If you’re looking for images related to a topic, you can use the Internet Explorer 8 search bar to find images. The search bar is located at the top of the screen. You can type in a keyword or phrase and the browser will search through its library of images for images that match your query.
Bing Image Search in Action
Two simple steps will have the new accelerator installed: click Add to Internet Explorer to start the process and confirm the installation when the secondary window appears.
For the first of our two examples we chose the “Deepwater Horizon rig”. To find images highlight the word/name that you are interested in, and select Bing Image Search in the context menu. Hovering your mouse over the context menu listing will present a “top” image in a popup window…
Or if you prefer to view multiple images click on the context menu listing. A Bing image search for the highlighted word/name will be opened in a new tab.
Our second example was the Guatemalan volcano “Pacaya”. As before we first viewed the popup window image…
Followed by a full image search in a new tab. The accelerator makes it quick and easy to find additional images when needed.
Conclusion
The Bing Image Search accelerator makes it a simple task to find additional images related to what you are reading or looking at while browsing.
Links
Add the Bing Image Search accelerator to Internet Explorer 8
