[pchelpers] Internet Explorer 7

Hi folks,

Here's what you need to know about Internet Explorer 7:

1. IE was about the only browser which did NOT have tabs, so it has
joined the crowd. If you don't want the tabs, you can turn them off by
going to Tools, Internet Options, General, Tabs, Settings button.

2. Can't get to Tools? Hold down the Alt key, and the familiar menu
will appear. To make it appear permanently, RIGHT-click on the toolbar
and select "Menu bar".

3. IE7 has a search field, where you can type things in and hit enter,
and it'll use your preferred search engine to search. You can
configure this (including a link to add more search engines to your
list) at Tools, Internet Options, General, Search, Settings button.

4. Since tabs are supported, you can have multiple home pages. You
used to be able to drag a link to the house icon to make that your new
home page; that no longer seems to work, unfortunately.

5. Pop-up blocker settings are at Tools, Internet Options, Privacy,
Pop-up Blocker.

6. If you use Windows Vista, there's a parental controls option (not
the same as content advisor) at Tools, Internet Options, content,
Parental Controls.

7. You can control RSS feeds at Tools, Internet Options, Content,
Feeds, Settings.

8. The Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab looks completely
different under Windows Vista.

9. The phishing filter options are near the bottom of Tools, Internet
Options, Advanced. This should be turned ON if the system may be used
by people who might click on links in emails. Note that this tends to
slow down page fetches noticeably.

10. Supposedly the printing support in IE7 has been greatly enhanced,
and now provides the best printing support of any Microsoft
application to date. This supposedly takes care of the common problem
with getting the right-hand side of pages cut off.

11. If you have a need to use an application which requires IE but
does not support IE7, tell the other party (such as the vendor) to get
their act together, since IE 7 is being pushed out by Microsoft as a
critical update that they've made difficult to decline. Some
applications, such as NetMeeting, will not be supported, so if you
must use it, you'll need to uninstall IE7 (at Control Panel,
Add/Remove Programs) until such time that you don't need those
applications.

12. Some people apparently want the mail icon, which was present in IE
6. To get it back, RIGHT-click on the toolbar, select Customize
Command Bar, and then select Add or Remove Commands. You can then add
or remove buttons as you want. Aside from these buttons, the IE 7 bars
seem to be far less configurable than in IE6; the Favorites buttons
are always there, the tabs always follow the favorites buttons (unless
you've disabled tabs), and the buttons always follow the tabs. The
Links section and the menu normally appear on the same bar, but can be
separated, one above the other or one in front of the other; nothing
of the kind can be done with the toolbar.

13. If you really want the IE6-style toolbars, your only choice seems
to be to use IE6. It's still there; you can use it by creating a
shortcut on your desktop which points to
%SYSTEMROOT%\IE7\IEXPLORE.EXE. Don't expect to use it forever, though;
Windows Vista does not have this. You can, of course, also use this
for web sites which don't quite support IE7 yet.

I've put this into an article on my wiki, at
http://www.local.nu/HelpDesk/index.php/Windows_Internet_Explorer_7.


-- 
Scott.



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