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Cover Your Tracks on the Internet.

Your computer saves a record of every website you visit. If you are being abused, you should delete these records so that your abuser does not know that you have visited this site. This is how:

First, you need to figure out which web browser you are using. A web browser is the program you are using right now to look at this page. Look at the top of this window to find out. It should say:

tracks [name of browser]

For example, if you are using Internet Explorer, it would say:

"tracks - Microsoft Internet Explorer"

If you are using Internet Explorer, it may be that the company who provided this copy of the browser has altered the title. To be sure, go to the HELP menu, then click on

ABOUT [browser name, i.e. About Internet Explorer]

Once you have determined which browser you are using, click the link below that corresponds to your browser, or simply scroll down to learn how to remove your history trail.

Internet Explorer*
Netscape**
AOL (America Online)**
Macintosh***
Opera****
Mozilla*****

Internet Explorer
Click on the TOOLS menu, then on INTERNET OPTIONS
Click on the DELETE COOKIES button (if it's not there, that's okay, skip this step)
Click on the DELETE FILES button (click OK when it asks you again)
Click on the SETTINGS button
Cliek on the EDIT menu then Click SELECT ALL
Hold down SHIFT and push the DELETE key (not backspace, the delete key is under the insert key)
Holding down shift and pushing delete permanentlky deletes the files without using the recycle bin
Close that window, then click OK.
Click on the CLEAR HISTORY button (click OK when it asks you again)
Hold down the CTRL (control) key and push H (this brings up the history window)
If you see a heading called TODAY, right-click on it and click DELETE
Hold down CTRL and push H again (this closes the history window)
Close Internet Explorer, re-open it

Netscape
Click on the EDIT menu
Click on PREFERENCES
In the new window that opens, double click on NAVIGATOR
Click on HISTORY
Click on CLEAR HISTORY
Cick the CLEAR LOCATION BAR button
Now, on the left side of the window, double-click ADVANCED
Click CACHE
Click the CLEARN MEMORY CACHE button
Click the CLEAR DISCK CACHE button
Click OK

AOL
Click on MY AOL on the top of the screen
Click on PREFERENCES
Click on the WWW button
Click on the DELETE COOKIES button (if it's not there, skip this step)
Clek on DELETE FILES button (click OK when it asks you again)
Click on SETTINGS button
Click on VIEW FILES button
Click on EDIT menu, then click SELECT ALL
Hold down SHIFT and push the DELETE key (not backspace, the delete key is under the insert key)
Holding down SHIFT and pushing DELETE permanently deletes the files without using the recycle bin
Close that window, then click OK
Click on CLEAR HISTORY button (click OK when it asks you again)
Click OK
Sign out, close AOL, then sign in again

Macintosh
Click on EDIT menu
Click on PREFERENCES
Double click on NAVIGATOR on left
Click on the EXPIRE NOW button
Click OK
Click OK again to save the changes

Opera
Click on FILE, then on DELETE PRIVATE DATA
Depending on which versin of Opera you have, you may have some checkboxes
If you have checkboxes, check them all then click OK
If you do no, just click YES

Mozilla
Click on the EDIT menu
Click on PREFERENCES
In the new window that opens, double click on NAVIGATOR
Click on HISTORY
Click on CLEAR HISTORY button
Click the CLEAR LOCATION BAR button
Now, on the left side of the window, double-click ADVANCED
Click CACHE
Click the CLEAR MEMORY CACHE button
Click the CLEAR DISK CACHE button
Click OK

This information is for reference only. We make no absolute guarantee/warranty as to its accuracy. If you discover that the information is not correct, please email us and tell us what's wrong and how to fix it. Thank you, webchief@capecodshelter.org

*Internet Explorer is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
**Netscape and AOL are trademarks of AOL Time Warner, Inc.
***Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
****Opera is a trademark of Opera Software ASA
*****Mozilla is a trademark of the Mozilla Organization

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