Weak Password Warning
If you attempt to log on to a website using a password that’s
weak or easily guessed, Safari gives you a warning and
suggests you change it. Click Change Password and Safari
suggests a stronger one, which is stored in your keychain.
Change Your Search Engine
To change the search engine Safari uses by default, select
Preferences from the Safari menu. Click on the Search tab and
from the pull-down select the search engine you want to use.
The sites on offer are Google, Yahoo, Bing and DuckDuckGo.Integrated Spotlight Search
Spotlight search is a closely integrated feature of macOS,
including Safari. From the search bar you can find links to web
pages, bookmarks, browsing history and documents on your
hard drive, simply by typing a search term.
Safari Extensions
You can add extensions to Safari to expand its functionality.
Open Safari’s Preferences window (Safari > Preferences) and
select Extensions. Click on the Get Extensions button to
access a web page, from where they can be installed.The Reader View.
Safari’s Reader View cuts down on the distractions and lets you concentrate on what it is you’re trying to read.
The Reader View isn’t available on every web page. Look for
these lines that appear in the left-hand side of the URL field
when you hover the pointer over it. If they’re there, you can
click them to access the Reader View, for a simpler (and much
more easily printed) page.
The Reader View can be configured to your own requirements.
Right or Ctrl-click on the Reader View icon and you get a menu
as shown, from where you can opt to always use Reader View
on the current site. You can also click the two As icon to change
the font, size and more.//AppleUserMAGAZINE
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