Thursday, September 4, 2014

Emulating old versions of Internet Explorer with Document Mode

Press F12 to reach Developer toolbar and scroll down on the left to reach Emulation(or press CTRL+8).

The Document Mode selection lets you choose how Internet Explorer interprets the page, and can be useful for diagnosing compatibility issues. There will be a (Default) next to the mode being used by the page. You can choose another mode, the number indicates the version of Internet Explorer. Each mode makes a series of changes to the browser's behavior so that it closely emulates the older browser version. The page reloads when you choose a new mode so that the web server and client-side markup is reinterpreted in the new mode.

Changes made to the Document Mode in F12 Developer Tools apply only for the duration of the browser session; when you close the browser and return to the site it will be in the default mode again.

Starting with IE11, Edge mode is the preferred document mode; it represents the highest support for modern standards available to the browser.

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