http://malektips.com/safari_for_windows_help_and_tips.html Tips on downloading and configuring Apple's Safari web browser for Windows PCs. en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:21:56 GMT Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:21:56 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Custom webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) http://malektips.com/graphics/logo_88x30.gif http://malektips.com/safari_for_windows_help_and_tips.html 88 30 http://malektips.com/safari-windows-folder-downloaded-files.html Configure Safari for Windows to download files to another folder besides the 'My Documents' folder.

When you download files from the Internet via Safari for Windows, files are normally placed in your "My Documents" folder. If you'd rather place files elsewhere by default, do the following:

1. Press the general Safari settings menu button near the top-right of the browser (it looks like a gear)....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:21:54 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-folder-downloaded-files.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-menu-bar.html If you're used to working with menu bars in Windows applications, display the menu bar in Safari for Windows.

Like some other Windows applications, Safari for Windows hides the menu bar by default, encouraging you to use other onscreen elements to access program features.

If you temporarily want to display the menu bar, just press the Alt key. The menu will stay open until you select an option or click on some other elements in Safari. To permanently keep the menu bar displayed:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:28:09 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-menu-bar.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-bring-front.html Move all open Safari Windows to the front of other windows for easy access.

Do you have multiple Safari for Windows browser windows open as well as windows for other applications, and need to view websites open in the other windows but find them covered up by a word processor, spreadsheet, or Explorer folder?

The following menu option brings all Safari windows to the front:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:24:17 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-bring-front.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-move-tab-new-window.html Too many tabs open in Safari for Windows? Take a tab and move it to a new window.

As with other modern web browsers, Safari for Windows supports tabbed browsing. While many people use just a couple of tabs, research or heavy browsing may involve opening a dozen tabs or more.

Unfortunately this can make switching between websites confusing as their titles will no longer fit in their tabs. Thus you may find it useful to move an important tab to its own window. This also makes it easier to find a particular website if you are performing a lot of task switching between application windows. Here are three ways to do so:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:41:59 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-move-tab-new-window.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-fake-user-agent.html Have Safari for Windows claim to be another browser when surfing the web.

Will some websites not open in Safari for Windows, claiming they must be opened in either Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer? Are you developing a website and want to test to ensure the stylesheet changes correctly based on the browser? Or are you just curious if webpage content changes depending on the browser accessing the site?

For these and other reasons you can fake Safari's user agent string so that when you visit websites they think you are using Mobile Safari for the iPhone, Internet Explorer, Opera, or any other browser if you know its User-Agent string....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:42:48 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-fake-user-agent.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-spell-check-red-squiggle.html Toggle whether or not Safari for Windows should spell check typed text, underlining misspelled or unknown words in red.

When typing text into a form, search box, etc. from Safari for Windows, if you mistype a word or if Safari does not recognize it, the word is dotted-underlined in red.

While this feature can be quite helpful when writing blog posts, replying to a discussion, participating in an online chat, etc., in many other cases the automatic spell check may be annoying. For example, when searching for locations in Google Maps, you may often type in city or address names that Safari cannot recognize, such as "Wrigleyville, IL ", "Immokalee, FL", or "Montague Street, Brooklyn". Safari will dotted-underline the aforementioned bolded words, and you may find this behavior annoying. Thus to toggle this behavior, either:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:34:14 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-spell-check-red-squiggle.html http://malektips.com/safari-windows-font-minimum-size.html Force Safari for Windows to automatically increase the size of small fonts for readability.

Do you have difficulty reading extremely small text on some web pages? With Safari for Windows, you can have the browser force a minimum font size. This may prevent you from having to use the browser's zoom feature.

1. Press the general Safari settings menu button near the top-right of the browser (it looks like a gear)....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:43:19 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-windows-font-minimum-size.html http://malektips.com/safari-history-remove-one-day.html For privacy reasons, remove items from Safari's History list after only one day.

Depending on your configuration, when viewing Safari's "History" list of previously-accessed websites, these sites may remain in the list for one month or longer. While this lets you easily find previously-viewed sites without having to remember their web addresses or use search engines to find them, if multiple people access your PC, this may violate your privacy.

You can configure Safari to remove items from the history list after only one day by doing the following:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:31:26 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-history-remove-one-day.html http://malektips.com/safari-disable-java.html Prevent Safari from executing Java applets.

Like most other web browsers, Safari for Windows supports the execution of Java applets, allowing for added interactivity and other features in web pages.

While Java applets run in a secure sandbox that usually prevents untrusted code from running or damaging the system, it is possible that a previously-unknown exploit in Java may exist. If a malicious applet runs, it could compromise your security. Thus, you may wish to disable this feature. Note that doing so may prevent some webpages from displaying correctly, however....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:07:21 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-disable-java.html http://malektips.com/safari-open-new-window-configure.html Configure what Safari displays when opening a new window.

By default, when opening new browser windows from within Safari for Windows, your home page is reloaded in the new windows. Depending on your preferences, you might rather have a blank page, the same page, or your bookmarks loaded instead of redisplaying the same information.

1. Choose "Edit" - "Preferences"....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:14:17 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-open-new-window-configure.html http://malektips.com/safari-open-links-applications.html Determine whether applications open websites in new Safari windows or new tabs.

Depending on your configuration, when applications request to display web pages, Safari for Windows may open these pages in new browser windows or new tabs in the current browser window. You may want a new window opened to grab your attention, or you may wish new tabs to be opened to help keep the Desktop uncluttered.

1. Choose "Edit" - "Preferences"....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:28:41 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-open-links-applications.html http://malektips.com/safari-text-search-engine.html Use Safari to perform a search engine query based on text inside a web page.

While browsing the web with Safari for Windows, you may come across some text on a web page on that you would like more information. Perhaps you need some text defined, want to access a company's webpage, or want more opinions on a particular issue.

You could copy the text and paste it into a search engine query, but there's an easier way....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:19:17 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-text-search-engine.html http://malektips.com/safari-prevent-pop-up-window-blocking.html Prevent Safari from blocking pop-up windows when websites need them to operate.

By default, Safari for Windows attempts to block web pages from displaying popup windows, a popular method of displaying advertisements. However, some web pages including online banking and other applications have legitimate needs to open a second window.

You can temporarily turn off Safari's popup window blocking and then turn it back on after performing tasks requiring a second window to be opened....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:10:03 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-prevent-pop-up-window-blocking.html http://malektips.com/safari-default-browser.html Configure Safari, or another web browser, to be your default.

After using Safari for Windows for awhile, you may decide you would like to make it the default browser opened by e-mail messages, applications, the Start menu, etc. Alternatively, you may often use Safari but wish another web browser to be the default.

To change this option:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:36:37 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-default-browser.html http://malektips.com/safari-font-smoothing.html Change the amount of smoothing Safari performs on text to increase legibility.

Similar to some other web browsers, Safari for Windows includes technology to smooth the display of on-screen fonts to help increase text legibility.

However, Safari takes font smoothing a step further and lets you adjust the amount of smoothing you wish to perform. Depending on your monitor type and preferences, experimenting with these settings may create pleasing results, as seen in the below screenshots:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:31:32 GMT http://malektips.com/safari-font-smoothing.html