“AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE ‘RIBBON’ BAR IN OFFICE!!”
Someone is asleep at the wheel. The refresh button on IE is across the screen from navigation button with no option to customize the toolbar. People are stuck with the ribbon with no option for a “classic” view.
I understand the need to try new stuff, especially to get the younger audience hooked. However, the older audience buys the damn software and they don’t want change. The like it when the the features don’t migrate all over the place. It would not have been hard to incorporate a “classic” view.
You realize that you can place your cursor between the URL box and the search box and drag the center divider over to the left if you want it closer. Although on my IE the navigation icons are under the place where the refresh icon is.
I forgot. You can also simply hit F5 and it will refresh.
LOL I was just fooling around with my IE and found that if you right click on the toolbar and go to “customize” you will find a box labeled “Show Stop and Refresh Buttons Before Address Bar” you get what you originally wanted.