Resource Manual & Safety Planning

SAFETY AND SECURITY REMINDER:

Clearing Your Browser History 

You can hide some of your internet activities by making changes to your computer's browser. The "browser" is the computer program that lets you see websites. Some browsers are Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox and Chrome. The name of the browser will often be in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. 

The following are general guidelines for removing information from the browser history. Browsers vary depending on the type and version you are using. You can also search for instructions on the internet for "clearing browser history". 

a) Internet Explorer: 

• Go to "Tools" at the top of screen and select "Delete Browsing History". 

• You will need to check the various boxes to ensure that your activities are deleted. 

• This will also delete all the activities of anyone who has used the computer. 

b) Firefox: 

• You can delete your most recent activities by going to "Tools" and selecting "Clear recent history." 

• You can delete past activities by clicking on "History" at the top of the screen. You will see a list of the websites you have visited (this may be listed by day or month). Click on the website you want to remove from your history and hit the "delete" button on your keyboard.

c) Chrome: 

• Click on "History" at the top of the screen and select "Show Full History".

• Click on "Edit items..." on the right side of the screen.

• You can now check the boxes next to the websites you wish to remove and click on "Remove selected items", or you can select "Clear all browsing data..." to remove all information about the web pages that have been visited.

Click on the images to access the PDF version of these tools.