Change IE8 to IE7 compatible mode with meta tags

I got some questions regarding how to make sure IE8 will run in IE7 mode by default when visiting a site without changing the IE8 options.

There is a meta tag which can be used to force IE8 to "display" a site in IE7 mode:

Turn the mode to IE7:
 
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7">
 
Make sure IE8 emulate IE7:
 
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7"/>
Published Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:25 PM by Fredrik N
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# re: Change IE8 to IE7 compatible mode with meta tags

Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:47 AM by Morgan Cheng

What is the exact difference between "IE7 mode" and "Emulate IE7 mode"?

# re: Change IE8 to IE7 compatible mode with meta tags

Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:14 AM by Jennifer

Perhaps this link helps?

blogs.msdn.com/.../understanding-compatibility-modes-in-internet-explorer-8.aspx

IE=7 = IE 7 standards rendering mode

IE=EmulateIE7 = IE 7 standards or Quirks rendering, depending on DOCTYPE

# re: Change IE8 to IE7 compatible mode with meta tags

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:23 AM by thanx

thanx for these info

SaebNajim

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