Using Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 8 - IE8

Internet Explorer 8 incorporates many new features and standards.  Quite a few of these are aimed at security and functionality.

Method #1 – Display All Websites in Compatibility View

This is the catch all and will make sure all sites run in Compatibility mode.

Just remember you may want to turn this off at some point in the future as more websites take advantage of the features available in IE8.

·         From the Tools menu select Compatibility View Settings

·         In the Compatibility View Settings Dialog select the Display all websites in Compatibility View checkbox and click Close

 

·         Now all the sites you visit will be viewed in Compatibility Mode.

METHOD #2 – Select Compatibility View from the Navigation bar

·         When you arrive at the page you are browsing to, check the navigation bar for this button:

 

·         If you click this button the page will refresh and be viewed in Compatibility Mode.

 

·         You will also get a pop up similar to this one informing you the page has been set to compatibility mode

 

·         Now whenever you visit this page it will display in compatibility mode.

 

·         NOTE - IE8 will decide which sites to display the “Compatibility View” button for on a case by case base (and some other factors).  If the button doesn’t display for a particular site and you want to be sure it’s running in compatibility mode, then either method #1 or #3 in this document to do that.

METHOD #3 – Manually specifying site to run in Compatibility Mode

 

·         From the Tools menu select Compatibility View Settings

 

·         In the Dialog box, in the Add This Website field, the current web address will be displayed (see below)

·         You can either leave the entry or Manually enter the desired web address.

·         Then simply click the Add button to add it to the list.

·         Click Close to complete the process.

If you would like more information regarding Compatibility View or other IE8 Features, start by visiting this IE8 Link from Microsoft.