Computer and Software Support


Internet Explorer general tab

Internet Explorer 6

To access this page do the following

  1. Open Internet Options
  2. Click on General
   

Has three sections

  1. Home Page
  2. Temporary Internet Files
  3. History

Then there is four buttons

  1. Colors
  2. Fonts
  3. Languages
  4. Accessibility

 

Home Page

Has three options

  • Use Current - If you have a website pulled up on Internet Explorer and want it to be your home page, click this button.
  • Default - Will set the homepage to the default webpage.
  • Blank - will set your homepage blank.

 

Temporary Internet Files

Has three buttons. Click on the link for instructions for that button.

  • Delete Cookies - Deletes the cookies that is stored on your computer. 
  • Delete Files - You can delete Temporary Internet Files and offline content.
  • Settings -  Allows you to set the settings for the Temporary Internet Pages.

Delete cookies

  1. Click on Delete Cookies
  2. Click on OK to accept the deletion 
       
  3. Click on Cancel to exit without deletion

Delete Files

  1. Click on Delete Files
  2. If you want offline content deleted, put a check in Delete all offline content
  3. Click on OK  to accept the deletion 
       
  4. Click on Cancel  to exit without deletion

Settings

  1. Click on Settings
  2. Choose how often you want Internet Explorer to check for newer versions of stored pages.
  3. Set the amount of disk space to use
  4. You can move the folder to another location. 
  5. You can view the files
  6. You can view the objects

History

Allows you to go to a site that you have previously visited. You can set the number of sites Internet Explorer will remember here.