What is Internet Explorer?

Internet Explorer is a web browser developed by Microsoft. It serves as a software tool designed to access and navigate the vast information available on the World Wide Web. By allowing users to open webpages, organize bookmarks, and save information from the internet, it provides a gateway to the online world for users operating on Microsoft systems.

With a history that dates back to its first release in 1995, Internet Explorer has evolved over the years, supporting various features like tabbed browsing, hardware acceleration, and web standard improvements. Despite its discontinuation and replacement by Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11 remains available for compatibility purposes on newer Windows versions, ensuring continued access to legacy web content.

Internet Explorer Plugins for Excel

Understanding Add-ons

Add-ons are applications that Internet Explorer uses to interact with web content, which include toolbars and extensions. While Internet Explorer is designed to provide an add-on free experience, it can still utilize add-ons to play multimedia content, such as HTML5 and many Adobe Flash videos, without the need for separate installations.

Managing Add-ons

To manage add-ons in Internet Explorer, you can view all installed add-ons by selecting the Tools button, followed by Manage add-ons, and then All add-ons. Here, you can enable or disable specific add-ons or remove them entirely from your PC. Note that some add-ons are essential and cannot be removed as they are required for Internet Explorer and your PC to work properly.

Enhanced Protected Mode

Enhanced Protected Mode is a security feature that helps protect your PC and personal data from malware and other attacks. It allows only compatible add-ons to run. If an add-on is incompatible, Internet Explorer will notify you. You have the option to turn off Enhanced Protected Mode in the desktop browser to run an incompatible add-on if necessary.

Compatibility and Updates

For organizations reliant on older versions of Internet Explorer, using IE Mode in the new Microsoft Edge is recommended for compatibility reasons. Microsoft also recommends using the most recent versions of browsers like the new Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome for the best experience with Microsoft 365 for the web. Upgrading to a newer version of Microsoft 365 and discontinuing the use of Internet Explorer 11 is advised.

Common Use Cases

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  Exporting tabular data from a web page in Internet Explorer directly into Microsoft Excel for analysis
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  Selecting and importing specific tables from a web page when conducting research or compiling reports
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  Automating the export process to quickly move data from Internet Explorer to Excel without manual data entry
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  Troubleshooting and debugging web page data by exporting it into Excel for detailed examination
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  Speeding up the process of web page development by exporting and manipulating data in Excel

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Internet Explorer plugins for Excel still work in Windows 11?

Support for Internet Explorer 11 will end in Windows 11. However, Windows 11 will support Internet Explorer 11 features in 'IE Mode'. It is suggested to rewrite Excel VBA code to use Chromium Edge instead.

Can I use Supermetrics with older versions of Excel?

The Supermetrics add-in is compatible with Excel 2016 or newer and Excel Online.

How do I install an Internet Explorer plugin for Excel?

For individual installation, use the Add-ins or Get Add-ins feature in Excel, search for the Supermetrics add-in, and click Add. For organization-wide installation, use Microsoft's Centralized Deployment feature.

What happens if my Supermetrics license is under a different account?

Users must sign out and sign back in with the correct account that the Supermetrics license is under.

What should I do if an Office add-in does not work correctly in older webviews?

Add-ins should provide a graceful failure message when launched in older webviews. It is recommended to use transpilers or polyfills such as core-js for compatibility with Trident.