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# RSS preferences

Use the RSS pane of Safari preferences to set options for handling RSS articles.

Option
Description

Default RSS reader (Mac only)

If you have downloaded a different RSS reader application, open the menu, choose select, and then select the RSS reader. You can also use the Mail application as your RSS reader. If you choose Mail, an RSS mailbox is added to the Mail sidebar, and when you navigate to an RSS page in Safari, Mail opens or comes to the front.

Automatically update articles in

Safari can notify you about new articles (updates) on RSS pages in the bookmarks bar, bookmarks menu, or both. When Safari finds new articles, it displays the number of new articles next to the bookmark’s name.

Check for updates

Choose how often Safari should check for new articles.

Mark articles as read (Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, and Windows)

Choose whether articles should be marked as read after you view the RSS page, or after you’ve clicked the individual articles. To make unread articles more visible, select “Highlight unread articles.”

Color new articles (Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger)

Choose whether to color the titles of articles that are new since you last visited an RSS feed. Choose a color from the pop-up menu.

Remove articles

Specify how long Safari should keep RSS articles in the list. Click Remove Now to immediately delete all saved information for all RSS feeds.

### Related Topics

Viewing RSS pages

Automating RSS