Instant search
Search suggestions
Have you ever forgotten the complete title of a book you were hoping to find or the first name of the actor in last night's movie? The new search capabilities in Internet Explorer 8 will offer relevant suggestions as you type words into the search box to help save time. Click on a suggestion at any time to immediately execute the search without having to type the entire word or phrase.
Visual search
Internet Explorer 8 is partnering with top search providers like Bing, Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, and more to deliver "visual search" images that provide you with immediate answers. For example, typing "Seattle weather" with Bing will instantly show you a preview of the current weather directly in the Search Box drop-down. Look for more visual search results with your preferred search providers.
Instant search provides intelligent search suggestions and visual clues.
More improvements
Because people often use search to get back to sites that they've visited before, Internet Explorer 8 includes matches from your History in the bottom part of the Search Box drop-down.
An integrated "Find On Page" button also has been added to the instant search box, enabling you to search for text on the current webpage. Also, you can change the width of the Instant Search Box by dragging its left edge, making it easier to see long search strings as they are typed.
You can easily delete, disable, or enable Search Providers by clicking on Manage Search Providers from the drop-down arrow in the Search box or Manage Add-ons from the Tools button on the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
The Smart Address Bar offers useful suggestions from your browsing history, favorites, and feeds.