Quicker access to thematically related sites(Internet Explorer 8)

             One opens scores of tabs during a comprehensive research on diff erent topics. However, these are so small that the title does not give an insight into the content. Finding previously visited, interesting websites becomes a pain.
             The tabs are so small that the title does not give an insight into the content. Finding previously visited, interesting websites becomes torturous.
             Use the advanced navigation options and the colored tabs features of the browser which are new features in the latest version. When you click on a link in a website and press the [Ctrl] key when doing so, the browser opens the content in a new tab at the end of the current group. Instead, keep the [Shift] key pressed when clicking a link; this opens a new browser window with the linked content. On the other hand, as soon as you call up a new domain via the address bar and press the [Alt] key when confirming with Enter, a new tab of a different color opens up.

             This automatic grouping ensures a better overview, but it also has a disadvantage: since research is usually subject-oriented, colored sorting of websites as per domain names is not very practical. A better way to do this is to color code the related contents. This is very easy: just pull the relevant tab into an already existing group. It automatically takes the color of this group, the tab to the left of the insert field to be more precise.
               There are further functions that help you cope with multiple tabs: Internet Explorer displays the open sites as icons by clicking ‘Quick tabs’ to the left in the tab bar. The view also preserves the groupings, and displays them with the help of colored frames around the mini websites. However, these are small depending on the monitor resolution. The list view comes in handy here. You can fold this out using the down arrow to the right. The browser separates the groups with a horizontal line in the list view. If you want to close all tabs in a group, right-click one of the tabs and select ‘Close this tab group’. Unfortunately, there is no option to save an entire group as favorite.
               To open multiple tabs at once you will need to stack them up in one folder. For this click on ‘Favorites | Add Favorites’ to the left in the tab bar, select a location from the favorites in the dialog and assign a name to the folder. For opening a previously saved tab group, again open the favorites list, navigate to the relevant folder and place the cursor on it. A blue arrow will appear at the end of the line. Now click on the folder to open all the websites it contains in one go while you also get to maintain the color group. This will be good for easy reference and will speed up your surfing considerably.