The Explorer bar is part of the IE browser and can display a variety of useful functions even while you're online. In your IE broswer click on 'View', drop down to 'Explore bar' where you can open a search panel, your favourites folders, your surfing 'history' or a list of your 'computer folders'.
The left side of the browser where the Search, History, and Favorites lists appear when the user clicks the corresponding buttons on the toolbar. The user can also create a custom Explorer bar, as well as a custom toolbar button to open it.
a child window within the main IE window
a pane like the Favorites, History, or Search panes in Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer
a panel, such as the Favorites, History, or Links panels, that you see in your Internet or Windows Explorer
a panel usually shown on the left of the browser window, e
a Web page that is contained in a window within the Internet Explorer window
An Internet Explorer feature that makes it much easier to find what you're looking for on the Internet and then return to it whenever you want. The Explorer Bar consists of four tabs: Search tab, Favorites tab, History tab and Page Holder tab. You click in the left pane and the results are displayed in the right pane. For example, the Search pane (opens when you click the Search tab) lets you keep your list of search results in view while you check out the Web pages that the list referred you to. You don't have to keep clicking the Back button to return to the search list. Use the View menu to turn Explorer Bar on and off.
Collection of buttons and controls to help you maneuver around the Web. The current Web page is displayed on the right side of the browser window and the Explorer Bar is on the left side.