For starters, Safari is well-known as a nice-looking web browser that runs fast and offers security benefits by Apple. Although most people know how it works in general, Safari is capable of a lot more than what most people realize. While most people only use common Safari features, many hidden tools are available, ranging from keyboard shortcuts to advanced setting options that can significantly revolutionize your browsing experience. Here, some of these secret spots will be reviewed, and a few ways you can use them to enhance your browsing on Safari.
Benefits of Using Safari’s Hidden Tricks:
Knowledge of such hidden features will assist users in achieving a better user-friendly browsing experience. Some of the key benefits include:
- Enhanced Productivity: Users can be able to find shortcuts and advanced settings that will enable them to browse the web faster thereby saving time and energy.
- Improved Privacy and Security: Safari has many privacy tools and settings that users can use to keep data safe on the internet and also improve their safety online.
- Customization Options: Hidden features give users greater control over their browsing experience. Users get to customize Safari how they find fit.
Here are a few hidden tricks:
1. Customize the Toolbar:
To take full advantage of your Safari, ensure that your toolbar functions well and contains buttons that you frequently utilize. For example, if you never make use of the Home button then you may remove it. And you could also have a button for the Sidebar if you like.
Select right-click on the tab and select cuCustomizeoolbar to make changes. Drag the buttons you want from the pop-up window onto the toolbar, or drag the buttons you don’t want from the toolbar to the pop-up window. You have a free choice to order the buttons. Click Done when you finish.
2. Pin Tabs:
If you visit specific sites regularly, you can keep them close at hand by pinning them. When you pin a website, it stays docked on the left edge of the tab row. To pin a tab, just right-click on it and select Pin Tab.
To switch to a pinned tab, click it as normal or use the Cmd + 1, Cmd + 2, etc. keyboard shortcut, depending on its place.
3. Mute Tabs:
The web is full of frustrating auto-play videos. Often it is not clear where the sound is located. In addition, Safari identifies a speaker next to an active tab. Furthermore, an audio speaker will be shown in the address bar every time the track plays regardless of where it is emanating from. To mute the tab, click on the speaker icon found in the tab or address bar.
In addition, just click on the speaker icon next to the address bar to Mute Other Tabs which is not the page that you are browsing.
4. Use iCloud Tabs:
iCloud Tabs is a genius feature that lets you access and control tabs that are open in Safari on your other Apple devices. After you click on the Tab Overview page (see #3 above), look at the bottom to see your other devices and tabs open on them.
From there, you can either close the tabs on those devices or open a tab from another device right on your Mac.
5. Take Advantage of AutoFill:
Automated filling of information for popular sites that require the input of data into the system (login and password). AutoFill will include your saved contacts, stored credit card numbers, and other forms of data.
To activate AutoFill, use Safari >Preferences on the tataskbarClick on the auto-fill tab and check the boxes next to the desired items to be included. The relative corresponding buttons allow you to edit the info.
6. Save Pages as PDFs
Using Safari, it is not necessary to add an extension for exporting a website in PDF format. Go to the page, open and export as PDF by pressing File.
Finally, select where to save the page from, click on Save then export.
These essential tips and tricks for Safari are simple but useful. So try to keep them in mind and take advantage of them as you’re browsing or working on the web in Safari on your Mac