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Windows Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Tips and Tricks 

Internet Explorer 7

 Keyboard Shortcuts
Web Page print Option 100% CPU Usage
Text Zoom Going Back or Forward
Choose your own programs Set as Background option is disabled
Force the File Menu to the top Make IE7 remember to open a link in a maximized window
Repairing Windows XP causes Internet Explorer 7 to fail Controlling Cookies

Keyboard Shortcuts
F1 Display Help
F11 Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
TAB Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
SHIFT+TAB Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
ALT+HOME Go to your home page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Go to the next page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE Go to the previous page
SHIFT+F10 Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or F6 Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
UP ARROW Scroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROW Scroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UP Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWN Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
HOME Move to the beginning of a document
END Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F Find on this page
F5 Refresh the current webpage
CTRL+F5 Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
ESC Stop downloading a page
CTRL+O Open a new website or page
CTRL+N Open a new window
CTRL+W Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
CTRL+S Save the current page
CTRL+P Print the current page or active frame
ENTER Activate a selected link
CTRL+I Open Favorites
CTRL+H Open History
CTRL+J Open Feeds
CTRL+click Open links in a new tab in the background
CTRL+SHIFT+click Open links in a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+T Open a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Switch between tabs
CTRL+W Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
ALT+ENTER Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8) Switch to a specific tab number
CTRL+9 Switch to the last tab
CTRL+ALT+F4 Close other tabs
CTRL+Q Toggles Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off
CTRL+PLUS SIGN Increase zoom (+ 10%)
CTRL+MINUS SIGN Decrease zoom (- 10%)
CTRL+0 Zoom to 90%
CTRL+E Go to the Toolbar Search box
ALT+ENTER Open your search query in a new tab
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Open the search provider menu
ALT+P Set printing options and print the page
ALT+U Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
ALT+HOME Display the first page to be printed
ALT+LEFT ARROW Display the previous page to be printed
ALT+A Type the number of the page you want displayed
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Display the next page to be printed
ALT+END Display the last page to be printed
ALT+MINUS SIGN Zoom out
ALT+PLUS SIGN Zoom in
ALT+Z Display a list of zoom percentages
ALT+F Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
ALT+C Close Print Preview
ALT+D Select the text in the Address bar
F4 Display a list of addresses you've typed
CTRL+LEFT ARROW When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
CTRL+ENTER Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
UP ARROW Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
DOWN ARROW Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches
CTRL+D Add the current page to your favorites
CTRL+B Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+UP ARROW Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+DOWN ARROW Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
CTRL+I Open Favorites Center and display your favorites
CTRL+H Open Favorites Center and display your history
CTRL+J Open Favorites Center and display your web feeds
CTRL+X Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
CTRL+C Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
CTRL+V Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
CTRL Select all items on the current webpage
ALT+N Move focus to the Information bar
SPACEBAR Click the Information bar

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Web Page Print Options

Internet Explorer 7 makes it possible to make various changes to how a web page will print. Here's how:

  1. Go to File>> Page Setup
  2. In the 'Margins' boxes, type the necessary margin measurements in inches.
  3. To setup the page to print either vertically or horizontally, choose the Portrait or Landscape options.
  4. If you would like to print only specific information, you can type in Variables into the Header or Footer boxes (see table below).

Note: Variables can be combined with text (as an example; Page &p of &P).

To Print: Type
Window title &w
Page address (URL) &u
Date in short format (as specified by Regional and Language Options in Control Panel) &d
Date in long format (as specified by Regional and Language Options in Control Panel) &D
Time (as specified by Regional and Language Options in Control Panel) &t
Time in 24-hour format &T
Current page number &p
Total number of pages &P
Right-aligned text (following &b) &b
Centered text (between &b&b) &b&b
A single ampersand (&) &&

Additional Notes:

  • If you would like to use millimeters for your margins, that setting can be changed at the Regional and Language Options:

Start>> Control Panel>> Regional and Language Options

  • To view or change how your web page will print, go to File>> Print Preview.

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100% CPU Usage
When you've installed Internet Explorer 7 and notice that you have 100% CPU usage listed in CTRL + ALT + DEL, it is most likely  due to an older version of the IE Developer toolbar being installed on your computer. Try uninstalling IE Developer from Control Panel>> Add/Remove Programs, then, go here for an updated version that no longer hangs.

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Text Zoom
In Internet Explorer 7, there are a few different ways that you make the text you're viewing increase or decrease in size. Here are your choices:

<>Scroll Mouse Control:

Increase or decrease the text size by holding the CTRL button down on your keyboard while using the scroll wheel on your mouse.

  • Scroll forward to increase
  • Scroll backward to decrease

<>Keyboard Control:

Hold down the CTRL button on your keyboard and press the minus (-) or add (+) buttons.

  • Minus button will reduce text size
  • Add button will increase text size

<>UI (User Interface) Control:

By pressing the ALT button on your keyboard, you can toggle the text zoom feature on and off. The text zoom feature will appear at the lower right of your screen. Click the down arrow to select the desired text size.

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Going Back or Forward
In Internet Explorer 7, you can always use the traditional method of going backward or forward between web pages by using the left and right pointing buttons on the toolbar located at the top left of your screen.

There is also an additional method supplied that you may find a little quicker. Simply hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard and use your scroll mouse to page forward or backward.

  • Scroll the mouse forward to move to ahead.
  • Scroll the mouse backwards to move back.

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Choose your own programs
If you would like to choose your own programs that you would like to run with Internet Explorer 7, such as; e-mail, newsgroups, calendar or Internet calls, here's how:

1. Open Internet Explorer 7
2. Click the Tools menu>> Internet Options>> Programs tab
3. Under Internet programs, choose the program you would like to use for each category listed.
4. Once you have finished making your selections, click Apply, then OK.

