If you have used Internet Explorer
in previous versions of Windows, then the Desktop IE in Windows 8 will
seem familiar to you.
To open Desktop IE10
• Click the Internet Explorer icon in the taskbar .
Desktop IE10’s default appearance
• Click a tile on the Start screen that opens a website that contains legacy content, and the Desktop version of IE will launch.
• Select the View On The Desktop command from the Page Tools menu in the tile-based IE.
The first time you open Desktop IE, all the interface tools—menus, favorites, and so forth—are turned off .
Both the Favorites button and the Tools button display a drop-down menu
with choices, but if you are on a large monitor, you might want to see
traditional menus and toolbars.
To display toolbars and menus
1. Right-click the address bar to show the Tools menu .
The Tools menu in Desktop IE
2. Select the menus and taskbars you wish to see.
3. Desktop IE changes its display .
Desktop IE with toolbars and menus
Tip
Press Alt+Home to go to your home page. The
Home and End keys take you to the top and bottom of the page,
respectively. Page Up and Page Down take you up and down one full
screen.
