KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

Clearing Your Browser History, by Jan Hall

These are instructions to clear your browser history. However, in the case if Internet Explorer, following these instructions will not completely clear your history. It will be much more difficult but NOT impossible to find where you have visited. There are applications you can purchase that will completely clear your history but you might have to explain why you bought them.

Quick Jump:

• Internet Explorer 6.X

• Netscape Navigator 4.7

• Netscape Communicator 6.X & 7.X

• Netscape Navigator 8.X

• Mozilla Firefox

• Mozilla

• Opera

 Internet Explorer 6.X 

1.  Click on Tools at the top of the page

2.  Click on Internet Options

3.   You will see History and the button Clear History, Click on that and you're done.

 Netscape Navigator 4.7

1.  Click on Edit at the top of the page

2.  Click on Preferences

3.  When the Preferences Window opens up Click on Navigator. You will see the Clear History button, click on that and you're done

Netscape Communicator 6 and 7

1. Click on Edit at the top of the page

2. Click on Preferences

3. When the Preferences window opens up, Click on the Grey triangle next to Navigator.

4. Click on History. You will see the Clear History button, click on that and you're done

Netscape Navigator 8.X

1. Go to "Tools" menu and select "Options".

2. Select "Privacy".

3. Click the "Clear" button in the Page History area to clear a list of web site visited during a certain time period.

4. Click the "Clear" button in the Search History area to clear all records from the search history.

Mozilla Firefox

1.    Click "Tools" - "Options"

2.    With the "Options" dialog box appears, click "Privacy."

3.    Click the "History" tab.

4.    Click "Clear Browsing History Now".

5.  Press "OK" to close the dialog box.

Mozilla

1.    Go to "Edit" menu and select "Preferences".

2.    Select "Navigator" under the "Category" listing.

3.    Select "Clear History" in the "History" area.

4.    Click "OK" to erase history.

Opera

1.    Go to "Edit" menu and select "Preferences".

2.    Select "Navigator" under the "Category" listing.

3.    Select "Clear History" in the "History" area.

4.    Click "OK" to erase history.