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Lesson 10: Favorites and Add-Ons /en/internetexplorer/browsing-the-web/content/ Introduction Internet Explorer 8 is no longer supported by Microsoft, and it may have security issues that could put your personal information at risk. We strongly recommend using or instead. In this lesson, you will learn about Favorites and how to save and organize webpages. In addition, you will learn how to use add-ons like accelerators and web slices. Favorites You can bookmark or save a webpage to Favorites in Internet Explorer 8. There are several features that allow you to better manage, add to, and access webpages in your favorites.
To add a page to favorites: Once you determine how you want to organize and customize your folders, you can begin adding pages to your favorites. Below are several variations on Adding to Favorites. With the desired page visible in your browser, click the Favorites button, then click Add to Favorites. Add-ons Gallery Accelerators In the past, if you wanted to map a restaurant or email a friend a news story, you would have to cut and paste the information into a new webpage.
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Accelerators have conveniently eliminated the need to take these extra steps by providing access to certain actions like mapping an address, defining a word, or emailing content within a specific page. To use an accelerator: Highlight the text you desire, and click on the blue Accelerator button. Some accelerators, such as maps and translators, allow you to hover over them for instant access on the page. Others require you to click to access them.
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Add-ons Gallery RSS feeds RSS feeds are a great way to stay informed about webpages that are frequently updated like news, weather, stocks, and social networking sites. When you subscribe to an RSS feed on a webpage, you will receive up-to-date information from that site.
To subscribe to RSS feeds: When you browse a page in Internet Explorer 8 that has an RSS feed you can subscribe to, the RSS button in the Command Bar will turn orange. Click the RSS drop-down button, then select the desired feed or feeds. RSS Feed Symbols Web slices Web slices are like an enhanced RSS feed. They allow you to check frequently updated pages directly from your Favorites Bar. Microsoft has created web slices with several convenient features, including a one-click preview of content. Adding and accessing web slices Not all webpages have web slices, so the easiest way to search for and add them is in the Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery. Click the Get More Add-ons button, then select Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery.
Select the Web Slices link from the Add-ons Gallery menu choices on the left. Explore the web slices. If you see one you like, click on Add to Internet Explorer, and it will be placed in your Favorites Bar.
Lesson 5: Adding and Managing Favorites /en/internetexplorer/customizing-internet-explorer/content/ Favorites Have you ever found a website you wanted to view later, only to realize that you didn't remember the URL? Favorites (called bookmarks in most browsers) are a great way to save and organize websites so you can revisit them. In this lesson, we'll discuss how to add favorites in Internet Explorer and how to manage and organize your favorites and folders.
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To add a favorite:. With the desired website open in your browser, select the Favorites button, then click Add to favorites. You can also press Ctrl+D on your keyboard.