Setting BT Yahoo! Browser Options

Here's How

1. Launch the Browser, and sign in to BT Yahoo! Online.

2. Select Browser Options from the Tools menu at the top of the Browser window.

   

   The Browser Options window appears with the General category selected. Each category offers a "pane" of options that you can specify to personalise your Browser. The following steps describe the General options pane.

   

3. If you want the BT Yahoo! Browser to check whether it is your default browser each time you launch it, check the box next to Always check...

   

4. If you want to display the Sidebar automatically when you open a new Browser window, check the box next to Display Sidebar...

   

5. To clear the history of all URLs typed into the Address field, click the Clear URLs button. After you clear the URLs, the Browser does not complete URLs that you start to enter in the Address field.

   

   A message prompts you to confirm that you want to remove all URLs from the Address field.

6. Click the Yes button.

   A message confirms that the URLs were removed.

7. Click the OK button.

8. To clear the history of all text typed into the Search field, click the Clear Search button. After you clear the Search text, the Browser does not offer repeat search text options on the pull-down list.

   

   A message prompts you to confirm that you want to remove all search strings from the Search field.

9. Click the Yes button.

   A message confirms that the search strings were removed.

10. Click the OK button.

11. When you finish specifying your preferences, click the OK button.

    

    You return to the Browser.

What's Next

Specify your preferences for the Browser's appearance.