Compatibility view is a new feature in IE 8 that allows this browser to change how it renders web pages to emulate previous, less standards compliant versions of the browser. And you may have customers who have set up IE to display all web pages in compatibility view rather than standards view, which can affect how your pages will look.

Read the full article: What is Internet Explorer Compatibility View?

• How to Force Internet Explorer to View a Page in Compatibility Mode (or Not)
• Designing Web Pages with Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Internet Explorer

If you Design Pages for IE 8 You Should Know About Compatibility View originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 at 07:39:44.

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