Increasing Viewing Space - Submitted
1/31/97
Changing the Directory for the Internet
Explorer Cache - Added 1/15/97
Changing the Title Bar of the Internet
Explorer - Added 1/15/97
Changing the Internet Explorer, Mail and News
Bitmap - Added 1/15/97
Using Other Mail Packages with Internet
Explorer - Added 1/2/97
Viewing Drives with IE 3.0 - Submitted
10/17/96
Changing your Favorites Location
- Added 10/6/96
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts -
Added 9/28/96
Adding IE3.0 Bookmarks to the Start Menu
- Submitted 9/15/96
Adding Custom Links and Applications to Internet
Explorer 3.0 Toolbar - Added 9/7/96
Adding your HTML Editor to the Internet
Explorer 3.0 Toolbar - Added 8/16/96
Organizing Internet Explorer 3.0's Favorites
- Added 8/16/96
Changing the Internet Explorer 3.0's
ToolBar Background - Added 8/16/96
Re-Setting Internet Explorer to Save rather
than Open Files Downloaded - Added 7/14/96
Turning off the underline of hot links in Internet
Explorer 3.0 - Added 6/29/96
Starting the Internet Explorer with no initial
Start Page - Added 4/21/96
Keeping Control of URL Bookmarks -
1/8/96
Increasing Viewing Space
Submitted 1/31/97
To get more viewing space in for web browsing, just go to
Options and uncheck Text labels and Links.
Click OK then highlight the bottom of the toolbars and shift them
up.
Submitted by Herman
Chan
Changing the Directory for the Internet Explorer Cache
Added 1/15/97
By default, the Internet Explorer creates four directories Cache1-4
where it places all the HTML pages, graphics, AVI's etc that you
view
If you want to move this location or even have only one cache
that points to a directory of your choice:
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows
/ CurrentVersion / Internet Settings / Cache / Path /
Path1-4
- Change the value of the paths to a single location or any
location of your choice
- You can even just have PATH1 and delete the other three
- The next time you start the Internet Explorer, the cache
files will only be placed in the directories of your
choice
This can be useful if you want to delete the files often. You
can then just delete the files in the single directory
Changing the Title Bar of the Internet Explorer
Added 1/15/97
By default, the title bar on the Internet Explorer says Microsoft
Corporation Internet Explorer
To change this to the text of your choice:
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft /
Internet Explorer / Main
- Change the value of the string Window Title to be
the new text you want displayed
Changing the Internet Explorer, Mail and News Bitmap
Added 1/15/97
If you want to change the bitmap that is in the upper right
hand corner:
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Internet
Explorer \ Toolbar
- Make a new String Value named BrandBitmap
- Give it a value of the BMP file you want to use
- You can include the full path
- The size should be approximately 32x32 but the tool bar
will grow to accommodate the size
- This will change the bitmap that is used for Internet
Explorer, Internet Mail and Internet News
Using Other Mail Packages with Internet Explorer
Added 1/2/97
To change the Internet Explorer to use another e-mail package
than Exchange when sending mail:
- Open a Folder
- Select View / Options and then File Types
- Go to URL:MailTo Protocol
- Click on the Edit button
- Highlight Open and click on the Edit button
again
- Under Application used to perform action: enter
the path and program for your e-mail application
- You may need additional switches depending on your e-mail
program
- If you are concerned about going back to Exchange again,
copy the existing setting to a file. You can then paste
this back again if needed.
Viewing Drives with IE 3.0
Submitted 10/17/96
You can go to you hard drive or run applications by typing
their path into the Internet Explorer address bar.
For example try typing C:\ into the address bar and watch what
happens. Is this signs of things to come from IExplorer?
Note from Bob: - You can also view resources on servers
the same way.
For the URL enter a UNC such as \\server\share
Submitted by Mark Leavesley
[email protected]
Changing your Favorites Location
Added 10/6/96
You might want to change the location where the Internet Explorer
looks for your store Favorite sites.
This can come in useful if you have multiple operating systems
(Windows95 and NT 4.0) and want to share
the save set of Favorites or you simply want to have greater
control over where you favorites are stored.
- Start Regedit
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
- Double click on Favorites in the right hand panel
- Enter the new location
- Click on the OK button
- Do the same for the User Shell Folders section a
few lines down
- Close Regedit
- Create the directory you just pointed to
- Copy any existing Favorites to that location
- Be sure to include all folders
- Start the Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Added 9/28/96
Here are a few IE keyboard shortcuts:
- Alt+Left Arrow - Goes Back to the previous
page
- Alt+Right Arrow - Goes Forward to the next
page
- Ctrl+D Does immediate Add to Favorites on the
current web page
- Ctrl+H - Opens the History folder
- Ctrl+B - Opens the Organize Favorites window
- Ctrl+L - Lets you open a new web page
- Ctrl+N - Opens a new browser window
- Ctrl+R - Reloads the current page
- Ctrl+W - Closes the active Internet Explorer window
Adding IE3.0 Bookmarks to the Start Menu
- Open the taskbar settings menu
- Click advanced.
