Deleting Browser History
You can customize the browser for viewing the Web sites using the Internet Options dialog box
Deleting Browser History
You can delete the history of the Web sites that you visited earlier
Select the Tools à Internet Options command to display the Internet Options dialog box
In the General tab, under the History section, click the Clear History button. This displays the Internet Options message box
3. Click Yes button to delete the URL history
4. Click OK button to close the Internet Options dialog box.
Setting the Home Page for a Web Browser
To set a home page for a Web browser, perform the following steps:
Select the Tools à Internet Options command. The General tab of the Internet Options dialog box is displayed.
The Home page section of the General tab allows you to:
Current button: Set the currently displayed page as the hope page
Default button: Microsoft starting page as the default page
Blank button: Set a blank page as Home page
Or you specify a URL of your choice in the Address text box, E.g., http://www.google.com
Click the OK button to close the Internet Options dialog box
Some Web sites take time to load on the Web browser. This delay is due to the fact that images in a Web page take more time to display than text. To prevent this delay in loading a Web page, you can stop images from loading. By default, Internet Explorer displays images within a Web page. To stop loading the images, perform the following steps:
Select Tools à Internet Options command to display the Internet Options
The Advanced tab, as shown
Under Settings section, scroll to Show pictures check box under Multimedia category
Deselect the Show pictures check box to ensure that the browser loads Web pages without images or pictures within the Web pages. If the Show pictures check box is selected, the browser displays the images along with the content of the Web pages.
Click OK button to close the Internet Options dialog box. You can Refresh the page or load a different Web page to see the changes
Saving Web Pages as Files
You can save a Web page for viewing it later without connecting to the Internet. To save the current Web page, perform the following steps:
Select File à Save As command to display the Save Web Page dialog box
In File name box, use the default file name provided or specify a name
Select Save as type drop-down list and the required file type. You can save the file as a hypertext file using the default file name extension .htm or .html, or you can save it as a text file with the .txt extension
When you save a Web page as an HTML file, the graphics, sound, and video are also saved. However, when a Web page is saved as a TXT file, only the text in the Web page is saved. When you save a Web page as an HTML file, the graphics, sound, and video are also saved. However, when a Web page is saved as a TXT file, only the text in the Web page is saved.
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