] I am finding myself using the new ie 10 browser APP version more and more, i like it BUT there are a few things that i find annoying. Some were easily resolved using some of the TIPS i have listed below.
[WHY]
] the basics - a quick refresher, as i mentioned in my windows 8 overview - windows 8 has 2 somewhat different versions of the ie10 browser. the ie 10 APP version and the ie 10 PROGRAM version.
[WHERE]
] These are some tips for working with the APP version of ie10 that i found to be helpful.
[WHEN]
] from the start screen - click the ie10 app tile to launch the browser
] TIP 0 - you can also just type the letters "ie" and this will open the browser
] right click the mouse anywhere in the page OR press the "context menu" key to bring up the ie10 APP menu options, this displays the Tabs menu bar at the top of the screen and the Navigation menu bar at the bottom of the screen
] click the + icon in the top right corner to open a new tab
] the "more options" - can "close tabs" or open a new "in private" tab
*] TIP 1 you can press ctrl + T - to open a new tab
*] TIP 2 you can press ctrl + shift + T - to open a new tab and goto that tab
] loving it - the invisible forward and back arrows
] point your mouse to the middle of the left edge of the screen, or to the middle of the right edge of the screen, an arrow will appear, and you can go forward or go back to the web pages that you have previously visited in that tab
*] TIP 3 you can also use alt + left arrow OR alt + right arrow
] favorites (aka bookmarks)
] i have a lot of favorites (1000+) so scrolling horizontally through a list of them just doesnt cut it, but i see that if you ...
*] TIP 4 - click the url bar and just type the name of the site or url that you want ( it doesnt have to be the exact name or the exact url, the browser will use the search functionality to display a listing of the closest suggestions
] favorites (aka bookmarks) - browsing bookmarks
] sometime i just need to BROWSE the categories of bookmarks that i have, to find what i am looking for ... unfortunately i cant do this is in the APP version :(
] to open your current page in the ie 10 PROGRAM version
] TIP 5 - right click anywhere on page to bring up the menu bars, on the bottom menu bar, click on the page tools icon(the wrench) and choose the "view in desktop" option
*] TIP ? (key + key) takes you directly to the ie 10 PROGRAM versions, where i can view/browse and organize my "favorites" as i did in the previous version of ie, you can also get there by bringing up the Navigation Menu (right click), then clicking on the Page tools icon(wrench) and then selecting the "view on desktop option"
] annoyance - i cant re-arrange my tabs
] i tend to get multiple tabs open throught the day, i like to keep them organized, (EX work tab, work tab, work tab, personal tab, personal tab). in most browsers it's easy to re-arrange your tabs (by drag and drop) but i dont see a way to do this in ie 10 app version. Am i missing it or ??? :(
] TIP 7 ( ctrl + tab) move FORWARD between open tabs
] TIP 8 ( ctrl + shift + tab) move BACKWARD between open tabs
] annoyance - no recent history list
] in ie10 PROGRAM version the history list is still available, the little drop down arrows are gone but if you ...
] TIP 5 right click the "back" or the "forward" arrows, you will get a "list of" all the back pages you have browsed
[EXAMPLE]
] what in action
[HOW-TO]
] getting started with [what] step-by-step
[REFERENCE]
] sources - an excellent article loaded with many TIPS for using the new browser
] in ie10 PROGRAM version the history list is still available, the little drop down arrows are gone but if you ...
] TIP 5 right click the "back" or the "forward" arrows, you will get a "list of" all the back pages you have browsed
] EXAMPLE -
Take answers.microsoft.com for example. Let's say I'm browsing the list of questions that people have, say I'm a couple of pages into the category. I click on a question and post a responce. The site forwards me to another page with my responce added. I now want to go back to where I was in the list of questions. I could click back, and go back to the question and then click back again to get to the list. Or, like what I do in everyother browser, I go back two pages in my history at once.
] annoyance - when i click "Open link in new tab", the browser returns to the page I was on(sometimes this is what i want), but sometimes i want to open the page and go there immediatley, i then i need to right click and navigate to the new tab i wanted to go to ..
] TIP 7 - press ctrl + shift and then click "open link in new tab" - this will open the tab and take you directly to that page. Just clicking the "open link ..." option will open the page but you will remain on your current page.