How to Remove the Toolbar From Internet Explorer

Toolbars take up space on your browser window. This equals less space that you have to view the Web pages you visit. If you have multiple toolbars, you may find that a quarter or more of your screen is taken up by them. Even if you just have the Internet Explorer toolbar, you might find want to remove it to give yourself a bigger viewing area, especially if you do not use the toolbar that often. Accomplishing this is easy with Internet Explorer.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet Explorer
• Internet connection
• Computer

Ditch Your Toolbar

1. Engage Internet Explorer on your computer by clicking on the blue 'e' icon.

2. Go to the 'View' heading at the very top of the browser window.

3. Click on 'View,' then select the 'Toolbars' option.

4. Select 'Menu Bar' to remove the check mark beside it.

5. Watch the toolbar disappear. You will immediately notice that you have more room available on your browser screen now that the toolbar is gone.

6. Use keyboard commands to navigate the Web now that you don't have the 'Back' and 'Forward' buttons the toolbar. Press Alt + right arrow to go back a page and Alt + left arrow to go ahead a page.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have more questions regarding how to remove the toolbar from Internet Explorer, just head to the useful FAQs page (see Resources below).
• Before you download Internet Explorer, make sure you know if your computer can handle it. At a bare minimum, 64 MB of memory on your hard drive is required for Internet Explorer to operate.
• Enjoy your Internet travels free of the worry of identity theft. While criminals do often set up fake Web sites for the purpose of luring you into giving them your personal information--an activity known as phishing--Internet Explorer has you covered. Its phishing filter will tell you if you visit a Web site that might be a sham. The phishing filter comes already enabled, so you don't need to do anything to be protected.
• If you want the Internet Explorer toolbar back after you remove it, just hit the 'Alt' button on your computer's keyboard. The toolbar will instantly reappear.
• These instructions were designed using Internet Explorer 7.0. Older versions of Internet Explorer are not likely to be compatible with these instructions.