Reading an Article in Reader Mode
Open Safari on your Mac. It’s the blue, red, and white compass icon typically found on the Dock.
Navigate to a website that contains articles you want to read. For example, to access wikiHow, type https://www.wikihow.com into the address bar and press ⏎ Return.
Click the article you want to read. Most websites' main pages cannot be viewed in Reader mode, but their linked articles can.
Press ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+R. This opens the article in an easy-to-read text format. You can also enter Reader mode by clicking the View menu and selecting Show Reader. To customize the fonts and colors in Reading mode, click the aA icon at the address bar's far-right edge. To exit the Reader, click the icon with 4 horizontal lines (the last line is the shortest) at the address bar's far-left edge.
Setting Reader Mode for a Website
Open Safari on your Mac. It’s the blue, red, and white compass icon typically found on the Dock. Use this method if you want to set up a certain website to automatically open its articles in Reader mode. This feature is new with Safari 11 (for High Sierra). You will not be able to use this method with Safari 10 or earlier.
Navigate to the site you want to visit. For example, to access wikiHow, type https://www.wikihow.com into the address bar and press ⏎ Return.
Click the Safari menu. It’s in the bar at the top of the screen.
Click Settings for This Website. A pop-up will appear.
Check the box next to “Use Reader when available.”
Click anywhere on the screen to close the pop-up. Now each article on the selected site should open in Reader mode, displaying the text without unnecessary distractions. Not all sites support Reader mode. For example, you usually can't view a news site’s main page in Reader mode, though it usually works for individual articles. To manage the sites that use Reader mode, click the Safari menu and select Preferences. Disable Reader mode for any site by selecting Off from its corresponding drop-down menu.
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