IE Stuff

When you're bombarded by flashing banners and irritating wigglies, try this. Once a page is fully loaded, hit the 'Esc' key to freeze every animated gif.

Don't put up with the names that others lay on you for the websites you've saved in your 'Favorites' folder. Just like any other shortcut, you can re-name those babies.

To determine your own IP address on a dial-up connection (which changes every time you connect), just hit 'Start,' then 'Run' and enter "WINIPCFG.EXE" (without the quotes).

To get the really Big Picture, it's possible to launch IE 4.0 or higher in an ultra-full screen 'Kiosk' mode, without toolbars or navigation controls. Hit 'Start/Run' and type "iexplore -k www.WebAddress.com" without the quotes and substituting 'WebAddress' for whatever you wish. Make a note of the keyboard shortcuts, below, 'cause even your Taskbar will be hidden.* **

Ctrl+A: Select all (editing)
Alt+left arrow: Back
Alt+right arrow: Forward
Esc: Stop
F5: Refresh
Ctrl+B: Organize favorites
Ctrl+X: Cut (editing)
Ctrl+C: Copy (editing)
Ctrl+V: Paste (editing)
Ctrl+F: Find (on current page)
Ctrl+H: View History folder
Ctrl+L: Open Location dialog box
Ctrl+N: New window (opens in non-Kiosk mode)
Ctrl+O: Open Location dialog box (same as Ctrl+L)
Ctrl+P: Print
Ctrl+R: Refresh
Ctrl+S: Save
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F4: Close all windows (Thanks, Wingman!)
Ctrl+W Close (same as Alt+F4)