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Choose advanced settings

To make Web pages easier to see and work with, you can change several accessibility, browsing, multimedia and printing settings in Internet Options.

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Keyboard actions
1

On the Start menu:

  • Select Internet Explorer 7.

Display the Start menu by pressing the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] .

  • Select Internet Explorer 7 by using the arrow keys, then ENTER.
2

In Internet Explorer 7:

  • Select the Tools menu.
  • Select Internet Options.

In Internet Explorer 7:

  • Select the Tools menu, by pressing ALT+O.
  • Select Internet Options by pressing O.
3

In Internet Options:

  • Select the Advanced tab.

In Internet Options:

  • Select the Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4

Under Accessibility, select from these options:

  • Always expand ALT text for images.
  • Move system caret with focus/selection changes.
  • Reset text size to medium for new windows and tabs.
  • Reset text size to medium while zooming (takes effect after you restart Internet Explorer).
  • Reset zoom level to 100% for new windows and tabs.

Under Accessibility, select from these options by using the arrow keys to move up and down, and the SPACEBAR to insert or remove the checkmark:

  • Always expand ALT text for images.
  • Move system caret with focus/selection changes.
  • Reset text size to medium for new windows and tabs.
  • Reset text size to medium while zooming (takes effect after you restart Internet Explorer).
  • Reset zoom level to 100% for new windows and tabs.
5

Under Browsing, select from these options:

  • Underline links either Always, when you Hover over them, or Never.
  • Use inline AutoComplete.
  • Use smooth scrolling.

Under Browsing, select from these options by using the arrow keys to move up and down, and the SPACEBAR to insert or remove the checkmark:

  • Underline links either always, when you hover over them, or never.
  • Use inline AutoComplete.
  • Use smooth scrolling.
6

Under Multimedia, select from these options:

  • Always use ClearType for HTML.
  • Enable automatic image resizing.
  • Play animations in webpages.
  • Play sounds in webpages.
  • Show image download placeholders.
  • Show pictures.
  • Smart image dithering.

Under Multimedia, select from these options by using the arrow keys to move up and down, and the SPACEBAR to insert or remove the checkmark:

  • Always use ClearType for HTML.
  • Enable automatic image resizing.
  • Play animations in webpages.
  • Play sounds in webpages.
  • Show image download placeholders.
  • Show pictures.
  • Smart image dithering.
7

Under Printing, turn on or turn off:

  • Print background colors and images.

Under Printing, select by using the arrow keys to move up and down, and the SPACEBAR to insert or remove the checkmark:

  • Print background colors and images.

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