First Step Family Violence Intervention Services, Inc.

Welcome to First Step Family Violence Intervention Services, Inc. , a United Way Agency. First Step helps families who are dealing with violence and offers many services to help out. Our Office is located at 647 Locust Street, Coshocton, Ohio 43812. We hope that you take advantage of the wealth of resources throughout our site.

Incognito, Private Mode

Incognito, Private Mode

Are you concerned about online privacy? Learn how to browse without a trace! Each browser, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, has private modes to protect your history. Discover keyboard shortcuts and menu options to open these windows, keeping your activities confidential. Understand how to safeguard your search history and control cookies, ensuring a more secure browsing experience. Explore the steps for each browser!

Mission Statement

To promote safety to victims of violence through education, counseling, advocacy and shelter when needed to any person suffering the effects of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. To promote non-violent behavior by educating the perpetrators of violence.

NOTE: IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR VIEWING HISTORY, CONSIDER DOING THE FOLLOWING TO SAFEGUARD YOURSELF.

Open Chrome Incognito Mode

To open an Incognito window in Google Chrome, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N on Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS, or ⌘ + Shift + N on a Mac. Alternatively, you can click on the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the browser window, then select “New Incognito window”.

Opening Firefox in Private Mode

To open Firefox in private mode, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Command+Shift+P on macOS. Alternatively, you can access private browsing through the Firefox menu by selecting “New Private Window”.

Open Incognito in Edge

 To open an incognito window in Microsoft Edge, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots located in the upper-right corner of the window.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select “New InPrivate window.” A new window will open, typically showing “InPrivate” at the top right corner.

Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N to start an incognito session quickly.

Safari Incognito Mode

Safari’s incognito mode, also referred to as private browsing, allows users to surf the internet without their browser logging or saving any activity data, including cookies, search history, and autofill information. To enable private browsing in Safari, you can follow these steps:

On a Mac:

  1. Click on File in the top-left corner of the menu bar.
  2. Select New Private Window from the dropdown menu.

On an iPhone or iPad:

  1. Tap the tabs icon (two overlapping squares) in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  2. Tap Start Page at the bottom, then tap Private
  3. Alternatively, you can press and hold the tabs icon, and a menu will appear. From there, select New Private Tab.

When you close a private browsing window, all session traces will be erased, appealing to users who share a device or want their browsing activity to remain private.

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