Internet Explorer Tips

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ALTERNATIVE NAVIGATION
KIOSK MODE
TURN OFF SOUND AND PICTURES

ALTERNATIVE NAVIGATION

Quickly navigating the Web using keyboard shortcuts:
To navigate back and forward, press Alt-left arrow (to go back) or Alt-right arrow (to go forward).

This works when the Backspace key (which also lets you jump back a page) will not--for example, when you are in a text box.

To go home, press Alt-Home.

KIOSK MODE

You can launch MSIE in kiosk mode by selecting Start, Run.
Then enter iexplore.exe -k Press OK.

You can also set up a shortcut that will always launch MSIE in kiosk mode.
We'll make the shortcut from the Internet Explorer icon in the Quick Launch toolbar.

If you don't see the Quick Launch toolbar, right-click a blank area of the taskbar at the bottom of the Windows Desktop and select Toolbars, Quick Launch.

Right-click the MSIE icon and drag it to the Desktop.

Release the mouse and, from the pop-up menu that appears, choose Create Shortcut(s) Here.

Right-click the shortcut you just created on the Desktop and choose Properties.

In the Target text box, add a space and "-k" as in: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -k

You can cut and paste the line above, if that's easier.
Now click the OK button.

Each time you click this shortcut icon, MSIE should launch in Kiosk mode.
Congrats. This won't affect the way you launch MSIE from any other shortcut (such as the one in the Quick Launch toolbar).

TURN OFF SOUND AND PICTURES

Here's how to shave seconds off your browsing time by turning off pictures and sounds.

Click Tools, Internet Options, Advanced.

Scroll down to Multimedia.

Then deselect the following: Play animations Play sounds Show pictures

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