Outlook includes tight integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer. As a result, you can use Outlook as an Internet browser. This article describes how to use Outlook to browse the Internet.

This article assumes that you have a valid Internet connection, either from an Internet service provider (ISP), or through a proxy server on your local area network (LAN).

How to Use Internet Explorer Favorites

The Favorites menu includes links to your Internet Explorer Favorites. To browse one of your favorites, click Open Favorites on the Favorites menu, and then click the favorite that you want to browse. The Web page should display in the list view area of Outlook.

How to Use the Web Toolbar

You can view the Web toolbar to activate additional browsing features in Outlook. To view the Web toolbar, click Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Web. The Web toolbar appears next to the Standard toolbar.

The Web toolbar includes common browser buttons, such as Back, Forward, Stop, Current, Jump, Refresh Current Page, Start Page, and Search the Web. The toolbar also includes an Address box.

To turn off the Web toolbar, click Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Web.

References

For additional information about how to copy your existing Favorites folder to a different computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: