Explorer Search Tip:
To perform a quick search in Internet Explorer, type in a question mark and a search term in the Address Box. For example, type in ? Mac OS. Make sure to put a space between the question mark and the first word of your search term(s).

IE 4.5 Explorer Bar Tip:
Hold down the Option key while clicking on an Explorer Bar tab to open the pane over the current page rather than the default of next to the current page.

IE 4.5 Refresh Browser Window Tip:
To quickly refresh the current page in the browser window, hit the F5 key.

IE 4.5 Stop Loading Page Tip:
To quickly stop the current page from loading, hit the Esc key.

Internet Explorer 4.5 Explorer Bar Tip II:
To quickly get rid of the Explorer Bar, hit Command + T. Hit Command + T again to display.

Internet Explorer 5 Button Bar Newbies Tip:
Control click on the Button Bar to quickly customize and adjust settings.

Internet Explorer 5 Duplicate Divider Tip:
In Favorites, hold down Option and click on a Divider. Drag and drop the Divider to a new location to make a duplicate Divider.

Internet Explorer 5 Easter Egg Tip:
Enter about:tasman in the Address Box to see a nice egg related to Cascading Style Sheets.

Internet Explorer 5 Highlights Tip:
To get rid of the "highlights" around links when you click on them in IE 5 select: Edit > Preferences > Web Browser > Browser Display and change Keyboard Accessibility to "Tab to just text fields."

Internet Explorer 5 Manual Scroll Tip:
To manually scroll a "long" page, hold down Command and click, hold and drag with the mouse to scroll the page.

Internet Explorer 5 Navigation Tip:
Command click on a window's title to navigate the specific site's directory structure.

Internet Explorer 5.0 Scrolling Tip:
Hit the spacebar to forward scroll the current viewing window. Hit Option + Space to scroll back.

Internet Explorer 5 Sherlock Tip:
Can't access Sherlock because the Sherlock button in the Button Bar is grayed out? Make sure that your Sherlock application is at the root level of the Apple Menu Items Folder.

Internet Explorer 5 Toolbar Button Tip:
Command click on a toolbar button and drag it to the Trash to remove it from the toolbar.

Internet Explorer 5 Newbies Toolbar Collapsing Tip:
To collapse the toolbars, hit Command + B.

Internet Explorer 5 Address Box Tip:
To quickly select the text in the Address box, hit Command + L.

Internet Explorer 5 AutoComplete Tip:
Tired of the address autocomplete in IE 5? To disable, select item: Edit > Preferences > Web Browser > Browser Display. Deselect the "Use Address AutoComplete" box.

Internet Explorer 5 Close Windows Tip:
Similar to the Finder, hit Command + Option + W to close all open windows.

Internet Explorer 5 Windows Tip:
To quickly cycle through open windows, hit Command + the Tilde (~) key.

Internet Explorer 5 Cycle Back Shortcut Tip:
In addition to the standard Command + ~ to cycle through open windows, hit Command + Shift + ~ to cycle "back" through open windows.

Internet Explorer 5 Email URL Tip:
To send the URL of a Web page in an email message, first navigate to the preferred page. Click and hold on the Mail button in the button bar and select Send Link.

Internet Explorer 5 Favorites Tip:
Hit Command + K to add a Web page to your Favorites by entering the page's URL and associated information.

Internet Explorer 5 Newbies Browser Color Tip:
To change the "color scheme" in Internet Explorer 5, select menu item: View > Browser Color and select your preferred scheme such as Bondi or Grape.

Internet Explorer 5 Newbies Home Page Tip:
To change your home page, select menu item: Edit > Preferences. Under Web Browser, select Browser Display. Type in the new address of the Web page in the Address box to specify a new home page.

Internet Explorer 5 Size Tip:
Tired of those large fonts in IE 5? To approximate the default sizes that were in IE 4.5, first select Edit > Preferences. Then select Web Browser > Language/Fonts. Change the Size pulldown to 12 and the Resolution pulldown to 72 dpi.

Internet Explorer Bookmarks Tip:
For quick access to a list of all of your bookmarks, put an alias of your Favorites (System Folder > Preferences > Explorer > Favorites.html) on your Desktop. Once opened, all bookmarks can be accessed directly without resorting to the use of menus.

Internet Explorer Favorites Window Tip:
In the Favorites window, to expand a highlighted folder, hit Command + Right Arrow. To collapse a highlighted folder, hit Command + Left Arrow.

Internet Explorer Favorites Window Tip II:
In the Favorites window, to display the contents of a highlighted folder in a new window, hit Command + Down Arrow.

Internet Explorer 5 Open Location Shortcut Tip:
Hit Command + Option + L to go to a different Web page by entering the URL in the Open Location window.

Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer Tip:
To quickly access the History in a popup window, press Command + H. By default, this palette lists the last 300 Web pages you have visited, arranged by date. It's tremendously helpful for going back to a forgotten site. In Explorer you can adjust the number of remembered pages in Preferences• Web Browser• Advanced.

Internet Explorer 5 Address Box Tip II:
While in the address box, hit Control + the Right Arrow key to move the insertion point to a break (defined by . or /) to the right and hit Control + the Left Arrow key to move to the left.

Internet Explorer 5 Cookies Newbies Tip:
To delete a specific cookie in Internet Explorer: Select Edit > Preferences > Receiving Files > Cookies. Select the cookie on the right and hit the Delete button.

Internet Explorer 5 Download Manager Tip:
Having trouble locating a downloaded file in IE 5? To reveal the location of the file, first open the Download Manager window (Command + M). Double click on the preferred entry and hit the "Reveal in Finder" button to show its location.

Internet Explorer 5 Newbies AutoComplete Tip:
To quickly add an entry in a form field to the AutoComplete list, control click in the field and select "Add to AutoComplete List."

Internet Explorer 5 Password Newbies Tip:
To edit a stored password in IE 5, select: Edit > Preferences > Network > Site Passwords. Single click on your preferred choice on the right and hit the Change button.

Internet Explorer 5 Subscribed To Sites Newbies Tip:
To change the checking/notification options for subscribed to sites, select menu item: Edit > Preferences > Web Browser > Subscriptions and change your preferred settings under "Check For Changed Sites" and "When A Site Has Changed."

Internet Explorer 5 Support Info Newbies Tip:
To find out detailed information about the version/release of Internet Explorer you have installed, plug-in info, etc., select menu item: Apple Menu > About Internet Explorer and hit the Support button.

Internet Explorer 5 Toolbars Default Customizing Newbies Tip:
Want to revert back to the default IE 5 toolbar? Select menu item: View > Customize Toolbars and drag the "default set" bar up to the Button Bar to replace the current set.