View Browsing History in the Sidebar
Your browsing history is sort of like a paper trail. Every page that you view gets logged in the history.
The history is stored locally on your computer. In other words, it is not being logged for someone else to see. You also have the option to delete parts or all of your history at anytime.
The purpose of having the history is for your own recourse. Let’s say you visited a great site last week, but can’t remember the name of it. You can easily search through your history to find out.
There are a bunch of options to help you pinpoint the site you are looking for, so let’s delve into it.
To watch a video on viewing your browsing history in the sidebar, click on the “Play Video” button below. Or, scroll down for step-by-step instructions with screenshots:
Step-by-Step Instructions with Screenshots
At the very top of your browser, click on History:
A list of the last 10 sites that you visited will appear. But we’re looking to access your entire history, so click on “Show in Sidebar.” Or, if you prefer to use the keyboard, type Ctrl+H:
A sidebar, containing your history, will open in your browser window.
Click on the “View” button:
There are 5 different ways to view your browsing history:
Let’s take them one at a time, starting with “By Date & Site”:
In this view, your history is organized by Date first (e.g., Today, 3 days ago, 4 days ago…) and then by each Site you visit (e.g., google.com, tech.cybernetnews.com…)
The next view is “By Site”:
In this view, all websites from all days are listed in alphabetical order.
The next view is “By Date”:
In this view, your history is listed by Date only.
The last two views are:
By Most Visited: This list is arranged by the sites you visit most. If you visit CyberNet News more than any other site, it will be at the top of the list. Every other website will follow accordingly.
By Last Visited: This list is arranged in real-time so-to-speak. As you browse the Internet, the site that you are currently viewing will be at the top of the list. Visit another site, and it will be at the top of the list, and so on.
Finally, you can search for a site using the search box. The results will appear as you type:
If you’d like to close the sidebar, just click on the Red [x] in the top-right corner of the sidebar window. You can also type Ctrl+H on your keyboard.
