Refreshing Web Pages (Cache)   Web browsers are built to bring you information as fast as possible. One of the trade-offs in providing fast information is that most browsers use a "cache," or temporary memory space in your computer, to store often-used pages and graphics for repeated use. If you are a consistent repeat visitor to certain Web sites you may wish to adjust your practices, and potentially your Web browser settings. This can help account for updates in information your browser may not be showing you each time you make a return visit. Refresh. Use the Refresh (or Reload) button at the top of your browser screen to update a page if it seems not to be up-to-date. Force Refresh. A force refresh reloads everything on the page from the server, including graphics, which gives the most recent version of a page, but takes longer. Hold down the Shift key while clicking the Refresh button. Mac users can hold down the Option key while clicking Refresh. "Cache Out." If you repeatedly view pages that change often, you may wish to adjust your browser to work around the cache. If you're using Internet Explorer 4 choose the View menu; for Internet Explorer 5 go to the Tools menu. Under Internet Options go to the General Tab, and under Temporary Internet files select Settings. In the Settings dialog box set the option Check for newer versions of stored pages to "Every visit to the page." Back to Tip of the Month

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