The browser is a program you use to visit websites on the internet. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari are the most common web browsers. When you visit a website your computer sometimes saves information such as pictures, files, text, or other data on your computer so that when you visit that website again your computer doesn't take as long to load. This can be helpful when you want a website to remember a login name or password, but can sometimes cause that website to work improperly or show you outdated information.
In these instances you may need to clear your browser's cache (pronounced CASH, this also includes "cookies" or "temporary internet files"). The steps to clear cache vary by browser, and each browser has different versions. If the steps
listed below don't match to your browser try searching "How to clear browser cache" using your favorite search engine (such as
Google or
Yahoo)
You can check which browser you are using by visiting
https://www.whatismybrowser.com/.
PLEASE NOTE: Clearing your browser's cache MAY CLEAR ALL SAVED LOGINS/PASSWORDS you may have saved in your browser history, such as email and Pathway logins, as well as search terms you may have typed into websites, such as typing horse names in Pathway. These steps may also clear your browser history (the URLs of sites you've visited) and the dates and times of each visit.
Chrome
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click the More icon (three vertical lines or dots)
- Click More tools > Clear browsing data.
- At the top, next to "Clear the following items from," click the Down arrow.
- Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day. To delete everything, select the beginning of time.
- Select the types of information you want to remove. Cached images and files may be all you need to remove.
- Click Clear browsing data.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Google Chrome support page.
Explorer
- On your computer, open Internet Explorer
- At the top right, click the Gear icon.
- Click Safety > Delete browsing history.
- Select the types of information you want to remove. Temporary internet files and website files may be all you need to remove.
- Click Delete.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Internet Explorer Support Page.
Firefox
- Click the menu button
and choose Options.
- Select the Advanced panel.
- Click on the Network tab.
- In the Cached Web Content section, click Clear Now.
- Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Firefox support page.
Safari
- Choose Safari > Preferences, click Privacy.
- Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.
Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behavior.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Safari support page.
iPhone/iPad
- To clear your history and cookies, tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. Clearing your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari won't change your AutoFill information.
- To remove other stored information, tap Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Apple support page.
Android
- Open the Chrome app.
- Tap More and then Settings.
- Under "Advanced," tap Privacy > Clear browsing data.
- At the top, tap the dropdown under "Clear data from the."
- Choose a time period, such as past hour or past day. To delete everything, select beginning of time.
- Select the types of information you want to remove.
- Tap Clear data.
For more detailed instructions visit the
Google support page.
To view PDF files you will need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Visit
https://get.adobe.com/reader/ for the download files and further installation instructions. When downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader be mindful of Optional Offers that you can choose to download along with Adobe Acrobat Reader. These additional programs are not necessary to install in order to read PDF files.
For more information on how to use Adobe Acrobat Reader visit
https://helpx.adobe.com/reader.html
If you are on a computer:
- Highlight the text you want to copy by clicking just before the first letter you want to copy.
- Hold down the mouse button while dragging your mouse to the right, and then releasing after you have selected your text.
- Next, click the right mouse button and select Copy from the small menu that pops up. Alternatively, you can use a keyboard shortcut by pressing the Ctrl and C keys simultaneously.
- If you are sending the copied text in an email, start composing your email and in the body of the email right click and select Paste from the small menu that pops up or use the keyboard shortcut and press the Ctrl and V keys simultaneously.
If you are using a Mac computer follow the same steps as above and press the
key in place of the
Ctrl key.
If you are on an iPhone or iPad:
- Touch and hold an area of the text to activate the selection tool. The select tool magnifies the area near your finger and highlights a word of text.
- Drag your finger along the touch screen to highlight a different word.
- Lift your finger from the touch screen to bring up the copy tool.
- Drag the blue selection dots of the copy tool to expand the area of text currently selected. For example, drag the upper-left blue selection dot toward the left to select text left of the initial high-lighted word. Drag the lower-right blue select dot toward the right to select text right of the initial high-lighted word. You can also drag the selection dots upward and downward to select text above and below.
- Tap the Copy button to copy all the text you have selected.
- To paste the text, go to the app you want to copy the text into.
- Tap the place in the app/document where you want to paste the text and hold your finger down until the magnifying glass appears.
- Remove your finger and the pop-up menu appears.
- Tap Paste to paste the text into place.
Copying and pasting can vary depending on which device and browser you are using. If these instructions did not work, try searching on the internet for "how to copy and paste text" instructions for the device or browser you are using. (
For example: Android, Firefox )