Today, quite a lot of people prefer to surf the Internet using the Google Chrome browser. Not all users know how to set it up, which means we need to help them solve this problem. Of course, this question often worries novice users, but perhaps more experienced people will discover something new.
Web browser Google Chrome Since its inception, it has firmly taken a leading position among other browsers. The speed of loading pages in Chrome has delighted Internet users. There is nothing superfluous in the interface of this web browser - only the most necessary options. In general, there are many advantages, and since this browser can be downloaded absolutely free from the official website, you can see for yourself.
Downloading and installing the browser
So, before answering the question of how to set up the Google Chrome browser, you need to download and install it on your computer. To do this, open any search engine and enter the request “download google chrome” in the appropriate column. Then go to the official website and click the “Download Chrome” button. At the next stage, you need to read the user agreement and check two options: one of them is responsible for sending information about failures and errors of the web browser to developers, the second one assigns “Chrome”
Now you will need to run the downloaded ChromeSetup file and wait a while until the installation of the web browser is completed. It is worth noting that the entire process takes place practically without user participation, however, there is one condition - you will need an Internet connection, because the files necessary for installation are “downloaded” from the site.
That's all! You have downloaded and installed Google Chrome. Read on to learn how to set it up.
basic settings
In order to perform any manipulations in the web browser settings, you need to go to the appropriate section. After launching the browser, open its menu by pressing the button with three parallel stripes (right corner of the screen). Now go to the “Settings” item in the drop-down list.
After these simple steps, the section you need will open, where you can:
Sign in to your Chrome account to sync all your tabs, passwords, and more. As a result, you will be able to log into your Google Chrome account from another device and access all saved data in the browser.
You have the opportunity to customize the Google Chrome home page, but this will be discussed a little later.
Change the appearance of your web browser by clicking the "Select Theme" button.
Install the search engine you prefer to use.
Add users if someone else is working in the browser besides you.
You can also set Chrome as your default web browser.
Additional settings
By scrolling down the page, the user can open additional settings by clicking the appropriate link. In the “Personal Data” block there are two buttons: “Clear history” and “Content settings”.
By clicking the first one, the user can delete cookies, history of visited sites and downloads. With this, you can get rid of the saved data for a certain period of time.
The second button allows you to configure image display, pop-up blocking, location, etc. It's generally not recommended to change anything here, but if you're not afraid to experiment, you can try changing some of the options.
So, having installed Google Chrome, you learned how to configure it. However, that's not all. Next, you need to consider such important details as the “Express Panel” and the “Start Page”. It is with their configuration that users most often have problems.
"Express panel"
In Google Chrome it is a list of the most visited sites. However, this is not very convenient, so it is recommended to install one of the browser extensions. As a rule, most users install “Visual bookmarks” from the Yandex search engine. You can choose another option.
First of all, open the Chrome menu and select the Settings section. A page will open on which there is a subsection “Extensions” on the left. This is exactly what you need. At the bottom you will see a “More extensions” link, which will open the add-on store for Google Chrome.
In the search bar, enter a phrase, for example, Speed Dial FVD, and select the 3D option in the “Extensions” block. On the right there is an “Install” button; if you click on it, this add-on will be installed in your browser.
You can figure out adding pages to “Visual Bookmarks” yourself. As you can see, it is not difficult to change the "Google Chrome Express Panel". You can configure it at your discretion.
start page
Now it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the settings of the page that will open when you start the browser. As a rule, many users use the site of one of the search engines. However, you may not want the browser to open a "search engine" upon launch.
So, you are working in the Google Chrome browser. How can I customize tabs in this web browser? It's actually quite simple. Go to "Settings" and pay attention to the "Open at startup" block. Here you have several options:
If you check the checkbox " New tab", when you launch Chrome, the Express panel will open.
If you check the checkbox next to the option "Previously open tabs", the pages you were viewing before closing the browser will be loaded by clicking the "Close" button.
By checking the third option, you will be able to specify the pages that should load once the web browser is launched.
Which option to choose is up to you.
Conclusion
Now that you have installed Google Chrome on your PC, you have learned how to configure it, and how to change it. home page, you can safely begin to evaluate the advantages of this web browser. Chances are you won't be disappointed.
After the browser has been installed, the first step is to customize it for yourself. This must be done for further comfortable work. This article will talk about how to properly configure the Google Chrome browser.
First, go to the settings, and to do this, click on the button with three horizontal stripes and select the item Settings.
The browser menu has four categories: History, Extensions, Settings, Help. We are interested in precisely the selected section, since all the rest are a separate conversation.
