Google Buttons for the Windows Internet Explorer Browser
A. Prepare your Browser
- Make sure your Links Toolbar is showing. If you cannot see it, go to the View > Toolbars > Links menu to make it appear.
- If the "Links" toolbar isn't fully showing, click and hold on "Links" while moving it to create more space.
- To remove any unwanted buttons, right click on the name and select "Delete".
B. Add Buttons to your Links Toolbar
| Google.com One click takes you directly to Google's homepage. |
Google
Search Performs search on any highlighted text or just click button to prompt pop-up search box. |
To add Google.com:
- Place your mouse pointer on the Google.com text link above.
- Press down the left mouse button and hold.
- Drag to the "Links" bar - your pointer symbol will change.
- Release the mouse to create the link as a button on your toolbar.
To add Google Search:
- Place your mouse pointer on the Google Search text link above.
- Click the right mouse button and select "Add to Favorites..."
- Click "Yes" to continue adding the button.
- Select the sub-folder "links" and click "OK."
C. Try the Buttons
Google Search
- Use your mouse to highlight this phrase: Stanford University.
- Click the Google Search button to do a Google web search for the highlighted phrase.
- OR... simply click the button to prompt a pop-up Google search box.
Google.com
- Simply click the Google.com button to quickly go to the Google homepage located at www.google.com.
NOTE: The Google Browser Buttons are tailored to the browser you are using. They should work for recent versions, but may not work for older browsers.
