adding "FIND" function to toolbar?

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Because of the nature of my work -- not to mention my own personal
surfing habits -- the most common function I use in my browser is the
"find" function.

Currently, like the rest of the world, I access it through either of
the two available methods: via "Edit/Find(on This Page)," or the
keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+F. Both, of course, require multiple mouse
or keyboard motions. Thus I'm wondering if there's a way to place the
Find function onto the IE toolbar. Just about every other browsing
command can be placed there via the customization dialog, from "Back,"
to "History," and even stuff like "Print Preview." Other Edit commands
are available on the toolbar ("Cut," "Copy," etc.). But not "Find."

Am I missing something? At this point, I'm willing to screw around
with registry settings or whatever it takes if I can just get it up
there, so that "Find" is available with a single click, rather than a
series of actions.

(Note that I'm not referring to the "Search" command, which is
available on the toolbar for Web searching. I'm talking about the
function made for finding words and phrases on the active page.)

Thanks...
CMc
 
ldw said:
Because of the nature of my work -- not to mention my own personal
surfing habits -- the most common function I use in my browser is the
"find" function.

Currently, like the rest of the world, I access it through either of
the two available methods: via "Edit/Find(on This Page)," or the
keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+F. Both, of course, require multiple mouse
or keyboard motions. Thus I'm wondering if there's a way to place the
Find function onto the IE toolbar. Just about every other browsing
command can be placed there via the customization dialog, from "Back,"
to "History," and even stuff like "Print Preview." Other Edit commands
are available on the toolbar ("Cut," "Copy," etc.). But not "Find."

Am I missing something? At this point, I'm willing to screw around
with registry settings or whatever it takes if I can just get it up
there, so that "Find" is available with a single click, rather than a
series of actions.

(Note that I'm not referring to the "Search" command, which is
available on the toolbar for Web searching. I'm talking about the
function made for finding words and phrases on the active page.)

Thanks...
CMc
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No, there is no way to add Find to the toolbar.

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