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I believe that you all have used the Internet Explorer (IE) browser to browse through the web before. So let's talk about some tips on using IE.

Add a Website Address to "Favorites"

We can store the addresses of our favorite websites into the IE's "Favorites". I think you should have used this function before. In fact, there is a shortcut key to quicken this action.

To quickly add the address of a website to "Favorites", you can go to the website and then press <CTRL> + <D> simultaneously, as simple as that.

Make a Backup of "Favorites"

After you have kept a number of addresses in "Favorites", you may want to make a backup of the list. This can be done by the "Import / Export Wizard".

1.Start IE, and then select "File" and click "Import and Export";

2.Click the "Next" button on the "Import and Export Wizard" window. Then select "Export Favorites" in the list of "Choose an action to perform";



3.Click the "Next" button twice. Type the destination in the space below "Export to a File or Address", e.g. you can enter "A:\bookmark.htm" to export the "Favorites" to the floppy disk with the filename "bookmark.htm";

4.Click "Next" and then "Finish" followed by "OK" to close the window.



Now the addresses stored in "Favorites" are backed up. From now on, you can import any of these address backups by using the "Import and Export Wizard" again at any time.

Scroll a Web Page using Shortcut Keys

It is rather cumbersome to use the scroll bars of IE to browse through a relatively long web page, you can find the following shortcut keys in IE to help you.

Shortcut Keys Functions
key Scroll slowly towards the beginning of the page
key Scroll slowly towards the end of the page
"Page Up" key Jump one "screen page" up
"Page Down" key Jump one "screen page" down
"Home" key Jump to the beginning of the page direct
"End" key Jump to the end of the page direct

Set the Days for Keeping the History List

There may be a lot of website addresses accumulated in the history list after some time. You may ask whether you can clear the list or shorten the duration for keeping this list. The answer is "YES". Actually you can follow the steps below to clear the list and change the number of days for keeping this list instantly.

1.Start IE, and then select "Tools" on the toolbar and click "Internet Options";

2.Select the "General" tab. Then click "Clear History" in the "History" area to erase the entire list directly. You may also change the number in the input box of "Days to keep pages in history" to set duration for keeping the history list. I suggest setting it to not more than 15 days so that the history list will not grow too long which can slow down the system performance.



I just present you some tips on using IE. There will be more to come next time.

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