How to Download Additional Accelerators in Internet Explorer 9

Edited by Chris, Teresa, Laura

If you're tired of seeing only Accelerators from Bing as being the only browser Accelerator on Internet Explorer 9, try using some other available ones. But in order for you to use another Accelerator, you'll need to be able to download and install one. This article will walk you through this process.

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1
Open Internet Explorer to any webpage. Even the [about:blank] webpage would work.

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2
Click the "Gears" icon from the top right corner of the screen.
3
Click the "Manage add-ons" choice.
4
Look for a section in the "Add-on Types" called "Accelerators"
5
Look for and click the link in the bottom left hand corner of the dialog box that says "Find More Accelerators". This will bring up a website.
6
Search the site with a specific keyword to the name of the your looking to search for, from the box at the right hand corner.
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Click the "Magnifying glass icon" to the right of the search box, to submit your search.
8
Look for your requested accelerator. Make sure the category/type is listed as Accelerator below the item's title.
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Click the "Add to Internet Explorer" button.
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Click the "Add to Internet Explorer" button again on the new page that shows up, when you have verified all this information is true.
11
Click the "Add" button on the new dialog box that pops up. It should be the file setting for the addition of an Accelerator.
12
Verify that the accelerator will show up in your browser.

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Edit Tips

Your search providers also provide an accelerator automatically added when you install their search provider option to your browser.

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