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Using Bookmarks withSafari
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Clearing the History Window
Since Safari automatically adds every website address you visit to its History win-
dow, that History window can get cluttered. If you know you won’t need to visit
any previously visited websites, you can clear this History window to make it look
neater—or to cover your tracks. To clear the History window, follow these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap Safari. The Safari screen appears.
2. Tap the Bookmark icon and then tap History. The History window appears.
3. Tap Clear History. A red Clear History button and gray Cancel button
appear at the bottom of the History window.
4. Tap Clear History (or Cancel).
Q NOTE: Clearing the History window wipes out the past few days worth of your
previously visited websites. You cannot undo this action, so make sure you
really want to clear your History window. You can also clear the History list in
Safari by tapping the Settings icon on the Home screen, tapping Safari, and
then tapping Clear History.
Adding and Managing Bookmarks
Safari comes with a list of bookmarks already created for you, but you’ll probably
want to add your own bookmarks to store your favorite websites. You can store a
bookmark in three places.
First, you can store a bookmark within the Bookmarks window. This keeps
your bookmark out of sight until you need it.
Second, you can store a bookmark in the Bookmarks Bar, which you can
optionally hide or display at the top of the Safari screen. This makes your favorite
bookmarks visible at all times. This is handy if you visit the same set of sites often.
Third, you can save your bookmark as an icon on your Home screen. This
type of bookmark makes it easy to access your favorite websites with just a single
touch from the Home screen, without even opening Safari.
Adding a Bookmark to the Bookmarks Window or
BookmarksBar
To store a bookmarked website in the Bookmarks window, follow these steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap Safari. The Safari screen appears.
2. Visit your favorite website (either by typing the complete address such as
www.nostarch.com or by searching for it in the Search field).
3. Tap the Action icon (it looks like a square with a curved arrow). A menu of
options appears, as shown in Figure 13-3.
4. Tap the Add Bookmark icon. An Add Bookmark window appears, as shown
in Figure13-4, with a virtual keyboard.
5. Edit the name of your favorite website as you want it displayed.