How to use Accelerators of IE 8?
by Sophi On April 2, 2009 | Internet | Hits: 89
Software you need: IE 8
You can use Accelerators with text that you select on a webpage to perform such tasks as opening a street address in a mapping website or looking up the dictionary definition for a word. You can also choose the web services or websites that Accelerators use to handle different types of tasks.
When you first install Internet Explorer 8, you can accept a selection of default Accelerators, or you can choose your own from an online list of Accelerators.
To use an Accelerator, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer 8 by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2. Go to the webpage that contains the text that you want to use with an Accelerator, and select the tex
.
3. Click the Accelerator button Picture of the Accelerator button to display a list of Accelerators.
If you rest your mouse pointer over each Accelerator, you'll see a preview of the information or content. In many cases, the preview will tell you what you want to know, such as a word definition or translation. If not, click the Accelerator and Internet Explorer will open the web service using the text you've highlighted.
You can also use an Accelerator from the new tab page with text you've copied to the Clipboard, such as from an e-mail message or word-processing document. For example, if you receive a street address in an e-mail that you want to get directions for, you can copy the address to the Clipboard, open Internet Explorer, and open a new tab. On the new tab page, under Use an Accelerator, click Show copied text if you want to check the text you copied, and then click the Accelerator you've chosen for mapping.
You can use Accelerators with text that you select on a webpage to perform such tasks as opening a street address in a mapping website or looking up the dictionary definition for a word. You can also choose the web services or websites that Accelerators use to handle different types of tasks.
When you first install Internet Explorer 8, you can accept a selection of default Accelerators, or you can choose your own from an online list of Accelerators.
To use an Accelerator, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer 8 by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.
2. Go to the webpage that contains the text that you want to use with an Accelerator, and select the tex
.
3. Click the Accelerator button Picture of the Accelerator button to display a list of Accelerators.
If you rest your mouse pointer over each Accelerator, you'll see a preview of the information or content. In many cases, the preview will tell you what you want to know, such as a word definition or translation. If not, click the Accelerator and Internet Explorer will open the web service using the text you've highlighted.
You can also use an Accelerator from the new tab page with text you've copied to the Clipboard, such as from an e-mail message or word-processing document. For example, if you receive a street address in an e-mail that you want to get directions for, you can copy the address to the Clipboard, open Internet Explorer, and open a new tab. On the new tab page, under Use an Accelerator, click Show copied text if you want to check the text you copied, and then click the Accelerator you've chosen for mapping.
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