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browser url

by cnet3tee Mar 8, 2010 9:51AM PST

In the browser's url/address input box, is there a command to pull up a webpage, minus all the fancy graphics? Just text, but all the radio buttons or dropdown boxes still work. Sometimes, it takes too long to display a page with all the nice graphics and I just want to skip all that.

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Depending on your browser

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Mar 8, 2010 8:16PM PST

Then Yes.

For example in my Firefox browser, I can goto Tools > Options, Content tab, and remove the option to "Load images automatically".

Other browser will have a similar option somewhere in their Tools menu.

Mark

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In IE8

by bryn_ie8team Mar 9, 2010 4:18AM PST

If you are running Internet Explorer 8:

1. Click the "Tools" button.
2. Select "Internet Options".
3. When the "Internet Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, click the "Advanced" tab.
4. Scroll down to "Multimedia" and uncheck "Show pictures"
5. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

I hope this helps!

Cheers,
Bryn
IE8 Outreach Team

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