Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 For Mac Read Me

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 for Mac Read Me April 2002 (c) Microsoft Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. This document provides late-breaking or other information relevant to Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 for Mac, and is current as of the date above. After that date, you may find more current information and resources on the Microsoft Internet Explorer For Mac Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/ For further technical information on Internet Explorer 5.2, please consult Microsoft's online support resources and search for technical information from Product Support Services. More information is available at the end of this document. To consult online support services, go to http://www.microsoft.com/mac/support/ CONTENTS 1. What's New in Internet Explorer 5.2 1.1 Quartz Text Smoothing 1.2 Improved Security and Reliability 2. Additional Features in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 2.1 New Look and Feel 2.2 Auction Manager 2.3 Internet Scrapbook 2.4 Search Assistant 2.5 Show Related Links 2.6 Tasman Rendering Engine 2.7 Other Features 3. Installation Notes 3.1 Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 3.2 Setting Web Proxy Options 3.3 Importing Web Favorites 4. Troubleshooting 4.1 Using Plug-ins 4.2 Viewing Text on Web Pages 4.3 Viewing Web Pages That Contain ActiveX Controls 4.4 Viewing Web Pages That Contain VBScript 4.5 Browsing Web Sites Offline 4.6 Resolving Date, Time, and Regional Settings Conflicts 4.7 Browsing Secure Web Sites Through a Proxy Server 4.8 Changing Network Settings 4.9 Correcting Rendering Problems 5. Additional Support Options 5.1 Use Help 5.2 Visit the Internet Explorer For Mac Web Site 5.3 Join the Microsoft Internet Explorer For Mac Newsgroup 1. What's New in Internet Explorer 5.2 1.1 Quartz Text Smoothing If the latest version of Mac OS X is installed on your computer, Internet Explorer can now take advantage of the Quartz drawing engine to smooth the edges of text. Quartz text smoothing makes text on your screen easier to read, but has no effect on printed documents. To turn on or off Quartz text smoothing, do the following: 1. On the Explorer menu, click Preferences. 2. Select the Interface Extras preference panel from the list on the left. 3. Select or clear the Enable Quartz text smoothing check box. 1.2 Improved Security and Reliability Internet Explorer 5.2 contains all security and reliability enhancements which were first made available in versions 5.1.1 through 5.1.4. Details of security related changes can be found in the following security bulletin: MS02-019. 2. Additional Features in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 2.1 New Look and Feel Choose from fifteen color schemes for Internet Explorer, including a color that matches your Macintosh, such as Graphite. You can also change the way toolbars display by collapsing the toolbars to maximize your Web page view, adding and removing buttons from the Button Bar, or selecting a pr…