Advanced tips to help you browse better

1 Use Mission Control

Hold ≈ and tap the Mission Control key on your keyboard to see an overview of all Safari windows.

2 Show full site addresses

By default, Safari shows a site’s domain (such as apple.com) but not the full address of the page you’re on (say, apple.com/mac). You can change this in its Advanced prefs by putting a check mark next to “Show full website address.”

3 Tame notifications

Some websites will ask for your permission to show alerts in Notification Center. If you accidentally grant permission, go to Notifications in Safari’s preferences and click Deny next to the site name.

4 Manage downloads

In Safari’s General preferences there are options that govern downloads; you can alter the folder where they’re stored, tell Safari to remove items from its download list after a specific action, and auto-open “safe” files, such as Zip archives.

5 Access passwords

If you allow Safari to save passwords for websites, they can be reviewed in the Passwords tab of its preferences. Enter your user account’s password (or use Touch ID) and you can click a password to temporarily reveal it.

6 Control tabs

In Safari’s Tabs prefs, you can alter behaviors such as whether clicking a link opens it in a new tab or window.