Improved Performance
Right from the start you'll notice that pages open and load faster than ever. And, with powerful new features like Accelerators and Web Slices, Internet Explorer 8 gives you the ability to get more done in less time.
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Smart Address Bar
Internet Explorer 8 helps you find where you want to go as you type the address of your desired website. By using Windows Search for faster performance and a richer return of information, the Smart Address Bar offers useful suggestions from your browsing history, favorites, and feeds. Type single words into the Smart Address Bar, and they will be matched to simple domain names, making web surfing fast and efficient.
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Find on Page
Searching for a keyword or phrase on a webpage is easier than ever. The Internet Explorer 8 Find on Page search feature highlights each instance of the keyword or phrase you're looking for quick and easy discovery on a text-heavy page.
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Enhanced Tabbed Browsing
Tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 8 just keeps getting better. The New Tab page loads quickly and lets you engage with a host of new features, such as opening previously closed tabs, or beginning an InPrivate session.
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Tab Grouping
Tab Grouping makes it easier to stay organized while browsing multiple webpages. Tabs that are related now have the same visual representation, and you can save time by closing a set of related tabs as a group. You also can right-click on a tab to close tab groups, ungroup a single tab, or clone a tab.
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Improved Zoom
With enhanced resolution and readability, Zoom allows for automatic scaling of a page's content while maintaining the site's intended layout. You can read very large or very small pages more clearly without having to scroll back and forth.
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