Create a Custom Toolbar Layout

Internet Explorer 6 has three built-in toolbars with buttons that help you do common tasks:

1.	Standard buttons toolbar. This toolbar includes buttons for navigating Web pages, refreshing the current page, going to your home page, accessing Favorites, and more.
2.	Address bar. You can type a Web address into the address bar and click the Go button to go to the Web page.
3.	Links toolbar. This toolbar has buttons to help you quickly call up a favorite Web page with a single click of your mouse. Built-in toolbars in Internet Explorer 6

You can easily move these three toolbars to different places to create your own custom layout in Internet Explorer 6. Here's how:

•	To rearrange toolbars, drag the Move handle that appears at the left edge of each toolbar. It is a subtle dotted vertical line. When you move your mouse over it, you'll see a double-headed arrow as shown the image below. If you don't see the Move handles on your toolbar, you'll need to unlock your toolbars: On the Internet Explorer 6 View menu, click Toolbars, and click Lock the Toolbars to uncheck this menu option. Move handle with double-headed arrow
•	To arrange toolbars so they are side by side, drag one toolbar on top of another using the Move handle.
•	To adjust how much of a toolbar is visible, drag the Move handle left or right.

Here are examples of some different ways you can position your toolbars:

Example 1: Links toolbar positioned to the right of the standard buttons toolbar

Example 2: Standard buttons toolbar, links toolbar and address bar grouped together

Example 3: Standard buttons toolbar positioned below the links toolbar and address bar

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Add the Address Bar to the Windows XP Taskbar

Not only can you move and resize the address bar within Internet Explorer 6, but you can also add the address bar to the Windows XP taskbar. This gives you quick access to the address bar all the time. To add the address bar to the taskbar:

1.	Right-click on the taskbar. This will bring up a menu. If a check mark appears next to Lock the Taskbar, click this menu item to uncheck it. This will unlock the taskbar.
2.	On the taskbar menu, click Toolbars and click Address. This will add the address bar to your taskbar.
3.	To make the address bar longer or shorter, drag the Move handle on the address bar to the left or right. Windows XP taskbar with integrated address bar

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Customize the Toolbar Buttons

By default, Internet Explorer 6 includes toolbar buttons for many common tasks, such as accessing your home page or your Favorites, printing, and getting e-mail. You can add and remove buttons to customize the toolbar.

1.	On the Internet Explorer 6 View menu, click Toolbars, and click Customize. Tip: You can also right-click anywhere on the Standard Buttons Toolbar to bring up the Toolbars menu. From here, click Customize.
2.	In the Customize Toolbar box, you have lots of options for adding, removing, and rearranging buttons. Customize Toolbar box

•	To add new toolbar buttons, click a button from the list of Available toolbar buttons, and click the Add button.
•	To remove toolbar buttons, click a button from the list of Current toolbar buttons, and click the Remove button.
•	To change the display order of toolbar buttons, click a button from the Current toolbar buttons list, and then click Move Up and Move Down to rearrange the order in which the buttons appear.
•	The Text options list lets you choose how you want the descriptive labels on the buttons to appear—under the button, next to the button, or not at all.
•	The Icon options list lets you choose the size of the toolbar buttons—either small or large.
•	When you're finished customizing your toolbar, click the Close button.

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Increase Page Viewing Space

Here are two tips for increasing the amount of space you have to view a Web page:

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You can hide toolbars that you don't use. • On the Internet Explorer 6 View menu, pause your mouse over Toolbars. • In the Toolbars menu that appears, you will see a list of toolbars such as Standard Buttons, Address Bar, and Links. Click the particular toolbar that you want to hide or show. The toolbars that are visible have a check mark next to them.

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You can put Internet Explorer 6 into full screen view, which minimizes the toolbars and hides the Windows XP Taskbar. This gives you the maximum amount of Web page viewing space. • On the Internet Explorer 6 View menu, click Full Screen. You can also press F11 on the keyboard. • To go back to the normal view, press F11 on the keyboard. You can use the F11 key to toggle back and forth between normal and full screen view.