What should I configure here?
The first thing to do is log into your account if you haven't already. If you have previously used a Google account, then after logging in the following synchronization will occur:
- applications installed in Google Chrome (if you used the browser and Google account from another computer or reinstalled the browser);
- extensions;
- browser settings;
- autocomplete;
- omnibox cache;
- bookmarks;
- passwords;
- open tabs.
If you do not have an account, the browser will prompt you to create one. We do not recommend refusing, since synchronization alone costs a lot.
The second thing you need to do is set up the start page. Here you can select a page quick access, restore the last session, or enter the address of the site that you want to see as the starting one.
The third thing to do is set your default search engine. Of course, before your settings it will be Google, but if you are used to using the same Yandex, then select it from the drop-down menu.
The fourth thing to do is set up saving passwords. If several people use the browser under the same account, or you fundamentally refuse to save them for security reasons, then disable the option to save passwords, since this feature is enabled by default. To do this, click Show advanced settings and uncheck Offer to save passwords for websites. Here you can also disable auto-filling of web forms.
The fifth thing to do is configure the download path. If your preferred place is, say, the desktop, then in the line Location of downloaded files click Change and select Desktop. If desired, you can specify any location other than tamper-protected folders. Check the box next to the setting Prompt for a location to save each file before downloading, if you prefer to sort your downloads as you download them.
Situational settings: if you previously used another browser in which you have bookmarks, you can import them into Chrome by clicking the button Import bookmarks and settings.
As the name implies, if you wish, you can transfer not only saved pages, but also your browsing history, sites with saved passwords, and search engines.
If you use a proxy server for work, then you can make all the relevant settings by clicking on the button Change proxy settings.
If the appearance of the browser plays a big role, then the corresponding settings section will help you install a suitable theme. There is a decent selection there, so you are sure to find something suitable.
Here you can install/remove the icon from home page(marked with a red square) and make the bookmarks bar non-disappearing.
The settings of Google Chrome, as in any other good, trusted program, are already by default brought by the developers to optimal parameters and values. The concept for a wide range of users called “install and use” in this popular browser is debugged and works, as they say, with a bang.
However, sooner or later, even cautious novice users are tempted by the question of how to configure Google Chrome to best suit their preferences. And what can we say about meticulous comrades who are experienced in computer matters? Immediately after installation, they strive to get into the advanced options and arrange everything there exactly as they please.
Although, even if we omit these two conditional extremes of the interests of online ordinary people, it is still very useful to know how to set up Google Chrome yourself. After all, it is impossible to provide for everything in the “default” configuration. Something needs to be enabled, something disabled, added, deleted, etc.
This article will help you understand the Google Chrome menu. In it you will find useful tips about how best to configure this web browser immediately after installation or in the event of a software failure or the consequences of a virus attack. How to save and synchronize the created profile configuration in it and transfer it to another computer. How to reset settings to default.
Now you've installed Chrome, now what?
Here's what! If you are not satisfied or satisfied with it, but not everything, in terms of settings, make a small “revision” in the options. The following instructions will help you perform it correctly:
In the web browser window, at the top right, click the "Menu" button (icon in the form of three points).
In the drop-down panel, click the “Settings” section.
The holy of holies of Google Chrome has opened on the tab - here are its cogs, screws, latches and sliders. Let's figure out for each block what and how to twist and click.
Appearance
Here are the options that you can use to make changes. appearance browser interface:
“Themes” - change the preset graphic design. For those who find the preset color scheme and background of empty tabs and the top bar boring and austere, this add-on provides the opportunity to install an alternative theme - a different design. Do you also want to transform Chrome? Then click the “square and arrow” icon in this line and in the section of the application store that opens, select any theme you like. Open its page and click install.
The next two options “Show...” are responsible for displaying the button “ Home page"(or start, home) and bookmarks bar. It is advisable to enable them. They provide more comfortable Google management Chrome.
More specifically, they provide quick access to frequently used resources. On the button home page you can assign an installed search engine or a quick access page (express panel with visual bookmarks, which appears in a blank tab). To set the required value, you need to click the corresponding item in the button submenu.
The bookmarks panel (when enabled) allows you to keep almost your entire collection of bookmarks (links to sites) in sight. Not only individual URLs are placed/deleted on it, but also folders with collections of URLs. Very convenient: one or two clicks, and the desired site is already loaded in the tab.
“Font size” - adjusts the display of character data. Using the preset in the “Size” option, you can set a different scale. Users with poor vision can set it to “Large” or “Very Large”.
