

The Search Box in IE8 has added features for more flexible search. In-Private Browsing mode can be deactivated by simply closing the window.

The path to access In-Private Browsing is "Tools -> In-Private Browsing." When in this mode, an In-Private" icon shows up to the left of the url in the address bar. Temporary Internet Files, Web address history, cookies and passwords are all disabled. When you are in In-Private Browsing, IE does not store data about your browsing session. Google Chrome started incognito browsing and Microsoft is following suit with In-Private browsing in IE8. The list covers most popular Web services.
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To name just a few: All of the Windows Live services, all Google and Yahoo services, Share on Facebook, Find on Stumble Upon, Linkedin, Wikipedia and YouTube. Users can manage and add a multitude of accelerators.

Click the icon and various services related to that word or phrase appear in a list.įor example, if you selected "San Francisco" on any given Web page, you can then click the Accelerator icon and a list of options related to San Francisco appear you can find the city on a map just by mousing over the Maps option you can click on the search option and go directly to search results about San Francisco. Users can maintain a list within IE8 for sites that should be displayed in Compatibility View so they don't have to click Compatibility View every time they visit the sites.ĭesigned to deliver more Web options to users instantly, the Accelerator icon (a blue arrow) appears whenever you highlight any word or phrase on a page. The Compatibility View button looks like a torn piece of paper and is located to the right of the address bar. By clicking the button, misaligned text and images are fixed. The Compatibility View button in IE8 allows users to view such sites with the IE7 rendering engine. On sites that are not compatible with IE8, images and text are all out of whack. The tabs can then be closed or moved as one unit. For instance, tabs that you open from the same site are placed next to each other and marked with the same color. Tab Groups organize tabs in relation to one another. In IE8, Microsoft is trying to broaden and organize the tabbed browsing concept with Tab Groups.Įven with Tabs, it's easy to get lost amid too many open windows. Microsoft has been accused of stealing the Tabbed browsing idea from Firefox, which was the first browser to popularize Tabs. Microsoft is currently working with partners to create more Web Slices. A few popular sites that allow Web Slices in IE8 RC1 are eBay, Digg and Facebook. Not all sites have Web Slice functionality, but if they do, slice-enabled elements of their sites will show a green icon when you hover over them with your mouse.
