How to Search History on the Internet
Browsing history of the visited websites while you are surfing the Internet is stored in your web browser's memory until you erase it. If you forgot a web address or need to find a previously visited web page you can search the history and find the link. However, this may also become a problem if you work on a public computer because anyone who knows how to view web browser history can find out where you had been surfing.
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Instructions
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Internet Explorer
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Start the browser and click the "Favorites Center" icon (yellow star) under the Menu bar. A sidebar with three menu options, "Favorites," "Feeds" and "History", will open in the left section of the window.
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Click the "History" button. Visited websites are broken down by days, weeks and months (today, last week, this month, etc.)
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Click on each link to view browser history for that day or week. You can also type the address, or part of it, in the search box, press "Enter" and view the results.
Mozilla Firefox
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Start the browser and click the "View" menu option.
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Select "Sidebar" and click "History." The "History" sidebar will be displayed in the left section of the window.
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Visited websites are broken down by days, weeks and months (today, last 7 days, this month, etc.) Click on each link to view browser history for that day or week. You can also type the address, or part of it, in the search box, press "Enter" and view the results.
Safari
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Start Safari and and click the "History" menu option.
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Select "Show All History." A new window will open with links to the visited pages.
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Scroll down the list to view the browsing history or use the search box for quick search.
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Tips & Warnings
Alternatively, you can press the "Ctrl" and "H" (or "Ctrl," "Shift" and "H") keys at the same time in any of the three discussed browsers to bring up the browsing history.
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