Internet Explorer 8 features

Search suggestions

Have you ever forgotten the complete title of a book you were hoping to find or the first name of the actor in last night's movie? To save time and help you figure out what you're searching for, Internet Explorer 8 will offer relevant suggestions as you type words into the search box. Click a suggestion at any time to immediately execute the search without having to type the entire word or phrase.

Internet Explorer 8 is also partnering with top search providers like Bing, Wikipedia, Yahoo!, Amazon, and more to deliver visual suggestions that provide you with pictures as well as words. For example, if you use Wikipedia Visual Search as a search provider, typing Isaac Newt will instantly show you a visual preview of the results directly in the search box drop-down.

Visual search suggestions in Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer can provide visual search suggestions as you type your search terms

For more information, see Change or choose a search provider in Internet Explorer.

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