What is the Address Bar?

How to call out the address bar: Start IE-> View-> Toolbar-> Address bar

Address Bar

Call up the address bar: Start IE-> View->

Entering a website address in the IE address bar is the most basic function of the IE address bar. In fact, the IE address bar can also have other wonderful uses. These techniques are very useful in places such as Internet cafes that are restricted by Internet cafe management software.

1. Quickly open "My Computer"

As you know, enter "My Computer" in the IE address bar, and then press "Enter" to open "My Computer". However, if it is on a computer protected by Internet cafe management software, such as an Internet cafe, it will not be useful. You can try it if you don't believe it. However, if you enter in the address bar of Internet Explorer: file: /// ::% 7B20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D% 7D, you can break through the restrictions of Internet cafe management software and enter "My Computer" in.

2. Quickly enter the recycle bin

Enter the Chinese characters "Recycle Bin" in the address bar of IE, you can open the recycle bin, delete or restore the files in it, and then press the "Back" button to return to IE. If you are in an Internet cafe, the recycle bin is also protected and cannot be accessed directly. At this time, you can enter in the browser address bar: file: /// ::% 7B645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E% 7D, so you can get rid of the shackles. Directly into the recycle bin, what else can restrict you?

3. Quickly set the "Control Panel"

Enter "Control Panel" in the IE address bar, and then press "Enter" to enter the "Control Panel" setting window. However, in Internet cafes, you cannot access the "Control Panel" because access to the "Control Panel" in Internet cafes is blocked. The solution is to enter in the IE address bar:

file: /// ::% 7B20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D% 7D% 5C ::% 7B21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D% 7D ", press Enter to bring up the" Control Panel ", here Various settings can be made.

Quick access to root directories and folders

Enter a backslash character "/" directly in the address bar of IE, and press Enter to access the root directory of the system. If you enter "/" and the folder path of the disk where the system is located, you can go directly to this directory. For example, to think of the system directory under C: / Windows, you can enter "/ Windows / system" in the IE address bar and press Enter to enter the folder.

5.Quickly enter MS-DOS mode

Enter "c: /command.com" in the IE address bar and enter MS-DOS mode after pressing Enter. If you enter "/command.com" in the IE address bar, a dialog box with the title "File Download" will appear, asking if you want to "Open" or "Save", or "Cancel" or view "Details" . If you want to enter DOS, click "Open".

6. Quickly open "My Documents"

Enter "My Documents" in the address bar of IE browser to enter it. In Internet cafes and other computers that cannot directly access the local hard disk or desktop, you can enter in the IE address bar: file: /// ::% 7B450D8FBA- AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103% 7D, you can open "My Documents".

7. Quickly open "Network Neighborhood"

Enter "Network Neighborhood" in the IE address bar. If you are in an Internet cafe and cannot directly access the "Network Neighborhood", please enter in the IE address bar: file: /// ::% 7B208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D% 7D, you can achieve your wish-open "Network Neighborhood" and then you can see everything at a glance.

8.Run programs fast

Enter the absolute path of the program to be run directly in the IE address bar, and then press Enter. For example, we want to run the notepad program notepad.exe, enter c: /windows/notepad.exe (Figure 1) in the address bar, and then press Enter, and Notepad will appear.

9. Quickly navigate to the address bar

Just press Alt + D or F6 to position the cursor on the address bar, and you can position the cursor without clicking the address bar with the mouse, so entering the website address will be much faster.

10. Send email quickly

Enter "mailto: [e-mail]" in the IE address bar, where "[e-mail]" represents the email address you want to send. After you press Enter, you can start the system's default email program to send mail.