How to Customize Internet Explorer 7.0

You can customize your Internet browsing experience with Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer is a Web browser that comes preinstalled with the Windows operating system. If you are not satisfied with the look of Internet Explorer, there are several things that you can do to customize your Web browsing experience. Your options include changing the size of the text that is displayed, changing the colors used for the text, background, and links, changing the font type, and rearranging the links on the Internet Explorer toolbar.

Instructions

Choose Text Size

1. Open Internet Explorer 7.

2. Click on "Page" at the top of the Web browser and then click "Text Size."

3. Click on the text size you want to use. You can chose from "largest," "larger," "medium," "smaller," and "smallest."

Choose Colors

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click on "Tools" and then click on "Internet Options."

3. Click on the "General" tab and then click on "Colors."

4. Uncheck the box next to "Use Windows Colors."

5. Click on the color box next to "Text" and select the color you want to use for text from the available colors. Repeat this process to change the colors used for "background," "visited link," and "unvisited link."

Choose Font

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click on "Tools" and then click on "Internet Options."

3. Click on the "General" tab and then click on "Fonts."

4. Select the font you want to use from the drop-down menu.

5. Click "OK."

Rearrange Links on the Links Toolbar

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Left-click on the link you wish to move and hold the button down.

3. Move your mouse to where you want the link to be placed and release the button.

References

• Microsoft: Accessibility in Internet Explorer 7
• Malek Tips: Internet Explorer 7 Toolbar