Internet Explorer 8 and Compatibility View
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 may, in some cases, fail to display some web pages correctly. Microsoft addresses this issue in this Microsoft Support article, which states:
…you may experience any of the following symptoms in Internet Explorer 8:
- Menus, images, or text are in the wrong positions on some Web sites.
- Some Web site features do not work.
- You receive script error messages on some Web sites.
- Internet Explorer stops working or crashes on some Web sites.
Microsoft lists the cause for this as:
Some Web sites are designed for older browsers. You may experience compatibility issues on these sites until they are updated for Internet Explorer 8.
There is a Compatibility View feature in IE 8 that will help these sites display and work as well as they can. Here’s the “short attention span” version of how to turn it on:
With IE 8 open, click “Tools” on the Command Bar, and then click “Compatibility View Settings” on the Tools menu as shown below:
Once the Compatibility View Settings window opens, click to put a checkmark in the box next to where it says “Display all websites in Compatibility View” as shown below:
Click the “Close” button, and you’re done. We recommend you close and restart Internet Explorer 8 after making this change.
And, as always, if you need assistance or have a computer-related question, contact us! We’ll be happy to help!