Customizing the Browser Toolbar

A browser toolbar is like a browser extension and it can add extra buttons to the browser interface to accomplish and get access to most frequently used tasks.

There are many browser toolbars and some of the most popularly used are:

Google Toolbar

This browser toolbar features Google Suggest, Spell Check, AutoFill and Word Translator and it supports Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Yahoo! Toolbar

This browser toolbar is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux, it lets you get instant access to your favorite sites and open new tabs from the Toolbar buttons easily. It has adjustable search box that lets you customize to fit your needs. It also supports Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.

MSN Toolbar

The MSN toolbar only supports Internet Explorer and it lets you browse faster with tabs by switching between website using the same Explorer window. This browser toolbar gives you quick and easy access to MSN Messenger, Microsoft Hotmail and MSN Spaces, saving you time instead of opening another window and typing in the website you need.

Dogpile Toolbar

Dogpile toolbar also only supports Internet Explorer but this browser toolbar has great features like Web Search, Yellow Pages, White Pages, Popup Blocker, RSS tool, Ticker, Ticker Customization, Cursor Search and SearchSpy.

Merriam-Webster Toolbar

This browser toolbar is the online directory search box that is constantly available in Internet Explorer; it is user-friendly. Just type a word or highlight it then click enter and a new window will open for the results, that way you will not lose your current page. This toolbar is easily accessible from the right-click menu and it is easy to install and customize according to your preferences.

A9 Toolbar

This browser toolbar supports the Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and Netscape web browsers. It allows you to search the Internet directly from your browser and it features Bookmarks from the server that you can access from anywhere. It also has a Diary that you can use to leave notes on any web page and you can access these notes from any PC terminal at later times. It also allows you to check your browsing history from anywhere and the Automatic List feature will give you an easy time searching for the result navigation. This toolbar can also block unwanted Popups and it can customize the Browser Toolbar depending on your needs.

You must be aware that you can customize the way your toolbars will appear on your browser.





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