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Add blackify and enlargify buttons to Internet Explorer 7

February 17th, 2007 at 11:07am jabago

Internet Explorer users have it a little more difficult. I recommend that you skip this explanation and install Firefox. If you don’t want to, you can test these buttons easily to see if you want to go to the trouble of following the instructions below.

To test the blackify button, simply right click it here , select “copy shortcut,” then go to another web site (I recommend wikipedia), paste the shortcut into the address field and press enter. Repeat to test the enlargify button.

To Add blackify and enlargify buttons to Internet Explorer 7:

1. In IE7, click the “add to favorites” button and select “add to favorites.”
2. Type “_Blackify” in the name feild and select “create in Favorites” and click “add.”
3. Right click this icon , select “save picture as,” browse to your desktop, and select save. Repeat for this icon .
4. Right click on the Blackify button above and select “copy shortcut.”
5. Click the Favorites button , right click on “Blackify” in the dropdown menu, and select “properties.”
6. Delete everything in the URL field and then type ctrl+v to paste the Blackify URL.
7. Click in the shortcut feild and type “b.” This makes ctrl+alt+b the shortcut key for Blackifying.
8. Click the “change icon” button, browse to “desktop,” and select the icon that you saved there.
9. Click OK. You will get a warning that “The protocal ‘javascript’ does not have a registered program. Do you want to keep this target anyway?” Select yes. If this worries you, see the “how it works” section below. This will not harm, track, or spy on your computer.
10. Now, ctrl click here to visit wikipediea in a new tab (that way you can keep this page open) and type “ctrl+alt+b” to Blackify the page. Voila, it’s black.
11. When you’re done, click the Favorites button, right click any favorite, and select “sort by name.” Since you added an underscore before the name of these favorites, they will rise to the top of the list where they will be easier to access.
12. To install the “Enlargify” button, reapeat steps 1-8, substituting the word “Enlargify” for “Blackify” and make “ctrl+alt+e” the shortcut key.

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