How to Set Your Home Page in Safari

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By Alexandra Haller
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Safari is the Web browser that comes bundled with the Mac's OS X. It is a registered Apple product, but PC users can download this browser as well. Until you actually set your home page, every time the browser opens, you'll be directed to the Apple.com home page. To better enjoy and personalize your Web-surfing experience, it is recommended that you set your home page to the page you use most often, whether this is a news page or your email or some other interesting site.

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Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

How to Set Your Home Page in Safari.

Step 1

Safari on the dock

Open the Safari application. On a Mac, this would be accessed from your dock; on a PC, this would be on your Start menu.
Step 2

Decide what Web page you would like to make your home page and type that in to the URL field.
Step 3

Safari Preferences window

When the page has loaded, click Safari > Preferences from the navigation toolbar.
Step 4

From under the General tab, choose the button for "Set to Current Page." This confirms that the page you've selected to be your Web page will be officially set.
Step 5

Close out of the Preferences window. Continue searching the Internet. Now every time you open Safari, you'll start off on your own personal home page.