Internet Explorer

Use the Internet Explorer Home Page

Submitted Friday, October 3, 2008

Microsoft made a customized Home Page for Internet Explorer on Windows Mobile devices that featured a search bar and a drop-down list for Favorites and History. Some of the newer devices come set up with a default carrier version of the Home Page which may not be as useful as Microsoft’s. If you want to set up your device to use Microsoft’s Home Page, do the following (for touch screen devices):

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Personalize your Home Page in Internet Explorer Mobile

Submitted Tuesday, September 9, 2008

In WM Standard and Professional, you have the option of changing your Home Page in Internet Explorer to either the default or one that you specify. In Internet Explorer, go Menu >Tools >Options >(WM Standard): Home Page. You can then pick from Default or Custom (WM Professional: Navigate to the page you want to set as your Home Page and then tap on Use Current in the Home Page menu).

Use the Zoom feature in Internet Explorer to improve readability

Submitted Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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Create your own mobile blog

Submitted Friday, December 21, 2007

Suzanne Ross from Microsoft explains how you can create your own "moblog" using the built-in Outlook programs and Internet Explorer. Click here for the article.

Activate Internet Explorer â€œHigh Resolutionâ€ mode for better viewing

Submitted Tuesday, November 20, 2007

If your touch screen device has a VGA display and is running Windows Mobile 6 Professional, you can use High Resolution mode in Internet Explorer for a better viewing experience. This increases the amount of Web content you can see on your screen by compacting the text, graphics, and pictures while still maintaining (if not improving) clarity. To do this, open Internet Explorer Mobile and select Menu >View >Use High Resolution.

Hiding Internet Explorer vertical scrollbars

Submitted Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen recommends Internet Explorer plug-ins to hide vertical scrollbars, such as MultiIE or PIEPlus. Click here for the article.

Change the navigation pad scrolling behavior in Internet Explorer

Submitted Thursday, September 6, 2007

You may notice that in Internet Explorer, if you use the navigation pad to scroll around on a Web page, the links will be highlighted instead of the entire page being scrolled. Werner Ruotsalainen discusses how to change this, from using registry editors to using third-party Web browsers. Click here for the article.

Copy your Internet Explorer Favorites list from your PC to your device

Submitted Friday, August 24, 2007

If you want your Windows Mobile device to have the same Favorites list as the one found in Internet Explorer on your PC, all you have to do is copy them from your PC to your device via ActiveSync.

Connect your device to your PC, open the ActiveSync window on the PC, and click on the Explore icon.
In Explore, navigate to the “C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Favorites” folder on your PC.
Select and copy the sites that you want to appear as Favorites on your device.
In Explore, navigate to the

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Change the text size on a Web page

Submitted Monday, July 23, 2007

The WM 6 version of IE Mobile also has the ability to change the size of the text displayed on a Web page. In addition, internal changes to Internet Explorer Mobile enable faster Web page and file downloading, better image rendering, and better support for Web pages designed for more recent versions of Web browsers.

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Change the system registry using Tweaks2k2

Submitted Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The system registry is a file that contains the settings, options, and other information about your Windows Mobile device. For example, whenever you install a third-party application, information is added to the registry, telling the system where the program file is stored, what document files are associated with it, and more.

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