Customizing the IE (Internet Explorer) for Firefox Browser Toolbar

This depends on the Browser in use
  • IE 7
  • IE 6 or earlier
  • Firefox

All Browser use the Links bar that can be customed

http://www.iconarchive.com/icon/cartoon/

See "Customizing the IE Toolbar" on the Student tools Page

Download the Google toolbar:

  • go to www.google.com,
  • select more, select Google Toolbar Google Toolbar
  • Follow the instructions
  • while you're there you might want to check out all the other good stuff Google offers beyond searching

Read "Customize Your Web Browsing Layout" by Microsoft

Customize the Internet Explorer to maximize screen viewing space toolbar by

  • Right clicking on a gray area of the tool bar and choosing Customize
  • Choose Text options : No text labels and Icon Options Small Icons
  • Removing icons you don't use
  • Add "View Size" , print preview , copy and any other you want - you can always remove 'em. ,

Move the various toolbars around so that they look something like this

  • Menu and Address bar on the 1st line
  • Standard buttons and Links on 2nd line
  • Google bar on the 3rd

  • Add icons for web sites that you visit frequently to the Links bar by dragging the blue e on the Address bar the the the right of the work Links. Release the mouse when you see the black [ bar.
  • Rename the link with shorter names so as many as possible are visible
  • Scrape your screen and post it to the WebBoard.
    Describe where you ran into difficulty if any and why you do or don't like your new screen layout.

This page is part of CIS120 - The Internet taught by Maureen Greenbaum at Union County College - Updated: 4/11/07