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Force the File Menu to the top
If you would like the file menu to reside where it did in IE6, here's how:

Warning: Be sure that you make a backup copy before making any changes to the Windows Registry.

  1. Go to Start>> Run. Type in: regedit [Enter] or click OK.
  2. Navigate to the following key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser
  3. Left click once on the "WebBrowser" entry to view its contents in the right pane.
  4. Right click an empty area of the right pane.
  5. Select >> New>> DWORD
  6. Name the DWORD: ITBar7Position [Enter]
  7. Double click your newly created DWORD and enter a value data of: 00000001
  8. Click OK and exit the registry editor

Close Internet Explorer (if open) and re-open Internet Explorer. Your change should now be visible.

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 Set as Background option is disabled
If you're trying to set a background to your desktop in Internet Explorer but the right click option "Set as Background" is grayed out, follow the instructions below to enable this command.

Warning: Prior to making any changes to the Windows Registry make sure that you have made a backup copy.

  1. Go to Start>> Run. Type in: regedit  [Enter] or click OK.
  2. Navigate to the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop

  1. Single left click on the entry titled: ActiveDesktop
  2. In the right pane, locate the entry titled: NoChangingWallPaper
  3. Double click the NoChangingWallPaper entry and then change the DWORD value to 0 (zero)

Note: The DWORD values are:

  • 1 = Disable
  • 0 = Enable

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Repairing Windows XP causes Internet Explorer 7 to fail
If you perform a repair installation of Windows XP, you must first insure that you uninstall Internet Explorer 7 first. Otherwise, once the repair installation is complete, Internet Explorer 7 will no longer function. The reason this happens is because the repair installation will not restore earlier versions of the files in the Program files\Internet Explorer folder. This will make IE7 incompatible with the IE6 files that are installed in the Windows\System32 folder.

To uninstall Internet Explorer 7, follow the instructions below:

<>Uninstall IE7 on a Windows XP SP2 system:
  1. Go to Start>> Run. Type in: appwiz.cpl [Enter] or click OK.
  2. The Add or Remove programs windows will now appear. Scroll the currently installed programs list to find Internet Explorer 7.
  3. Click the Internet Explorer 7 entry and select the Remove button.

If Internet Explorer does not show in the currently installed programs list, follow the instructions below:

<>Restart Windows XP in the Recovery Console, here's how:

  1. Insert either the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.

Note: If prompted, select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive.

  1. Press "R" when the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears. This will start the Recovery Console.
  2. In the event you have a dual boot or a multi-boot system, you will need to select the appropriate installation.
  3. Type in the Administrator password when prompted. If there is no Administrator password, simply press ENTER.
  4. At the command prompt, type:

CD ie7\spuninst
batch Spuninst.txt

Note: Press ENTER after each command.

  1. To exit the Recovery Console, type: exit [Enter]

At this time, it is OK to perform the Windows XP repair installation. Once the repair installation is complete. Open Internet Explorer 6 and be sure that it is functioning correctly. If IE6 performs correctly, you can now safely reinstall IE7.

<>Reinstall Internet Explorer 7:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

Note: If after performing a repair installation of Windows XP the IE6 browser does not function, you will need to use a functioning web browser to install the IE7 installation package.

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Make IE7 remember to open a link in a maximized window
Q: Every time I click a link in Internet Explorer 7 the window opens in a small window. I have to maximize it. It just won't remember the last setting. How can I get it to open maximized all of the time?

A: Try this:
  1. Click the hyperlink to open Internet Explorer 7.
  2. Maximize the window.
  3. Click the "X" at the top right.
  4. Click the hyperlink again.

It should now open maximized from now on.

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Controlling Cookies
Introduction:

Cookies were developed as a time saving feature. Their purpose is to tell the browser that you have returned to a previously visited web page so that it can recall all of the pages information very quickly through the previously stored cookie. The different types of cookies are:
  • Persistent:
    These cookies are written directly to either your Windows Directory Cookie folder (Windir\Cookies) or your User Profile Cookie folder. These cookies will remain in these folders until manually deleted from your system.
     
  • Session:
    These cookies are stored in your systems memory and are created only for the specific session. Once you exit your browser, these session cookies are purged from memory.
     
  • First-Party:
    These cookies are originated at a host domain.
     
  • Third-Party:
    These cookies are cookies that are set from other web pages off of the host domain.

In Internet Explorer 7, you can control how you would like to handle the cookies that install when visiting websites. You can block, accept or have IE7 prompt you when a cookie is trying to install. Here's how:

  1. Open Internet Explorer 7
  2. Select Tools
  3. Select Internet Options
  4. Select the Privacy tab
  5. Select the Advanced button
  6. From here, you can select to override IE7's automatic cookie handling by placing a checkmark in the checkbox titled: Override automatic cookie handling. Then you can choose Accept, Block or Prompt from both the First-party and Third-party cookie sections.
  7. Click OK when finished with your setting changes

You can also control how cookies are handled on a per-site basis. You can store website addresses to always allow or always block cookies. Here's how:

  1. Open Internet Explorer 7
  2. Select Tools
  3. Select Internet Options
  4. Select the Privacy tab
  5. Select the Sites button
  6. Under the "Address of website" category, type in the website that you would like to control cookies
  7. Select either of the two buttons to the right of the web address to always "Allow" or always "Block" cookies. To remove a websites address from the list, simply click to highlight the website and then select the "Remove" button.
  8. When finished making your setting changes, click OK

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