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# Safari Commands

These commands are available when Safari is frontmost.

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
About This Command Set | Opens a dialog box describing this command set.

### Application Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
About This Application | Displays information about Safari.
Access Preferences Window | Access Preferences Window
Turn Private Browsing Off | Turns off the Private Browsing feature in Safari.
Turn Private Browsing On | Turns on the Private Browsing feature in Safari.
Reset Safari | Allows you to completely reset Safari.
Hide This Application | Hides Safari.
Hide Other Applications | Hide Other Applications
Show All Applications | Shows all applications.
Quit This Application | Quits Safari.

### File Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Make New Browser Window | Opens a new browser window.
Make A New Tab | Makes a new untitled tab in the current window.
Access Open File Window | Allows you to open a file, typically a web page stored locally, on any attached storage device.
Access Open Location Window | Selects contents of URL field in the current window. (TIP: use spelling mode to enter complex URLs.)
Close This Window | Closes the front window in Safari.
Close All Windows | Closes all open Safari windows.
Close This Tab | Closes the current tab.
Close Other Tabs | Closes all tabs except the current one.
Access Save As Window | Opens the Save As dialog box.
Mail Contents Of This Page | Mails the contents of the current web page using your preferred email client.
Mail Link To This Page | Mails a link to the current web page using your preferred email client.
Open In Dashboard Window | Allows you to open a portion of the current web page in Dashboard.
Access Import Bookmarks Window | Allows you to import bookmarks from a file.
Access Export Bookmarks Window | Allows you to export your bookmarks to an XML file.
Print This Document | Prints the current web page.

### Edit Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Undo Last Action | Undoes the last action. This is the same as pressing Command-Z (undo).
Redo Last Action | Redoes the last action.
Cut Selection | Cut Selection
Copy Selection | Copy Selection
Paste From Clipboard | Paste the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.
Delete Selection | Deletes the selection.
Select All | Selects everything.
Auto Fill This Form | AutoFills the Current Form.
Show Find Toolbar | Opens the Find window.
Find Next | Finds the next instance of the Find string.
Find Previous | Finds the previous occurrence of the Find string.
Hide Find Banner | Hides the Find Banner.
Use Selection for Find | Uses the current selection as the Find string.
Jump to Selection | Jumps to the selection in the current window.
Check Spelling And Grammar Of This Document | Allows you to check the spelling and grammar of the active document.
Turn Check Spelling While Typing Off | Turns off the Check Spelling While Typing feature.
Turn Check Spelling While Typing On | Turns on the Check Spelling While Typing feature.
Turn Check Grammar With Spelling Off | Turns off the Check Grammar with Spelling feature.
Turn Check Grammar With Spelling On | Turns on the Check Grammar with Spelling feature.
Show Special Characters Window | Displays the Special Characters palette.

### View Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Show Bookmarks Bar | Shows the Bookmarks Bar.
Hide Bookmarks Bar | Hides the Bookmarks Bar.
Show Status Bar | Shows the Status Bar.
Hide Status Bar | Hides the Status Bar.
Show Tab Bar | Shows the Tab Bar.
Hide Tab Bar | Hides the tab bar.
Show Toolbar | Shows the Toolbar.
Hide Toolbar | Hides the Toolbar.
Access Customize Toolbar Window | Opens the Customize Toolbar window.
Stop Loading This Page | Stops loading the current page.
Reload This Page | Reloads the current web page.

### History Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Jump Back | Goes back to the last location visited.
Jump Forward | Jumps forward to the next location visited (typically used after you have already used the “Jump Back” command to view a previous page again).
Jump Home | Takes you to your home page.
Mark This Page For Snap Back | Marks the current web page for SnapBack.
Jump To Snap Back Page | Takes you to the page you previously marked as the SnapBack page.
Jump To Search Snap Back | Takes you to the Search Results SnapBack page.
Reopen Last Closed Window | Reopens the last closed window.
Reopen All Windows From Last Session | Reopens all the Safari windows that were open during the last session.
Jump To Bookmark One | Jumps to the first bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Two | Jumps to the second bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Three | Jumps to the third bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Four | Jumps to the fourth bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Five | Jumps to the fifth bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Six | Jumps to the sixth bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Seven | Jumps to the seventh bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Eight | Jumps to the Eighth bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Jump To Bookmark Nine | Jumps to the ninth bookmark in the Bookmark Bar.
Show All History | Show All History
Clear History | Clears the history of locations visited.

### Bookmarks Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Show All Bookmarks | Shows the Bookmark Manager.
Hide All Bookmarks | Hides the Bookmark manager.
Access Add Bookmark Window | Adds a bookmark to the current page, allowing you to rename it.
Add Bookmark For These Tabs | Add Bookmark For These Tabs
Add Bookmark Folder | Adds a Bookmark Folder to the Bookmark collection.
Bookmark This Page | Adds the current page to the Bookmark menu without asking to rename it.
Access Save As Window | Opens the Save As dialog box.
Move To Next Cell | Moves to the next editable cell while in Bookmarks view.
Open Selected Bookmark | Opens the selected bookmark when in Bookmark view.
Delete Selected Bookmarks | Deletes the selected Bookmarks when in Bookmarks view.

### Window Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Minimize This Window | Minimizes the current window.
Minimize All Windows | Minimizes all windows.
Zoom This Window | Zooms the current window.
Select Next Tab | Selects the next tab in the current window.
Select Previous Tab | Selects the Previous Tab in the current window.
Merge All Windows | Merges all windows.
Move Tab To New Window | Moves the current tab to a new window.
Show Downloads Window | Opens the Downloads window.
Bring All Windows To Front | Brings all Safari windows to the front.

### Help Menu Actions

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Show Safari Help | Displays Safari’s Help file in a new window.
Show Acknowledgments | Displays the Acknowledgments document in a new window.
Show Installed Plug ins | Displays the installed plug-ins in a new window.
Show License | Displays the license agreement in a new window.

### Links and Navigation

What You Say | Result
--- | ---
Create a command for this page | Creates a command for this page
Jump To This Link | Takes you to the web page for the selected link.
Move To Next Link | Moves to the next link while in normal view.
Move To Previous Link | Moves to the previous link while in normal view.
Move To Next Text Field | Moves to the next editable text field while in normal view.
Move To Previous Text Field | Moves to the previous editable text field while in normal view.
Scroll Up | Scrolls the page up by a small amount, but more than clicking on the scroll bar up arrow.
Scroll Down | Scrolls the page down by a little, but more than by clicking the scroll down arrow.
Scroll To Top | Scrolls to the top of the current page.
Scroll To Bottom | Scrolls to the bottom of the current page.
Scroll Left | Scrolls the page left by a little, but more than by clicking the scroll left arrow.
Scroll Right | Scrolls the page right by a litte, but more than by clicking the scroll right arrow.
Scroll One Screen Down | Scrolls down one screenfull.
Scroll One Screen Left | Scrolls left one screen.
Scroll One Screen Right | Scrolls right one screen.
Scroll One Screen Up | Scrolls up one screenfull.