Safari
Privacy problems
It is all very well putting favourite
websites, recently visited sites and Siri
suggestions on the startup page or
new tab pages, but if you use your Mac
where someone can see your screen or
look over your shoulder, they might see
something you would prefer to keep
private. For this reason, you might want
to start Safari with a blank page.Knowledge base
Safari startup configuration
From favourites to top sites to Siri suggestions,
choose what appears in Safari
Select content
Ctrl+click an empty part of
the page and choose the
items you want to see. If
there are more items
in a section than will fit
on the screen, a ‘More’
menu appears.Start with
Favourites
Set Safari to open with a
new window and then set
new windows to open with
Favourites. New tabs can be
configured to open with the
same different content, such
as a homepage.Customise Safari’s new
windows and tabs
W
hen you start Safari to browse the web, what do
yousee?YourfavouritehomepagelikeGoogleor
DuckDuckGo?Whygotherewhensearchescanbe
performedfromtheaddressboxanyway?Thereareseveral
waystocustomisethecontentthatappearswhena newwindow
ornewtabopensin Safariandwiththerightcontentondisplay,
it couldmakeit easierandquickertoaccesswhatyouneed
ontheweb.Oneof thethingsyoucandoforexample,is get
suggestionsof websitestovisitfromSirioryoucouldshow
favouritewebsitesfromyourbookmarks.Notjustanyorall
favourites,buta specificsetof favouritesthatincludesitesyou
usethemost.Putthecontentyouwantandneedmostin Safari.Show what’s important in your Safari windows and tabs
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Apple,Inc
BeginnerWhat do you want to see when you open a new Safari
window? You have full freedom to decide...Control Siri
suggestions
Enable this Siri Suggestions
startup section in System
Preferences>Siri and then
customise items that appear
by Ctrl+clicking them. Tell Siri
not to suggest a site if you
prefer to hide it.Choose favourites
When new windows or
tabs open with Favourites
(bookmarks), choose which
favourites are shown in this
menu down below. Bear in
mind the limited space on the
new window or tab page.