尽管Windows 8.1中的(Windows 8.1)Internet Explorer 11应用程序是一个简单的、面向触摸的桌面浏览器(desktop browser)版本，但它仍然有很多配置选项，对于刚开始使用它的用户来说可能很难理解。这就是为什么在本文中我们将分享Internet Explorer 11应用程序中可用的所有配置选项并尽我们所能解释它们的原因。
在哪里可以找到Internet Explorer 应用程序(Internet Explorer App)的设置(Settings)
为了找到Internet Explorer应用程序必须提供的所有配置选项，您需要访问“选项(Options)”菜单。
首先，打开Internet Explorer应用程序。如果您不知道如何操作，请阅读本文中的“如何在 Windows 8.1 中启动两个版本的 Internet Explorer”("How to Start Both Versions of Internet Explorer in Windows 8.1")部分。
然后，单击或点击页面工具(Page tools)按钮。
在显示的菜单中，单击或点击(click or tap) 选项(Options)。
另一种方法是在打开Internet Explorer应用程序时调出超级按钮，然后转到设置(Settings)，然后转到选项(Options)。
在这里，您将找到可用于Internet Explorer应用程序的所有配置选项。
如何更改Internet Explorer的外观
所有设置都分为不同的部分。在外观(Appearance)部分，您将找到两个选项：
“始终显示地址栏和标签”("Always show address bar and tabs") - 默认情况下，此开关处于启用状态。如果禁用它，地址栏(address bar)会自动隐藏，从而在屏幕上为您正在浏览的网站留出更多空间。
这是打开地址栏(address bar)时浏览器的样子。
这是隐藏地址栏和选项卡时(address bar)Internet Explorer的外观。
缩放(Zoom)-网页的默认缩放为 100%。(default zoom)您可以将缩放栏(zoom bar)向左拖动以达到至少 50% 或向右拖动以将页面放大至 400%。
如何在Internet Explorer 应用程序中更改主页(Internet Explorer App)
在主页(Home pages)部分，您可以选择在打开Internet Explorer应用程序时加载哪些页面。
单击或点击自定义(Customize)按钮。
在这里您可以看到当前设置为主页(Home pages)的网站列表，或者您可以选择将当前打开的网站添加到列表中。
要编辑或删除列表中的网站，请单击或点击其链接。
您可以在页面地址(Page address)文本框中编辑其 URL。
您也可以通过单击或点击“删除(Remove)”按钮将其从列表中删除。但是，您应该记住，列表中至少需要一个主页(home page)，并且不允许删除此列表中的最后一项。
要将当前网站添加到列表中，请单击或点击添加当前网站(Add current site)按钮。
然后单击或点击添加(Add)按钮。
每次启动Internet Explorer应用程序或桌面版Internet Explorer时，都会加载您添加的网站。(Internet Explorer)
您可以在阅读视图(Reading view)部分编辑什么？
阅读视图(Reading view)是Internet Explorer应用程序的一项有用功能，它允许用户在没有广告和其他干扰的情况下加载网页。要了解有关它的更多信息，请阅读本指南：在Internet Explorer 11中使用阅读视图(Reading View)忘记广告和干扰(Forget Ads & Distractions)。
在设置的阅读视图(Reading view)部分，您可以自定义使用此模式时用于文本的样式和字体大小。(font size)
要更改用于文本的样式，请单击或点击四种可用样式之一。
要更改阅读视图(Reading view)中使用的字体大小，请单击或点击字体大小(Font size)下拉列表。
然后，选择一种可用尺寸。
从哪里删除您的浏览历史记录(Browsing History)
在历史记录部分，您可以从(History)Internet Explorer应用程序中删除部分或全部浏览数据。
我们将在单独的教程中介绍如何删除所有历史记录和浏览数据。
更改 Internet Explorer(Change How Internet Explorer Deals)处理密码的方式(Passwords)
在密码(Passwords)部分，您可以选择Internet Explorer是否在您登录网站时提供保存密码。
默认情况下，此功能已启用。要禁用它，您所要做的就是关闭“在我登录网站时提供保存密码”("Offer to save passwords when I log into sites")开关。
您还可以通过按“管理(Manage)”按钮来管理Internet Explorer应用程序保存的密码。(Internet Explorer)
如何直接从浏览器(Browser)拨打电话(Phone Calls Straight)
在电话号码(Phone numbers)部分，您可以设置浏览器是否会按格式识别电话号码，并允许您像访问链接一样拨打电话。显然，如果您安装了Skype等可以拨打电话的应用程序，您就可以拨打电话号码。
要启用此功能，您必须将“检测站点上的电话号码以便我可以呼叫他们”("Detect phone numbers on sites so I can call them")开关设置为On。
此功能在具有LTE 连接的(LTE connectivity)Windows 8.1平板电脑上也很有用。
您可以在字体和编码部分更改什么？
在字体和编码(Fonts and encoding)部分，单击或点击选择(Select)按钮。
您会发现几个带有选项的下拉列表，这些选项允许您更改在浏览的网站上查看文本的方式。它们如下：
语言脚本(Language script)- 当网站未指定时，选择浏览器用于渲染字体的脚本。默认情况下，选择基于拉丁文的(Latin based)脚本。
网页字体- 选择浏览器应为使用浏览器提供的(Webpage font)默认字体(default font)的网站使用的字体。默认情况下，选择Times New Roman。
固定宽度字体(Fixed width fonts)- 当网站使用固定宽度字体时，选择浏览器应使用的字体(width font)。
编码(Encoding)- 为您访问的网站选择正确的编码。如果您发现字符显示不正确，您应该首先尝试更改文本的编码。
阅读方向(Reading direction)- 选择适合您偏好的文本方向。
结论
如您所见，Windows 8.1中的(Windows 8.1)Internet Explorer 11应用程序提供了大量的配置选项。我们建议您对其进行测试并选择更适合您需要的设置。
如果您正在寻找有关Internet Explorer应用程序的其他有用指南，请不要犹豫，阅读下面推荐的文章。
Configure How the Internet Explorer App Works in Windows 8.1
Even though the Internet Explorer 11 app іn Windows 8.1 is a simplе, touch oriented vеrsion оf the desktoр browser, it still has a lot of configuratіоn options, that could be hard to understаnd for users who are just starting to use it. Thiѕ is the reason why, in this article we will shаre all the configυration options that are available in the Internet Explorer 11 app and explain them as best we can.
