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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Display Weather from the Favorites Bar
SUMMARY: Display weather reports from Live Search as a Web Slice in the Internet Explorer 8 Favorites Bar.
Internet Explorer 8 users: tired of browsing webpages for weather reports or using your favorite search engine? Wouldn't it be more convenient if your local weather report was one click away in the Favorites Bar?
1. Access Live Search from Internet Explorer.
Viewing the weather for Tacoma, WA from Internet Explorer 8's Favorites Bar
2. Enter a search query in the following format:
weather ZIP_OR_CITY
ZIP_OR_CITY is a USA zip code or city name
Example queries:
weather Paris
weather 30338 (Atlanta, GA)
weather tacoma, wa
3. If this feature is supported for your query, a "Weather in" link should be first containing images of weather reports for the next few days. Move your mouse pointer to this area and a green box should surround the text.
4. To the left of the green border is a green "Add a Web Slice" button. Click it.
Adding a Web Slice for weather reports from Live.com
5. An "Add a Web Slice" dialog box appears. Click the "Add to Favorites Bar" button.
Adding the Live Weather web slice to the Favorites Bar
To display the weather report, just click the new link that appears in your Favorites Bar.
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