HELP: Can't find Internet Explorer toolbar w/OS 9.2

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dimsumfan

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Internet Explorer is open, but I can't find the toolbar with the File, Edit, View, and Tools menu. I need to get into "Internet Options," but it's impossible if I can't find the "Tools" menu.

Anyone have any idea how it got hidden, and where to find it/how to retrieve it?

Thanks!

(O.S. is 9.2, IE is 5.1)
 
The menus on the Mac are located on the menu bar at the top, also known as the universal menu bar since it displays the menus for whatever application is active. To know what application you're in, it should display on the top right with the name. If it says "Finder", then that means that the desktop is active and you're seeing the menus for the Finder. Click on the name/icon at the top tight and you'll see a list of running applications. Select Internet Explorer (if it's running, it will show there) and then you should have the menu for IE.

Also, remember that the menu listings are different on the Mac than on Windows. All applications on the Mac (in Mac OS 9 at least) have the preferences under Edit, since what you want to do are "edit preferences." :) This is to maintain a UI consistency among all Mac apps. Personally, I think that Windows is a bit lacking in this area, and sometimes even Mac OS X (although not as badly).

Hope this helps.
 
Thanks... yes, helpful. My challenge is that I'm helping my partner who has a Japanese computer. Not sure if the configuration is the same as with the English version. So while I see the menu bar on top, I'm not finding what I expect to be a TOOLS menu with INTERNET OPTIONS on that menu. Might these be somewhere else I'm not looking?
 
It should be on the second menu item from the Apple on the left, and it should be the last menu selectino under that menu item. IE for the Mac doesn't have a Tools-->Internet Options menu like in IE. It should be under Edit-->Preferences.

See here for the steps:

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/browsers/iemac.html

(This shows you how to get to the preferences for changing the fonts, but at least it shows you how to get to the Preferences. :D)
 
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