Using the Yahoo! Toolbar With Internet Explorer

Initially, a standard set of buttons appears on your Yahoo! Toolbar in Internet Explorer. Because toolbar buttons are visible whenever the Yahoo! Toolbar is available, they’re useful shortcuts for actions you perform frequently and sites you visit often. You can customize the Toolbar by adding or removing buttons.

Note: If you’ve used an older version of the Yahoo! Toolbar, you know that we saved your customizations with your Yahoo! ID. This no longer occurs with the new Toolbar. Instead, we save your changes to the computer on which you customize the Toolbar. This way, you can see and use your Toolbar every time you open Internet Explorer on your computer and without signing in to Yahoo!. Of course, if you’re using Internet Explorer on a different computer, you may see a different Yahoo! Toolbar.

Here’s How

1. On the Toolbar, click the Settings button (), then select Add/Edit Buttons.

   

   The Yahoo! Toolbar button page opens where you can find the buttons you want to add.

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2. Add one or more buttons to your Toolbar in any of the following ways:

   • In the Popular tab, click a button name on the left to see its description on the right. Add the button to your Toolbar by clicking Add this button.

     

   • In the Button Gallery tab, select a category of buttons from the pull-down list, then click the Add button next to the ones you want to add to your Toolbar.

     

   • Make your own button and add it to your Toolbar.

3. To remove a button from your Toolbar, select the button under Your Toolbar Buttons, then click the remove button.

   

4. When you finish adding and removing buttons, click the Save Changes button.

   A message appears confirming that your Toolbar has been updated.

   

5. Click the Finish button to see your updated Toolbar.

 

Next:
Making Your Own Button

What’s Next

If you don’t see all of your buttons, try one of the following:

• If you see the double arrows at the end of the Toolbar, your browser window is too narrow to display all of the buttons. You can click the arrows to see the additional buttons and select the one you want to use. If possible, you can resize your browser so that it is wide enough to display all buttons.

  

• Click the Settings button, then select Refresh Toolbar. Your new buttons should display (if there’s room).