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Web search improvements
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The search box in the top right corner of the IE8 window has some nifty improvements. As shown at the top, it shows history items that match the search term, and also allows you to switch to a different search provider by clicking an icon. For sites that support the new Visual Search feature (such as Wikipedia and Amazon, shown here), a drop-down list of search results allows you to skip the list of search results completely and go straight to the desired page.

For a more detailed discussion of this and other features in Internet Explorer Beta 2, see Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover.
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There's always ieSpell
I don't know if it is related to the IEPro mentioned in one of the other notes, but there is a little program called ieSpell which fi I remember right is free. It can be used for everything not relate... (Read the rest)
Posted by: CharlesEtheridge@... Posted on: 09/11/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Does it have spell checking?  LBiege | 08/27/08
No and yes.  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/27/08
Spell checker....  jnoooo | 08/28/08
IE Pro  Paul Fletcher | 08/28/08
How long ago did you try?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
Re:IE Pro  jnoooo | 08/28/08
There's always ieSpell  CharlesEtheridge@... | 09/11/08
It looks really good, but...  Scrat | 08/28/08
Who care about the extra options ....  wackoae | 08/28/08
It's Still in BETA  GeneBuettner | 08/28/08
Nice makeover  esdrasf@... | 08/28/08
Coexist with IE 6 or 7?  websquad | 08/28/08
No (But)  LegendsOfBatman | 08/28/08
Tabs  jtb74129 | 08/28/08
you don't have to hold down a button, in IE7, now.  dinosaur_z | 08/28/08
RE: Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)  mike_flood | 08/28/08
Did you try clicking them?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
Works correctly in FF3.0.1  dinosaur_z | 08/28/08
I'm using FF 3.0.1 here  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
I'm using FF 3.01 also  LegendsOfBatman | 08/28/08
RE: Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)  Crankshaft | 08/28/08
New? Oh, yeah...  roger@... | 08/28/08
Huh?  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
Just here to bash M/S  LegendsOfBatman | 08/28/08
Your right, but sometimes...  USTechHead | 09/02/08
RE: Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)  mrweedy | 08/28/08
it looks great--i want it  hansonjb | 08/28/08
Auto-Login to Web Sites  nickjack | 08/28/08
RE: Will not run on my Vista Home Premium  southpa38 | 08/28/08
You need to download the correct executable for your system  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
Astonishing outlook web access 2003 oversight?  pabds | 08/31/08
It's a beta  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 08/31/08
Sloppy  pabds | 08/31/08
wasted real estate  sjbjava | 09/02/08
To much uper crap still covering the reason it looking at the net  missplaced | 09/02/08
For goodness sake Ed ...  midgeuk | 09/02/08
I have tested OWA myself  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 09/02/08
RE: Blocking unsafe sites (Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2)  jnoel@... | 09/02/08
Not sure what you're looking at  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 09/03/08

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