In Internet Explorer, you may notice that the Favorites Bar abbreviates the labels for these links. Thus, instead of "Amazon," you see "Amaz..." Instead of "PC World," you see "PC W..."
These ellipsis-enhanced labels are by design: by shortening all the site names, IE can fit more favorites on the Favorites Bar. That's good in theory, but in practice, well, I just don't like it.
If you feel the same way, you may have tried to figure out how to expand those abbreviated labels. It's easy-if you know where to look:
1. Right-click any shortcut in the Favorites Bar.
2. Mouse over Customize Title Widths.
3. Choose Long Titles.
Presto! Now you can see the full name for each favorite. Of course, this may require some editing: some sites have names so long, they'll take up half the toolbar. To edit/shorten a shortcut's name, simply right-click it and choose Rename.