Turning Off AOL Graphics Compression To conserve bandwidth, AOL automatically compresses images causing great distortion of images. You can either turn this option off in AOL or use Netscape or Internet Explorer as an external browser. Using "as an external browser" means that while AOL is open, you can independently open a browser in a separate window from AOL. To disable AOL graphics compression: Click Settings (or My AOL in earlier versions) in the menu bar, then select Preferences. Click the WWW icon. Select the Web Graphics tab. Select Never Compress Graphics (or uncheck Use Compressed Graphics in earlier versions) Click OK and close the window. You may need to clear your computer's cache which can contain earlier images you've viewed on the Internet (which are distorted versions): Click My AOL or Settings in the menu bar, then select Preferences. Click WWW icon. On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click Delete Files. Check Delete All Offline Content (varies in earlier versions). Click OK. Close window