What is RSS? In short, RSS is like a microblog. Push updates to you when your source is updated, or tell you what to update when the site is updated. And the source is like those Weibo accounts.
The vast majority of websites now offer automatic RSS feeds. However, all of this requires the participation of an RSS reader.
RSS readers are specifically responsible for subscribing to and viewing the source. It's just that it's not necessarily a stand-alone software. Most browsers now embed this feature, which is certainly built into the most popular IE browsers. Not only is the computer, many well-known mobile browsers, and even the use of mobile phone to see the application of the novel, have this function! So, RSS, is not far away from us.
The most important use of RSS is to quickly tell you the site updates. In particular, such as blog updates slower than the Web site, with RSS, no longer need to open the site all day.
How to use RSS in the browser? Let's share the usage in IE browser, and other browsers are similar.
How do I subscribe to an RSS feed?
First, access the RSS feed address of the Web site directly in IE browser.
Tip: Each site's RSS feed address is different, but there will be more obvious RSS icon, click to open.
After opening, click "Subscribe to this source", check "Add to Favorites bar" in pop-up window, then click "Subscribe" button to subscribe to success.
Now we can see the RSS feed in the Favorites bar, click on the source to see the latest updates of the article.
When a new Web site is available, the RSS feed is automatically updated and then displayed in the Favorites bar, and if there are unread articles in the RSS feed, the title name of the RSS feed will appear bold.
Tip: If your IE browser does not display the Favorites bar, you can right-click in the blank area above the browser window and click "Favorites Bar" to display it.
Set the update frequency for RSS feeds
The default IE browser to update the RSS feed every day, if you want to update the frequency of more quickly, you can automatically check the interval between updates to set.
When you open IE, click Tools, and then click Open Internet Options.
Switch to the Content tab and click the Settings button for the source and web slices area.
You can set the update time in the pop-up window, and then confirm the save.
Manage RSS feeds for subscriptions
When we want to manage RSS feeds, we can refer to the following methods:
Click the Favorites button in the upper-right corner of IE Explorer, and then switch to the Source tab.
Right-click the source you want to operate, you can delete, rename and refresh operations.
Tip: Many browsers put RSS and favorites together, if you do not know the location of your browser RSS, you can look at the favorites, of course, there are many browsers to bookmark favorites.