As you browse the Internet, Safari automatically keeps track of each website that you visit and stores each address in a History list going back the past week. Now if you remember visiting a particular site but don’t recall how you found it, just visit the History window, find the website’s name, and tap on its name to view that website.
To see how the History window works, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap Safari. The Safari screen appears.
Tap the Bookmark icon (it looks like an open book). A Bookmarks window appears, as shown in Figure 12-1. It lets you find a previously viewed or saved website address.
Tap History. The History window lists all the websites you’ve recently visited, including those viewed in the past week, as shown in Figure 12-2.
(Optional) Tap one of the day folders, such as a folder labeled Friday or Monday, to view the website addresses you visited on that particular day.
Since Safari automatically adds every website address you visit to its History window, that History window can get cluttered. If you know you won’t need to visit any previously visited websites, you can clear this History window to make it look neater—or to cover your tracks. To clear the History window, follow these steps:
Note
Clearing the History window wipes out the past few days worth of your previously visited websites. You cannot undo this action, so make sure you really want to clear your History window. You can also clear the History list in Safari via your iPad’s settings, which you can access from the Home screen.