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Internet Explorer 7

Customizing the Environment

By default, Internet Explorer 7 displays only the most essential Web browsing tools, but you can easily add, remove, and arrange buttons and toolbars, as well as the Links and Menu bars. This document shows you how to customize the Internet Explorer environment.

return to topCustomizing the Command Toolbar

Since Internet Explorer 7 displays only a few buttons on the Command toolbar by default, there may be some features you use frequently that do not have a button. This section shows you how to use the Customize Toolbar dialog box to add, remove, and arrange buttons on the Command toolbar.

  1. From the Command toolbar, click TOOLSTools button» select Toolbars » Customize...
    The Customize Toolbar dialog box appears.
    Customize Toolbar dialog box

  2. To add a button to the toolbar
    1. In the Available toolbar buttons scroll box, select the button you want added to the toolbar

    2. Click ADD ->
      The selected button is added to the Current toolbar buttons scroll box.

  3. To remove a button from the toolbar
    1. In the Current toolbar buttons scroll box, select the button you want removed from the toolbar

    2. Click <- REMOVE
      The selected button is removed from the Current toolbar buttons scroll box.

  4. To arrange your current toolbar buttons
    1. Select a button in the Current toolbar buttons scroll box

    2. Click MOVE UP
      OR
      Click MOVE DOWN

  5. To save changes and exit, click CLOSE
    To restore the default buttons, click RESET
    To exit without saving changes, clickClose button
    NOTE: If the button you added does not appear on the Command toolbar, you can unlock and expand it. The steps for this are virtually identical to Unlocking the Links Toolbar and Expanding the Links Toolbar.

  6. OPTIONAL: To display larger button icons, right click any unused part of the Command bar » select Use Large Icons
    Small icons are replaced with larger ones.

return to topDisplaying Toolbars

Internet Explorer lets you display toolbars for Favorites, History, or Feeds; in addition, you can display Adobe PDF, Research, or Discuss explorer toolbars in a separate pane. Toolbars displayed in this fashion are pinned to the left side of the Internet Explorer frame.

  1. To display a toolbar, click TOOLSTools button» select Toolbars » select the desired toolbar
    The selected toolbar appears on the left side of the Internet Explorer window.
    NOTES:
    Only one toolbar can be viewed at a time.
    Once a particular toolbar is displayed (e.g., Favorites), you can switch to a different toolbar (e.g., History or Feeds) by clicking the appropriate button at the top of the toolbar.

  2. To display an Explorer Bar, click TOOLSTools button» select Toolbars » Explorer Bar » select the desired Explorer Bar
    The selected Explorer Bar appears on the left side of the Internet Explorer window.
    NOTE:     If you are already displaying a toolbar, the selected explorer bar will display next to the toolbar.

  3. To close a toolbar or an Explorer Bar, click CLOSEClose button

return to topDisplaying the Links and Menu Bars

For one-click access to the sites you visit most often, you may want to display the Links toolbar. For more detailed information on the Links toolbar, refer to Working with the Links Toolbar.

You also can display a traditional Menu bar (i.e., File, Edit, View, Favorites, Tools, and Help).

  1. To display the Links toolbar, click TOOLSTools button» select Toolbars » Links
    OR
    Right click any unused part of the Command bar » select Links
    The Links toolbar appears under the address bar.

  2. To display the Menu bar, click TOOLSTools button» select Menu Bar
    OR
    Right click any unused part of the Command Bar » select Menu Bar
    The Menu bar appears under the address bar.

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