TAB BROWSING WITH IE 7

What is IE 7?

Latest Microsoft Web browser; default on Vista

Internet Explorer 7.0 (IE) Tutorials and Tips: http://tinyurl.com/296s5m

How does it differ from IE 6?

Most striking feature: uncluttered interface

Many features to protect against malware, malicious Web sites, phishing and spoofing

By default no Menu Bar but can be brought up (Tools> click down arrow> select Menu Bar

Tabbing and multiple Home pages

Should I install IE 7?

If you have Vista, you are already using it

Probably yes to learn to use it prior to getting Vista

Probably no if it is causing lots of difficulty with your PC

How do I get it?

It was downloaded as a recent MS Update

You can download it from MS website http://tinyurl.com/38m4oj or order a CD

To make it your default: Tools> Internet Options> Programs tab> click Make Default button (if disabled, means that IE 7 is already your default)

If you checkmark the option "Tell me if Internet Explorer is not the default web browser", then every time you start Internet Explorer, you will encounter the following dialog if it is not set as the default browser.

What is tabbed browsing?

Allows you to open multiple websites in a single browser window

You can open Web pages on new tabs, and switch between them by clicking the tab

If you have multiple tabs open, you can use Quick Tabs to easily switch to other tabs.

Example: instead of starting another site, you can put it in a different tab

Fewer items open on the taskbar

How do I open a new tab?

Click the New Tab button on the tab row or press CTRL+T then type second address

When you follow a link on a webpage, press CTRL as you click the link or right-click the link and then click Open in New Tab

If you have a mouse with a wheel, you can click a link with the wheel to open a new tab.

How do I close a tab?

Click the X on current tab or Ctrl-W

Other than the current tab: right click on it then select Close from menu

With many open and want to close all except one: right click on the one that you want to remain then select Close Other Tabs from menu

How do I open a group of tabs that I've saved?

 Click the Favorites Center button  and then click the folder that you want to open. Click the arrow to the right of the folder name . All of the webpages will open on separate tabs.

How do I open links in Tabs and leave current page?

(Usually when you click on a link on a page, the destination page will appear)

Click the link and depress the Ctrl key or right click on the link and select Open in New Tab from menu.

Usually when you type a new URL into the address bar and hit Enter, the new URL will replace the page in the current tab. If instead you want the new URL to go into a new tab, hit Alt-Enter instead.

How do I turn off the tabs?

Tools button: click Internet Options; click General tab; click Settings in Tabs section; uncheck Enable Tabbed Browsing; click OK twice; close IE then reopen.

How do I change how pop-ups are displayed

Internet Explorer> click Tools button> Internet Options> Click General tab, and then, in the Tabs section, click Settings> make a selection in the When a pop-up is encountered section> click OK twice.

How do I get multiple home pages?

Navigate to the site you desire to add> click drop down arrow next to Home icon> select Add or Change Home Page> select Add the webpage/s to your home page tabs.

How do I remove Homepages?

Home icon> select Remove (you can remove individual homepages or remove all)

What mouse and keyboard shortcuts can I use when working with tabs?

 The following table describes the mouse and keyboard shortcuts that are available when working with tabs.

Open links in a new tab in the background

 CTRL+click

Open links in a new tab in the foreground

 CTRL+SHIFT+click

Open a new tab in the foreground

 CTRL+T or double-click an empty space on the tab row

Switch between tabs

 CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Close current tab (or current window when there are no open tabs)

 CTRL+W or ALT+F4

Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar

 ALT+ENTER

Switch to a specific tab number

 CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)

Switch to the last tab

 CTRL+9

Close other tabs

 CTRL+ALT+F4

Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view)

 CTRL+Q

Open a link in a tab with a wheel mouse

 Click the link with the mouse wheel

Close a tab with a wheel mouse

 Click the tab with the mouse wheel

If you want to do a clean install of Vista using an upgrade (read carefully):  http://tinyurl.com/2cwx3v