How do I check which version of my web browser I am using?
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This guide explains step-by-step how to determine which version of your web browser you are running on a Windows setup. You may need this information for some of the How to guides on this website, as older versions of web browsers may have different commands, menus, etc than more recent versions.
Areas in this guide:
Open Firefox.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Mozilla Firefox' or press A to open the window shown in Fig 1.
Fig 1
Open Google Chrome.
Click on the Spanner menu icon, as shown in Fig 2.
Alternatively, press Shift + Alt + T to access the toolbar, then use the left and right arrow keys to select the Spanner menu icon (the tool tip will say 'Customise and control Google Chrome'), and then press Enter.
Fig 2
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Google Chrome' or press G to open the window shown in Fig 3.
Fig 3
Open Internet Explorer.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Internet Explorer' or press A to open the window shown in Fig 4.
Fig 4
Open Opera.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Opera' or press A to open the window shown in Fig 5.
Fig 5
Note: In Opera 10.5 and later, if the menu bar is not visible you will need to select the 'Help' menu by clicking on the Opera logo (the big red 'O' at the top-left of the browser) and choosing 'Help' from the drop-down menu that appears.
Open Safari.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Safari' or press B to open the window shown in Fig 6.
Fig 6
This page explains step-by-step how to determine which version of your web browser you are running on a Mac OS X setup. You may need this information for some of the How to guides on this website, as older versions of web browsers may have different commands, menus, etc than more recent versions.
Areas in this guide:
Open Firefox.
Click on 'Firefox' in the menu bar, or press Ctrl + F2 to highlight the menu bar and then press the right arrow to open the 'Firefox' drop-down menu.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Mozilla Firefox', or press the down arrow to highlight 'About Mozilla Firefox' and then press Enter, to open the window shown in Fig 1.
Fig 1
Open Opera.
Click on 'Opera' in the menu bar, or press Ctrl + F2 to highlight the menu bar and then press the right arrow to open the 'Opera' drop-down menu.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Opera', or press the down arrow to highlight 'About Opera' and then press Enter, to open the window shown in Fig 2.
Fig 2
Open Safari.
Click on 'Safari' in the menu bar, or press Ctrl + F2 to highlight the menu bar and then press the right arrow to open the 'Safari' drop-down menu.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Safari', or press the down arrow to highlight 'About Safari' and then press Enter, to open the window shown in Fig 3.
Fig 3
This guide explains step-by-step how to determine which version of your web browser you are running on a Linux setup. You may need this information for some of the How to guides on this website, as older versions of web browsers may have different commands, menus, etc than more recent versions.
Areas in this guide:
Open Firefox.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Mozilla Firefox' or press A to open the window shown in Fig 1.
Fig 1
Open Konqueror.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Konqueror', or press the down arrow to highlight 'About Konqueror' and then press Enter, to open the window shown in Fig 2.
Fig 2
Open Opera.
Click on 'Help' in the menu bar or press Alt + H.
In the drop-down menu, click on 'About Opera', or press the down arrow to highlight 'About Opera' and then press Enter.
Note: In Opera 10.5 and later, if the menu bar is not visible you will need to select the 'Help' menu by clicking on the Opera logo (the big red 'O' at the top-left of the browser) and choosing 'Help' from the drop-down menu that appears.
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