IE 9 Tips

Windows Internet Explorer 9 – Add a Website Shortcut to the Start Menu

Posted by Wrangler on November 15, 2011
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Add a shortcut to the currently-viewed website to the Windows Start Menu.

If you frequently browse a web site via Windows Internet Explorer 9, you probably have it stored in your Favorites for easy access. You may even have it as a Home page. However, if you don’t want to store it as a Home Page yet want a quick way to visit the site, how about adding a link directly from your Start Menu?

1. Visit a website in Internet Explorer 9….

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 – Allow Different Zoom Levels and Text Sizes

Posted by Wrangler on November 14, 2011
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Internet Explorer 9 keeps your current zoom level and text size when opening up new tabs or windows. If you prefer to have different settings, make this tweak.

To make it easier to read small text or view intricate pictures inside Windows Internet Explorer 9, especially useful for some older users, you can adjust the zoom level and / or text size. For example, pressing Ctrl+Shift++ zooms in (hold down the Ctrl, Shift, and + keys), pressing Ctrl+Shift+- (hold down the Ctrl, Shift, and – keys) zooms out, or Ctrl+Shift+0 (hold down the Ctrl, Shift, and zero) resets to the default zoom (100%).

When you make such a change, Internet Explorer 9 assumes that you want to keep these settings whenever opening a new tab or window. This way if you have difficulty reading web pages and always need Internet Explorer to zoom in, you will not have to do so manually each time. …

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 – Change the Search Provider From Bing to Another Service

Posted by Wrangler on November 13, 2011
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Configure Internet Explorer 9 to use a different search service other than Bing.

When you type in a search query instead of an URL into Windows Internet Explorer 9‘s address bar, by default it accesses the Bing search engine to return your results. If you would rather use Google or another search engine / service, do the following:

1. Click on the gear icon at the top-right of Internet Explorer 9, selecting “Manage add-ons”….

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 – No Warning When Closing Multiple Tabs?

Posted by Wrangler on November 13, 2011
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If you accidentally close all tabs in Internet Explorer 9 and no warning is displayed, turn it back on.

By default, if you close Windows Internet Explorer 9 when multiple tabs are open, the web browser should show you a warning asking if you want to close just the currently open tab or all tabs. This might save you from a lot of trouble if you just want to close a Facebook window, for example, and don’t notice that you have Twitter and Google+ sessions still open.

In some cases this warning may have accidentally been disabled. To turn it back on:…

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 – Start with a Blank Home Page

Posted by Wrangler on November 12, 2011
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Start Internet Explorer 9 without going to a webpage by using a blank home page. Also explains how this may not be possible and a potential workaround.

When you start Windows Internet Explorer 9, it may start with Bing or Google or Yahoo!, or another web page possibly not of your choosing. If you’d rather start the web browser with a blank page instead, try the following first:

1. Press Alt+T then O to access Internet Explorer’s options. You may optionally use the Menu Bar, or click the gears (“Tools”) icon, then choose “Internet options”….

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Windows Internet Explorer 9 – Stop Showing the New Tab Page!

Posted by Wrangler on November 12, 2011
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When creating a new tab inside Internet Explorer 9, show a blank page instead of the default New Tab page that lists your most popular sites.

When you open a new tab inside Windows Internet Explorer 9 such as by pressing CTRL + T or clicking the “New Tab” icon that appears when you hover to the right of your pre-existing tabs, you are shown a page displaying your most visited web sites. This “New Tab” page also lets you re-open closed tabs or reopen the last session (if applicable), initiate InPrivate Browsing, and access a Suggested Sites feature.

While clicking the “Hide sites” link near the bottom of this page hides your list of popular sites, what if you want to do away with this page altogether and just see a blank space appear whenever you create a new tab?…

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