- Create a new folder named Bookmarks.
- Start Explorer and go to the folder c:\windows\Favorites.
This is the IE3.0 bookmark file.
- Select the Bookmarks and Folders you want in the start
menu.
- Select copy.
- Switch back to the Taskbar properties menu and paste to
the bookmarks file.
- If you have a dial-up account and have autodial setup,
clicking on a bookmark from the Start menu will start IE,
connect to your provider and load the page.
Submitted by Dan Rode
[email protected]
Adding Custom Links and Applications to Internet Explorer 3.0
Toolbar
Added 9/7/96
Along the toolbar are several default links, Best of the
Web, Today's Links etc.
To change the URL and description to your preference:
- Start Internet Explorer 3.0
- Select View / Options
- Click on the Navigation tab
- Click on the down arrow by Page
- Select Quick Link #1-5
- In the Name box, type the name you would like to
see on the toolbar
- In the Address box, enter the URL. If it is the
current page, click on the Use Current button
- To add an application, simply type in the full path and
application. To run it, click on the button, select Open
It and then Yes
- If you have more changes, click on the Apply
button
- You will see the change to your toolbar immediately
- Click on the OK button when you are finished
Michael Millican has
another addition I never would have thought of.
Make one of these links point to a hard drive (C:\, D:\)
When you click on it, you get an Explorer type view of that
drive.
He uses it to create folders on the fly to download software
into.
Adding your HTML Editor to the Internet Explorer 3.0 Toolbar
Added 8/16/96
You can add your favorite HTML Editor, or any other program, to
the Internet Explorer 3.0 toolbar.
- Open up any folder
- Select View / Options
- Select File Types
- Scroll down until you can select Internet Document
(HTML)
- Click in the Edit button
- Under the Actions section at the bottom click on
the New button
- For the Action: type the word Edit
- For the Application used to perform action: you
can enter the path for your application or browse
The next time you start the Internet Explorer 3.0, a Edit
icon will be on the toolbar.
If you selected your HTML editor, when you click on that icon,
your editor will be started and will load the current web page.
Organizing Internet Explorer's Favorites
Added 8/16/96
An easy way to organize all your Favorite web sites is to hold
the Shift key down
while selecting Favorites / Organize Favorites.
This will show you all the sites and folders. It makes it easy to
move sites and create new folders.
Changing the Internet Explorer's ToolBar Background
Added 8/16/96
If you want to change the background on your Internet Explorer
3.0 toolbar:
- Start IE 3.0
- Go to View / Options
- Click on the General tab
- Uncheck Background Bitmap
- Exit the Internet Explorer
- Start Regedit
- Go to HKey_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Internet
Explorer / Toolbar
- Double-click on Back Bitmap
- Enter the path and filename for the BMP file you want to
use
- Re-start Internet Explorer 3.0
Re-Setting Internet Explorer to Save rather than Open Files
Downloaded
Added 7/16/96
When you try and download a .EXE file with Internet Explorer,
you are prompted to "Always ask before opening this type of
file".
If you uncheck this box, the next time a EXE file is about to be
downloaded, you will not be prompted and the file will
automatically be opened.
You also do not see the "Always ask..." box again so
you can uncheck it.
To reset Internet Explorer back again:
- Start Regedit
- Go to Hkey_Classes_Root \ exefile
- Change the EditFlags value from d8 07 01 00 to d8 07 00
00
Turning off the underline of hot links in Internet
Explorer 3.0
Added 6/29/96
Internet Explorer 3.0 has no setting for turning off underline
of hot links.
It can be done in the registry. In
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
change the value of "Anchor Underline" to
"no".
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\TypedURLs
has the URLs which appear when you click the arrow in the Address
window.
Starting the Internet Explorer with no initial Start
Page
Added 4/21/96
By default, the Internet Explorer always loads a startup page.
This can add time starting the program, especially with a modem.
To start with no Startup Page:
- Open the Registry Editor
- Search for The Internet
- This should bring you to {FBF23B42 ...
- Click on the + signs until you get to Shell / Open /
Command
- Double-Click on the (Default) in the right panel.
- Add -nohome after the IEXPLORE.EXE.
- For Example: C:\Program Files\Plus!\Microsoft
Internet\IEXPLORE.EXE -nohome
- Restart the Internet Explorer and it will come up
to a blank URL.
Keeping Control of URL Bookmarks
Submitted 1/8/96
- Create Folder called Bookmarks
- Rom the Internet Explorer or Netscape,
Right click on a Web page and select "create
shortcut"
- Copy these from Desktop location to Bookmarks folder
- Drop Bookmarks Folder onto Start Button (into Start
folder)
- Now you can click on Start and then on Bookmarks and you
have alphabetical list of Bookmarks
Submitted by Eric Smith
[email protected]
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