This feature is similar to Explorer's Sherlock tool but more elegant, because it doesn't require a switch to Sherlock and it generates a list of suggested links that are available from an unobtrusive pull-down menu. Although both browsers do a good job managing bookmarks and the browser window, Internet Explorer offers the most innovative tools. Explorer's Page Holder, new in version 4.5, lets you instead place a Web page in the small windowpane. You can then click on links and see the resulting pages in the main browser window. If you print Web pages, you'll find that Explorer does a better job of rendering colored and shaded headings and boxes than does Communicator.
Communicator often drops shading and text in shaded areas.
Explorer also wins points for its Print Preview feature, which even lets you shrink a page to fit on paper. Browser Autopilot Microsoft likes to tout its browser's Mac-savviness, including support for themes and other Mac OS features. Internet Explorer is the only browser that lets you download sites for offline browsing. Windows PC users of Communicator and Internet Explorer can set their browsers to notify them when updates are ready and ask if they want to automatically install the new software. Mac users must still check the Netscape or Microsoft site for new browser versions and download them in the traditional way.