Where to Find the Settings of the Internet Explorer App
In order to find all the configuration options the Internet Explorer app has to offer, you need to access the Options menu.
First, open the Internet Explorer app. If you don't know how, please read the "How to Start Both Versions of Internet Explorer in Windows 8.1" section from this article.
Then, click or tap the Page tools button.
In the menu that is shown, click or tap Options.
An alternative is to bring up the charms while the Internet Explorer app is opened and go to Settings and then to Options.
Here you will find all the configuration options that are available for the Internet Explorer app.
How to Change Internet Explorer's Appearance
All the settings are grouped into different sections. In the Appearance section you will find two options:
"Always show address bar and tabs" - By default, this switch is enabled. If you disable it, the address bar automatically hides, leaving more space on the screen for the websites you are browsing.
This is what the browser looks like when the address bar is turned on.
This is how Internet Explorer looks like when the address bar and the tabs are hidden.
Zoom - The default zoom for web pages is 100%. You can drag the zoom bar to the left to get to a minimum of 50% or drag it to the right to zoom the page up to 400%.
How to Change the Homepage in the Internet Explorer App
In the Home pages section you can choose which pages are loaded when you open the Internet Explorer app.
Click or tap the Customize button.
Here you can see a list of the websites currently set as Home pages or you can choose to add the currently opened website to the list.
To edit or remove a website in the list, click or tap its link.
You can edit its URL in the Page address text box.
You can also remove it from the list by clicking or tapping the Remove button. However, you should keep in mind that you need at least one home page in the list and you won't be allowed to remove the last item in this list.
To add the current website to the list, click or tap the Add current site button.
Then click or tap the Add button.
The website you have added will be loaded each time you start the Internet Explorer app or Internet Explorer for desktop.
What can you edit in the Reading view section?
Reading view is an useful feature of the Internet Explorer app that allows users to load a web page without ads and other distractions. To learn more about it, read this guide: Forget Ads & Distractions with Reading View in Internet Explorer 11.
In the Reading view section of settings, you can customize the style used for the text and the font size when you are using this mode.
To change the style used for the text, click or tap one of the four available styles.
To change the size of the font used in the Reading view, click or tap the Font size drop down list.
Then, choose one of the available sizes.
From Where to Delete Your Browsing History
In the History section you can delete some or all of your browsing data from the Internet Explorer app.
We will cover how to remove all your history and browsing data in a separate tutorial.
Change How Internet Explorer Deals with Passwords
In the Passwords section you can choose whether Internet Explorer offers to save your passwords when you log into sites.
By default, this feature is enabled. To disable it, all you have to do is to turn off the "Offer to save passwords when I log into sites" switch.
You can also manage the passwords that are saved by the Internet Explorer app, by pressing the Manage button.
How to Initiate Phone Calls Straight from the Browser
In the Phone numbers section you can set whether the browser will recognize phone numbers by their format and allow you to call them as if you were accessing links. Obviously, you can call phone numbers if you have an app like Skype installed, which can make phone calls.
To enable this feature, you have to set the "Detect phone numbers on sites so I can call them" switch to On.
This feature is useful also on Windows 8.1 tablets with LTE connectivity.
What can you change in the Fonts and encoding section?
In the Fonts and encoding section, click or tap the Select button.
You will find several drop-down lists with options that allow you to change the way you see the text on the websites you are browsing. They are, as follows:
Language script - select the script the browser should use for rendering fonts, when the website doesn't specify it. By default, the Latin based script is selected.
Webpage font - select the font the browser should use for websites that use the default font provided by the browser. By default, Times New Roman is selected.
Fixed width fonts - select which font should be used by the browser when a website uses a fixed width font.
Encoding - select the proper encoding for the websites that you visit. If you see that characters are displayed incorrectly you should first try to change the encoding of the text.
Reading direction - choose the orientation of the text to suit your preferences.
Conclusion
As you can see, the Internet Explorer 11 app from Windows 8.1 offers a surprisingly large number of configuration options. We recommend that you test them and choose the settings that better suit your needs.
If you are looking for other useful guides about the Internet Explorer app, don't hesitate to read the articles recommended below.
