How to Make Google Your Homepage on Chrome
Click on the Chrome menu icon., Choose Settings from the drop-down list., Check the box next to Show Home button., Click on the Change link next to the homepage URL, if necessary., Check Open this page., Type in the Google URL., Click on the OK...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Click on the Chrome menu icon.
Doing so will cause a drop-down menu to appear.
The menu icon is a small button with three horizontal lines.
You can find it in the upper right corner of the browser screen, directly below the "x." -
Step 2: Choose Settings from the drop-down list.
Once you click on this option, the “Settings” page will open in a new tab.
If you choose this option with a blank page or blank tab currently open, the “Settings” page will open in the current tab. , This option appears under the "Appearance" section of the "Settings" page.
Clicking on this box will automatically cause the "Home" icon to appear to the left of address bar. , Usually, Google will be set as your homepage by default.
If it is not, however, select the “Change” option displayed to the right of the current homepage URL.
A separate “Home Page” dialog box will pop up when you do this.
If Google is already set as your homepage, no further action is required. , This open is the second one available to you.
The first option, “Use the New Tab page,” will case a blank page to serve as your homepage. , In the box next to “Open this page,” type: https://www.google.com/. , Doing so saves your homepage setting and closes the dialog box.
You will be returned to the “Settings” page, but no additional action needs to be taken from this page. -
Step 3: Check the box next to Show Home button.
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Step 4: Click on the Change link next to the homepage URL
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Step 5: if necessary.
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Step 6: Check Open this page.
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Step 7: Type in the Google URL.
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Step 8: Click on the OK button.
Detailed Guide
Doing so will cause a drop-down menu to appear.
The menu icon is a small button with three horizontal lines.
You can find it in the upper right corner of the browser screen, directly below the "x."
Once you click on this option, the “Settings” page will open in a new tab.
If you choose this option with a blank page or blank tab currently open, the “Settings” page will open in the current tab. , This option appears under the "Appearance" section of the "Settings" page.
Clicking on this box will automatically cause the "Home" icon to appear to the left of address bar. , Usually, Google will be set as your homepage by default.
If it is not, however, select the “Change” option displayed to the right of the current homepage URL.
A separate “Home Page” dialog box will pop up when you do this.
If Google is already set as your homepage, no further action is required. , This open is the second one available to you.
The first option, “Use the New Tab page,” will case a blank page to serve as your homepage. , In the box next to “Open this page,” type: https://www.google.com/. , Doing so saves your homepage setting and closes the dialog box.
You will be returned to the “Settings” page, but no additional action needs to be taken from this page.
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