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Disable adding schedules for offline pages
Prevents users from specifying that Web pages can be downloaded for viewing offline. When users make Web pages available for offline viewing they can view the content when their computer is not connected to the Internet. If you enable this policy users cannot add new schedules for downloading offline content. The Make Available Offline check box will be dimmed in the Add Favorite dialog box. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can add new offline content schedules. This policy is intended for organizations that are concerned about server load for downloading content. The “Hide Favorites menu” policy (located in User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer) takes precedence over this policy. If it is enabled this policy is ignored.
Disable adding channels
Prevents users from adding channels to Internet Explorer. Channels are Web sites that are updated automatically on your computer according to a schedule specified by the channel provider. If you enable this policy the Add Active Channel button which appears on a channel that users haven’t yet subscribed to will be disabled. Users also cannot add content that is based on a channel such as some of the Active Desktop items from Microsoft’s Active Desktop Gallery to their desktop. If you disable this policy or do not configure it users can add channels to the Channel bar or to their desktop. Note: Most channel providers use the words Add Active Channel for this option; however a few use different words such as Subscribe.
Subscription Limits
Restricts the amount of information downloaded for offline viewing. If you enable this policy you can set limits to the size and number of pages that users can download. If users attempt to exceed the number of subscriptions a prompt will appear that states that they cannot set up more Web sites for offline viewing. If you disable this policy or do not configure it then users can determine the amount of content that is searched for new information and downloaded. Caution: Although the Maximum Number of Offline Pages option determines how many levels of a Web site are searched for new information it does not change the user interface in the Offline Favorites wizard. Note: The begin and end times for downloading are measured in minutes after midnight. The Maximum Offline Page Crawl Depth setting specifies how many levels of a Web site are searched for new information.
Turn off phone number detection
This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system. If you enable this policy setting phone number detection is turned off. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you disable this policy setting phone number detection is turned on. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you don’t configure this policy setting users can turn this behavior on or off using Internet Explorer settings. The default is on.
Turn off phone number detection
This policy setting determines whether phone numbers are recognized and turned into hyperlinks which can be used to invoke the default phone application on the system. If you enable this policy setting phone number detection is turned off. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you disable this policy setting phone number detection is turned on. Users won’t be able to modify this setting. If you don’t configure this policy setting users can turn this behavior on or off using Internet Explorer settings. The default is on.
Turn off configuring underline links
This policy setting specifies how you want links on webpages to be underlined. If you enable this policy setting a user cannot choose when to underline links. You must specify when to underline links: • Always • Never • Hover (when the mouse pointer pauses on a link)If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the user can choose when to underline links.
Turn off smooth scrolling
This policy setting specifies whether smooth scrolling is used to display content at a predefined speed. If you enable this policy setting smooth scrolling is turned off. The user cannot turn on smooth scrolling. If you disable this policy setting smooth scrolling is turned on. The user cannot turn off smooth scrolling. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn smooth scrolling on or off.
Turn on the display of script errors
This policy setting specifies whether to display script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. This feature is off by default but it is useful to developers when they are testing webpages. If you enable this policy setting the user is shown script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting the user is not shown script errors when a page does not appear properly because of problems with its scripting. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off the display of script errors.
Turn off page transitions
This policy setting specifies if as you move from one Web page to another Internet Explorer fades out of the page you are leaving and fades into the page to which you are going. If you enable this policy setting page transitions will be turned off. The user cannot change this behavior. If you disable this policy setting page transitions will be turned on. The user cannot change this behavior. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or off page transitions. This feature only applies to versions of Internet Explorer up to and including Internet Explorer 8.
Turn off details in messages about Internet connection problems
This policy setting specifies whether when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server to provide a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. If you clear this check box the user sees only the error code and the name of the error. If you enable this policy setting when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server the user does not see a detailed description or hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you disable this policy setting when there is a problem connecting with an Internet server the user sees a detailed description with hints about how to correct the problem. The user cannot change this policy setting. If you do not configure this policy setting the user can turn on or turn off details in these error messages.