Features of Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has recently launched Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), there are lots of new things are added in to Internet explorer 8. IE8 is also added in upcoming version of windows so called as ‘Windows 7’.  We will take a look at features provided by IE8.

 

Following are the some key features of IE8 as per Microsoft (adapted from Microsoft’s site).

Browse with more privacy

Surf the web without saving your history, shop for that special gift with confidence knowing your family won’t accidentally find out, or use a shared computer without leaving a trace. Help protect your privacy with new InPrivate Browsing and InPrivate Filtering features.

 

Stay more secure

The new SmartScreen Filter lets you browse and email more safely by helping to protect against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy, and identity.

 

Visualize your search

Search smarter with detailed suggestions from your favorite search providers and browsing history. Let the Instant Search Box do the thinking for you as instantaneous image and text suggestions appear as you type.

 

View any site with ease

Now you can quickly display websites that were designed for older browsers. Simply press the new Compatibility View button if you see display problems on a website like misaligned text, images, or text boxes. It’s located next to the Refresh button on the Address Bar.

 

Get things done faster with Accelerators

View driving directions, translate words, email your discoveries on the web to others, and more in just a few mouse clicks. Complete your everyday browsing activities more quickly with the new Accelerator feature.

 

Keep up with what matters most with Web Slices

Add a Web Slice and you won’t have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores—now those updates will come to you. The new Web Slice feature provides up-to-the-minute information on the sites you care about most in one convenient place on the new Favorites bar.

 

There are lots of other features like:

Increased performance

Internet Explorer 8 includes many performance improvements that contribute to a faster, more responsive web browsing experience in the areas that matter most.

 

CSS 3 Support

IE 8 has good support for cascade style sheets format 3, so you can use CSS3 features in your site.

 

Enhanced navigation

Enhanced Favorites and History management

Instant search

Web slices etc.

 

So as a first look, there are lots of features in IE8, which will attracts you. Recently launched Google Chrome also has some interesting features. Now let’s see which browser will able to attract more users

 

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