Specify that a page be kept in Top Sites in Safari
01/27/2012
In Top Sites in Safari, to specify that a page be kept and never replaced, click the pin icon in the page's upper-left corner.
Open a page in a new tab and bring it to the front in Safari
01/19/2012
In Safari, to open a page in a new tab, and bring the tab to the front, press Command-Shift while you click a link or bookmark.
Scroll down a screen in Safari
01/15/2012
In Safari, press the Space bar to scroll down a screen.
Open bookmarked websites in new windows or tabs in Safari
01/07/2012
In Safari, press Command while selecting a website in your Bookmarks menu to open the website in a new window or tab.
Reopen the last closed window in Safari
12/19/2011
In Safari, if you inadvertently close a browser window, to reopen it, choose History> Reopen Last Closed Window.
Zoom text only on a webpage in Safari
11/26/2011
When zooming in or out of a webpage in Safari, to zoom the text only and not the images, choose View> Zoom Text Only.
Use an image on a webpage in Safari as your desktop picture
11/24/2011
In Safari, to use an image on a webpage as your Mac's desktop picture, Control-click the image and choose "Use Image as Desktop Picture" from the pop-up menu.
Reopen a closed tab in Safari
11/20/2011
When browsing with tabs in Safari, if you accidentally close a tab, choose Edit> Undo Close Tab to reopen it.
Add tabs to your Reading List in Safari
10/31/2011
In Safari, when browsing with tabs, to add all tabs in the selected window to your Reading List, choose Bookmarks> "Add These Tabs to Reading List".
Choose a different search engine in Safari
10/29/2011
In Safari, to choose a different search engine, click the magnifying glass in the search field, and then choose the search engine you want from the list.
Bring the next or previous tab to the front in Safari
09/27/2011
When browsing with tabs in Safari, press Control-Tab or Shift-Control-Tab to bring the next or previous tab to the front.
Go to the next or previous Reading List item in Safari
09/20/2011
In Safari, when your Reading List sidebar is open, press Option-Command-Down Arrow or Option-Command-Up Arrow to go its next or previous item.
Quickly add a link to your Reading List in Safari
09/01/2011
When viewing a web page in Safari 5.1 or newer, press Command-Shift-D to quickly add a link for that page to your Reading List.
Move through your browsing history in Safari
08/16/2011
In Safari on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, swipe left or right with two fingers to move through your browsing history one page at a time.
Show RSS feeds for a webpage in Safari
08/13/2011
In Safari 5, on webpages containing both articles and RSS feeds, press and hold the Reader button in the Safari address field to show the Show RSS pop-up menu.
Perform a find or quickly select the search field in Safari
08/10/2011
In Safari, press Command-F to perform a find on the current web page, or press Command-Option-F to quickly select the search field.
Download files to a specific location in Safari
07/19/2011
In Safari, to download files to a location other than your Downloads folder, Control-click a download link and select "Download Linked File As...".
Open History menu webpages in new windows or tabs in Safari
07/08/2011
In Safari, press Command while selecting a website in your History menu to open the website in a new window or tab.
Specify that a page should never be included in Top Sites in Safari
06/11/2011
In Top Sites in Safari, click the Edit button, then click the X in the upper-left corner of a page to never have that page appear again in Top Sites.
Go backwards and forwards through history in Safari
05/14/2011
In Safari on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, do a 3-finger swipe across a page to go backwards and forwards through that page's history.
Quickly turn on Private Browsing in Safari
03/28/2011
To skip the confirmation message when turning on Private Browsing in Safari, hold the Option key and do Safari> Private Browsing.
Change your default search engine in Safari 5
03/20/2011
In Safari 5, to change your default search engine from Google to Bing or Yahoo, do Safari> Preferences> General> Default search engine.
Use the keyboard to scroll in larger increments in Safari
03/14/2011
In Safari, when using the up or down arrow keys to scroll through web pages, press Option-arrow to scroll in larger increments.
Stop a URL from auto-completing when typed in Safari
01/07/2011
In Safari 5, to stop a specific URL from auto-completing when typed in the address bar, do History> Show All History, then search for the URL and delete it.
Confirm before closing multiple tabs or windows in Safari
12/25/2010
In Safari, to be warned before closing multiple tabs or windows, do Safari> Preferences> Tabs and select "Confirm before closing multiple tabs or windows".
Download a file linked on a web page directly from Safari
12/12/2010
In Safari, press Option when clicking a link to a file (a URL ending in .pdf, .mov, etc.) to download the file directly, instead of viewing it in a web page.
Reload all tabs in Safari
12/03/2010
When using tabs in Safari, to reload all pages at once, press and hold Control then click any tab and choose "Reload All Tabs" from the pop-up menu.
