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CustomizeIE v1.00
Copyright (c) 2003 Nir Sofer

Web site: http://nirsoft.cjb.net
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Description
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The CustomizeIE utility allows you to easily add, edit and delete additional 
toolbar buttons and menu items in Internet Explorer. (Version 5.0 and above)


System Requirements
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* Windows operating system: Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 or 
  Windows XP. 
* Internet Explorer, Versions 5.0 - 6.0 


License
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This utility is released as freeware. You can freely use and distribute it.
If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution 
package including the readme.txt, without any modification !


Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed 
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of 
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not 
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages 
due to loss of data or any other reason. 



Using the CustomizeIE utility
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The CustomizeIE is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any 
installation process or additional DLLs. Just run the executable, (ctie.exe),
and start using it.

The main screen of CustomizeIE displays all current additional menu items 
and toolbar buttons of Internet Explorer. Be aware that some menu items and
toolbar buttons are created by other applications, like "Download Accelerator",
"iOpus Internet Macros", and others. You can also modify the settings of these
buttons and menu items, although it's not recommended.


Adding menu items
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In order to add a new menu item to Internet Explorer, follow the instructions below:
1. From the File menu, choose "New Menu Item", or simply press Ctrl+M.
2. In the "Menu Item" window, fill the following fields:
   * Owner: System or User. If choose "System", the menu item will be added for
     all users in your computer. If you choose "User", the menu item will 
     be added only to the current logged on user.

   * Menu: Select under which menu your item will be added: Tools Or Help.

   * Menu Item: Type the name of you menu item.

   * Description: Type the description of you item. The text you write here will
     appear in the status bar when your menu item is highlighted.  

   * File Type: Select Application or Script (The third option is not supported). 

   * Filename: Select a filename. If the file type is Application, you should
     type a full path of an application that you want to run when the menu item
     is selected (For Example: f:\winnt\system32\calc.exe)
     If the file type is a script, you should type a full path of a script file.
     For more information about scripts, read below.
     
3. Finally, press the "Create Menu Item". In order to see your new menu item,
   you should close Internet Explorer and then reopen it.


Adding toolbar buttons:
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In order to add a new button to the toolbar of Internet Explorer, 
follow the instructions below:
1. From the File menu, choose "New Toolbar Button", or simply press Ctrl+T.
2. In the "Toolbar Button" window, fill the following fields:

   * Owner: System or User. If choose "System", the button will be added for
     all users in your computer. If you choose "User", the button will 
     be added only to the toolbar of the current logged on user.

   * Caption: The text you write here will be shown under the toolbar button
     (only if IE is configured to show text labels in the toolbar)

   * Default Icon / Hot Icon: In these fields, you should select the icons that 
     should be displayed on your toolbar button. You can select an icon file (.ICO) 
     or an icon resource in executable file (*.exe, *.dll).
     
   * Visible: Choose 'Yes' if you want that the button will be visible by default.  

   * File Type: Select Application or Script (The other options are only
     for professional programmers, and they are currently not supported by 
     this utility.

   * Filename: Select a filename. If the file type is Application, you should
     type a full path of an application that you want to run when the button
     is pressed (For Example: f:\winnt\system32\calc.exe)
     If the file type is a script, you should type a full path of a script file.
     For more information about scripts, read below.
   

3. Finally, press the "Create Button". In order to see your new button,
   you should close Internet Explorer and then reopen it. If you still don't see
   your button in the toolbar, try to enable it in the "Customize Toolbar"
   window of Internet Explorer.



Modify/Delete existing buttons and menu items
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In order to modify existing item (menu or button), double-click on the desired
item, and modify the item's properties as you wish.
In order to delete an item, select the desired item and press the 'Del' key.



Using scripts 
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If you have a knowledge in Javascript, you can write scripts, and execute them when
you press a button or when you select a menu item. 
You can also use this feature for opening a specific Web site when you press a button or
select a menu item: The "script1.htm" (attached to this utility) opens the Google
Web site in a new window. You change the Web address in the script to the Web site
you need, and use it in buttons or menu items you create.


Using Icons
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When you create a toolbar button, you have to select 2 icons to display in the 
toolbar button:
1. The default icon: This icon is usually painted with gray scale colors. 
   
2. The hot icon: This icon is usually colorful, and it's displayed when the mouse
   cursor moves over the button.

In order to get the best results, each icon should contain 2 types of images:
1. 16 X 16 pixels with 16 colors.
2. 20 X 20 pixels with 256 colors.

You can use the sample icons attached to this utility in order create your buttons,
and learn how to create you own icons: 
For the default icon: icon1.ico, icon2,ico, icon3.ico
For the hot icon: hoticon1.ico, hoticon2,ico, hoticon3.ico

For more information about designing icons for the toolbar buttons of Internet 
Explorer, you can read the following article in Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/browser/ext/overview/toolbar_style.asp



Feedback
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If you have any problem, suggestion, comment, or you found a bug in my 
utility, you can send a message to nirsofer@yahoo.com
