Internet 101

Adding bookmarks

If you've found a page you'd like to go back to later, you can add it to your bookmarks (sometimes called favorites). Bookmarks make it easier to find a page later on. Instead of having to remember the exact web address, you can just scroll through your bookmarks until you see the name of the page.

• In Internet Explorer 9, you can add a bookmark by clicking the star icon and then selecting Add to Favorites. Other browsers are similar, but they may use different wording.

Adding a bookmark

Browsing history

Suppose you visited a webpage a few days ago but forgot to bookmark it. You can find the page again by using your history, which is a list of websites you've visited. Usually, pages will stay in the history for a certain number of days. To maintain privacy, you can delete your history at any time.

Viewing your history

• To view your history in Internet Explorer 9, click the star icon, then select the history tab.

Browsing history

Deleting your history

1. In Internet Explorer 9, click the gear icon to open the Tools menu.
2. Click Safety, then select Delete browsing history....

Deleting browsing history

If you're using a browser other than Internet Explorer, the process of viewing and deleting history will be slightly different.