clear or show the checkmark for each item.
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  To show or hide the Status bar:

  • Choose View and click to clear or show the checkmark.

  To show or hide the Explorer bar:

  • Choose View Explorer bar.
  • Choose from Search, Favourites, History, or Folders.

  OR

  • Click on the Standard button toolbar.
  • Click button again to hide the Explorer bar or click the X in the upper right corner or the Explorer bar.

CUSTOMIZING TOOLBARS

In newer versions of Internet Explorer, you can move and resize the toolbars.

To move a toolbar:

• Look for the resize/move toolbar handle.
• Hover your mouse pointer over the resize/move toolbar handle.
• The mouse pointer becomes a double-headed arrow.
• Click and drag a toolbar up, down, left, or right.
• When moved, toolbars “snap” to the outer edge of the IE window.

To resize a toolbar:

• Look for the resize/move toolbar handle.
• Hover your mouse pointer over the resize/move toolbar handle.
• The mouse pointer becomes a double-headed arrow.
• Click and drag until toolbar is desired size.

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• CUSTOMIZING THE STANDARD BUTTON BAR:

  You can further customize the Standard button toolbar by adding or removing Standard buttons. You can even change the appearance of your buttons.

  Add or remove a button from the Standard button bar:

  • Choose View Toolbars Customize from the IE menu bar.

  OR

  • Right-click the toolbar and click Customize.
  • The Customize Toolbar dialog box opens.
  • In the left-hand scroll box, there is a list of Available toolbar buttons.
  • In the right-hand scroll box, there is a list of Current toolbar buttons.
  • In either scroll box, click to select a button you would like to add or remove.
  • Click the Add or Remove button.
  • The button is now added or removed from the toolbar.
  • Click Close to display new options.

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• To change the text options featured on your buttons:

  • With the Customize Toolbar dialog box open, click the Text Options drop down box to select No text labels, Show text labels, and Selective text on right.
  • Click Close to display new options.

  To change the size of your button icons:

  • With the Customize Toolbar dialog box open, click the Icon Options drop down box to select Small icons or Large icons.
  • Click Close to display new options.

DISPLAYING AND HIDDING IMAGES

1. The following are procedures of displaying and hiding images;
   1. Click on the “Tools” drop-down menu.
   2. Click on “Internet Options…”.
   3. . Click on the “Advanced” tab.
   4. Scroll down to “Multimedia”.
   5. Unselect the box “Show pictures”.
   6. Click on “Apply”.
   7.  Click on “Ok”.
   8. Click on the “Refresh” toolbar button.
   9. No pictures will now be displayed on the website.
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CHECKING AND DELETING URL HISTORY

Using the History feature, you can find pages you’ve recently visited in the last few days.

To see a list of pages you’ve recently visited:

• Click the down arrow at the end of the Address bar.
• To view, click any site from the list.
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  To access your History using the IE Explorer bar:

  • Choose View Explorer bar History or click the History button on the toolbar. (Ctrl + H)
  • The Explorer bar opens and the History list appears in the left side of the window.
  • Click a week or day.
  • Click a folder to display individual pages.
  • Click the web page icon to display the web page.

  To hide the Explorer’s bar’s History list:

  • Click the History button again to hide the Explorer bar’s History list.

  OR

  • Click the X in the upper right.
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR HISTORY LIST

You can specify how many pages are saved in your History list.

To specify how many pages are saved in the History list:

• Choose Tools Internet Options from the IE menu bar.
• Click the General tab
• In the History area, change the number of days that the History list keeps track of your pages.

Click the Clear History button to clear your history and temporarily free up disk space on you

Activity

• Practice moving a toolbar using one of the methods described in this lesson.
• Add two new buttons to the toolbar.
• Remove any button you don’t use regularly.
• Change button icons from large to small.
• Set a new home page
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