Safari 8 (Yosemite): Customize the Safari window

Customize the Safari window

You can change the layout of Safari bars, buttons, and bookmarks to suit your browsing style.

  • Use the Favorites bar:
    Choose View > Show Favorites Bar.
    Favorites bar with a bookmarks folder that, when you click it, shows a pop-up menu of the bookmarks in it. Another folder is set to open all its bookmarks in tabs when you click it. To edit a bookmark or folder in the bar, press and hold it. To rearrange items in the bar, drag them. To remove an item, drag it away from the bar.
  • Show the status bar:
    Choose View > Show Status Bar. The status bar is at the bottom of the Safari window and shows the full address of a link that the pointer is over.
  • Customize the toolbar:
    Choose View > Customize Toolbar, then add, remove, and rearrange toolbar items by dragging them. For example, you can add an iCloud Tabs button that shows a list of webpages open on your other devices that have the iCloud Safari feature turned on.
    • Quickly rearrange toolbar buttons: Hold down the Command (⌘) key and drag buttons right or left. This shortcut doesn’t work for the Back/Forward, Sidebar, Top Sites, Home, History, or Downloads buttons or the address and search field.

    • Resize the toolbar: If you see angle brackets at the right end of the toolbar, it means the window is too small to show all of the toolbar items. Enlarge the window or click the brackets to see the rest of the items.

    • Remove a toolbar item: Hold down the Command (⌘) key and drag the item out of the toolbar.

    • Hide or show the toolbar: Choose View > Hide Toolbar or View > Show Toolbar.

To customize Safari even more, choose Safari > Preferences, then change options.

Last Modified: Nov 13, 2014
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