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Google Toolbar 5 for IE Available

This article was written on December 12, 2007 by CyberNet.

Google has just launched a new Toolbar for Internet Explorer with several new and multiple improved features. Given the large portion of our readers who use alternative browsers like Firefox, this new toolbar really won’t be beneficial to you. But, it will give you an idea of what’s to come when they release a new Firefox version. Unlike the “regular” version of this Toolbar, the new Toolbar 5 doesn’t automatically install the Google Updater because it’s in beta which is nice. That’s always been a pet-peeve of mine. If you’d like to take the new toolbar for a test-drive, you can download it here. Before you do that, let’s take a look at what’s new so you know what to expect.

youtube gadget

Google Gadgets support — add gadgets to your toolbar
Install different buttons for different services like Google Blog Search, Orkut, Gmail, YouTube, etc. When you click on the buttons, the gadget pops-down for quick and easy access.
Take your Toolbar with you — access toolbar settings, bookmarks and custom buttons from any computer by saving your settings online.
Google Notebook integration — easily clip content from around the web and then access it right from the Toolbar
Navigation error suggestions — make a mistake while entering a URL? Google will show you suggestions in the toolbar
Auto-fill feature – all of those web forms will be easier with an improved AutoFill

Another big change I noticed was that the “Toolbar Options” interface has been completely redesigned and looks quite a bit better. They tab the different category options to the left so that it’s easier to navigate as shown below.

toolbar options