Email an article from Reader in Safari 5
11/25/2010
When viewing an article in Safari 5 with Reader, move the pointer to bottom-center of the page and click the mail button to email the article via Mail.
Quickly zoom in or out of Safari using the trackpad
11/18/2010
In Safari 5 on a Mac with a Multi-Touch trackpad, do a 2-finger pinch (or reverse pinch) to zoom in or out of a webpage.
Always enlarge small fonts on web pages in Safari
11/10/2010
In Safari, to always enlarge small fonts on webpages, do Safari> Preferences> Advanced> Universal Access> Never use font sizes smaller than [font size].
Always open new windows in tabs in Safari
11/01/2010
In Safari 5, to always open new windows in tabs instead of separate windows, do Safari> Preferences> Tabs> Open pages in tabs instead of windows: Always.
Turn on and off Private Browsing in Safari
10/25/2010
To turn off Private Browsing in Safari 5 (set via Safari> Private Browsing), click the "PRIVATE" button in the address field.
Add a link on a web page in Safari to your bookmarks
09/17/2010
To automatically add a link on a web page in Safari to your bookmarks, Control-click the link and choose "Add Link to Bookmarks" from the pop-up menu.
Quickly find pages with new content in Top Sites in Safari
09/10/2010
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, to see what pages have new content since your last visit, look for a star in the upper right corner of the page thumbnail.
Load sites from the Bookmarks Bar in Safari using the keyboard
08/31/2010
In Safari, press Command-1 through Command-9 to load the first nine bookmarked sites located in the Bookmarks Bar.
Reopen all windows in Safari
08/24/2010
In Safari, to reopen all windows from the last time you used it (even after a crash or restart) do History> Reopen All Windows.
Do a Google search from text highlighted in Safari
08/16/2010
In Safari, highlight a word or phrase then press Command+Shift+L to do a search for the highlighted text in Google.
Quickly show previously-visited web sites in Safari
08/06/2010
In Safari, press and hold the Back button to pop up a list of previous web sites visited in that browser window's history.
Copy the URL for an item downloaded in Safari
07/23/2010
In Safari, Control-click an item in your Downloads window and choose "Copy Address", to copy the exact URL from where it was originally downloaded.
Quickly add a URL to the bookmarks menu in Safari
07/15/2010
In Safari, hold Shift when doing Bookmarks> Add Bookmark to add the webpage to the bookmarks menu, instead of to the Bookmarks Bar.
Update preview images in Top Sites in Safari
07/04/2010
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, to update the page thumbnails do View> Update Preview Images.
Quickly locate an item downloaded in Safari
06/21/2010
In the Downloads window of Safari, click on the magnifying glass to the right of a completed download to go to that item in the Finder.
Open all links in a Bookmarks Bar folder in Safari
06/14/2010
In Safari, Command-click on a folder in your Bookmarks Bar to open all of its bookmarks, simultaneously, as individual tabs.
Magnify, open or save PDF files viewed in Safari
05/27/2010
When viewing a PDF in Safari, hover your mouse towards the bottom of the page to reveal buttons to zoom in, zoom out, open in Preview, or save.
Change the number of Top Sites shown in Safari
05/21/2010
When viewing Top Sites in Safari, click the Edit button in the bottom left corner, then click Small, Medium or Large to change the number of thumbnails shown.
Zoom in or out of a webpage in Safari
05/12/2010
In Safari, to zoom in or out of a webpage, press Command-Plus (+) to zoom in or press Command-Minus (-) to zoom out.
Easily navigate back through a web site's URL in Safari
04/26/2010
In Safari, Command-click on a window's title bar to pop up the hierarchical pathway back through the entire URL address for that page.
Scroll up a screen in Safari
04/18/2010
In Safari, press Shift-Space bar to scroll up a screen.
Import images from Safari directly into iPhoto
04/08/2010
To import an image on a web page in Safari directly into iPhoto, Control-click the image and choose "Add Image to iPhoto Library" from the pop-up.
Quickly create a new tab in Safari
03/26/2010
When loading web pages using tabs in Safari, to quickly create a new tab, simply double-click in any empty region of the Safari Tab Bar.
Send a Safari web page as a Mail message
03/09/2010
To send the entire layout of a Safari web page (including all images, links, etc.) as a message in Mail, do File>Mail Contents of This Page, in Safari.
Quickly find word definitions in Safari
02/08/2010
In Safari, to quickly find the definition of a word, hover over the word and hit Control-Command-D to pop up its definition.
Quickly save receipts from online purchases as PDF files
01/26/2010
When printing a web receipt from Safari, click PDF>Save PDF to Web Receipts Folder, to save it into that folder in your Documents folder.
