Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 09:20:49

Rick Churchill

As you get older you get more irritated by flickering adverts on websites (in fact you get more irritated full stop). The adverts are very distracting. I've only recently found in the Safari browser menu View>Show Reader (Shift-Command-R) or in the Firefox browser View>Enter Reader View (Alt-Command-R).

This allows you to read the website without adverts. Simples!

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 12:41:28

Roy Rainford

Thanks Rick but - 'Show Reader' is greyed out on my Safari (13.0.3). Also am still on High Sierra (10.13.6). Perhaps I am too out-of-date for your helpful tip but I am getting older!

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 13:30:51

Douglas Cheney

I am running High Sierra and have been using show reader ever since it came out you will find a setting in the view menu for it

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 13:42:51

Trevor Hewson

Roy, it doesn’t work on all web pages so try a few other sites before concluding that you have a problem.

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 14:33:12

Roy Rainford

Thanks Trevor. You are right. I have to be selective on the sites it can be used. No problem after all🙂

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

9 Nov 2019 16:01:16

Drew McFarlane

Rick, I have been using ABP (AdBlock Plus) for a few years now and don't get any adds.

It is readily available free of charge.

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

11 Jan 2020 16:43:38

Jeanette Jones

Rick, sorry I'm a bit late to the party :-)
Thanks for bringing Show Reader to my attention. I find it really helpful and makes articles much easier to read, although, as mentioned, it isn't accessible on all websites.

Re: Tip: Use the Reader

11 Jan 2020 19:39:50

Rick Churchill

Happy New Year to all my readers 🤗