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Under the Hood of IE 5

Easy Searching and Navigation

IE 5 stores the exact frame set you see when you bookmark so that you can retrieve the exact page you want when you return. In this example, the specs on two cars appear with IE 5 (upper left), but are lost with IE 4 (lower left).   

   

Long URLs have gotten easier to handle with IE 5. Begin typing the first few letters of a Web address, and a pop-up menu appears. Press the down arrow to cycle through the list and select a site.

Utterly customizable but somewhat overwhelming, IE 5's interface could use a little slimming down. On the positive side, you can choose which of five panes you want to view, decide how to position them, and remove unneeded toolbar icons.

New sort tools in IE 5 let you easily organize recently visited sites. A drop-down menu sorts sites by date, name, frequency of visit, or date visited; and a new search tool compares the keyword you enter against a record of the domain names and page titles of Web sites you have visited previously.