The “Customize fonts” submenu contains tools for fine-tuning the graphics of character data (optimal and minimum sizes, style).
There is no need to change unless absolutely necessary. Stylistically, they are in perfect balance.
“Page scaling” is a regulator of the proportionality of opened web pages. In the list of its values, 100% is the original size. If you set more, for example, 200%, the pages will be displayed at twice the size.
This option is indispensable for people with low vision. Especially in cases where they have lost or forgotten their glasses somewhere.
Attention! You cannot set the clock in Chrome using standard options. To solve this problem, it is better to use the appropriate addons.
Search system
Chrome developers, naturally, set Google as the starting search engine. But if you use Yandex more, why not. Click on the drop-down list in the first line of the “Search engine...” block and select what you need.
And if you don't find it on this list search service, which you need, use the second line of the block. Click “Manage...”, in the panel that opens, click “Add” and enter the address of the search engine. The list of added search engines can be edited (changed, deleted) using the “three dots” button (a set of commands opens for writing in the current line).
Default browser
Just in case you don't know: Windows has the best installed browsers There is a favorite, called the “main” or “default” browser. It is in it that the system loads the pages requested in automatic mode programs, and also opens HTML files launched by the user.
So, this block displays information about the priority of Chrome in Windows: whether it is the default browser or not. This is where this status is assigned (priority is turned on/off).
Do you use Google Chrome all the time? If yes, then assign it to the OS Windows main. For any requests, you will always view pages in your favorite Chrome.
Open at startup
The name of the block fully symbolizes its functional purpose. That is, what will open in the browser window immediately after launch. The choice of value for this setting depends on the specifics of web surfing for a particular user:
“New Tab” - opens an empty tab. If the user does not know before the start of each Internet session which site he will go to first, this option is optimal solution.
“Previously opened tabs” - the browser loads tabs remaining from the previous session. A very convenient mode if you need to quickly continue interrupted work, finish reading an article, etc.
“Specified pages” - Chrome automatically opens the specified pages. The setup eliminates the need to manually open the same websites every time you start.
Click this menu item. Then, in the submenu, click the “Add Page” command.
Enter the URL and click Add.
Attention! The list of links can be edited using the “three dots” button (displayed in the column of each address).
To quickly list a URL open pages, click “Use current pages”.
Additional
To see the hidden Google settings Chrome, at the bottom of the settings tab, click “Advanced”.
We hasten to warn you! Before you go into these settings, soberly assess your strength regarding understanding computer literacy and web technologies in particular. You need to have a clear idea of what you are turning on and off. If you doubt whether you need to touch the advanced options, it is better to leave everything as is.
IN additional panel options are also structured using blocks.
A very important group of settings. They are able to increase the level of protection of personal data, ensure proper privacy on the Internet, and create certain conveniences for collecting information in forms. In the pre-installed configuration, all add-ons on the top of the block are enabled with the exception of three. They can be left as is. It is not recommended to disable options such as “Protect your device from dangerous sites”, “Use hints...”.
Three initially disabled options can be activated according to individual needs:
“Automatically send...” - a kind of collaboration with Google. By turning on the slider in this line, you are allowing the company to obtain data about your system and the content you are viewing.
“Send a denial of tracking…” - the browser will automatically deny tracking to “curious” sites along with outgoing traffic.
“... to check spelling” - automatically checks text for spelling errors. A very useful integrated tool for those who actively manage business correspondence, works with documents on the Internet.
At the bottom of the block there are three more options with their own submenus:
“Configure certificates.” This option is for users who work for a company or are its client, and it (the company) provides certificates for setting up an encrypted network connection for the purpose of exchanging data (hiding information from outsiders). After clicking on the option, a panel opens for managing network certificates (import, export, delete).
“Content settings” - control the display of various elements on the page. Namely: pictures, animated banners, video frames, etc. The value in it can be set both for all sites and for the site opened in the current tab.
The settings menu panel contains general parameters (for all web resources). Open the setting you are interested in and change the slider value in its panel. It is recommended to enable notification when a site requests a user's location. Because it allows you to maintain privacy when visiting dubious sites.
IN latest versions The Chrome option that regulates the launch of Flash applets (videos, games, animations, etc.) has been slightly changed. In general, for all sites, it provides only two actions:
- launch on request - the flash element is launched if the user confirms the request;
- block - all flash elements on the page are blocked.
If you regularly watch videos, listen to music, or play games in the browser, you need to enable the “Always ask...” option in the Flash submenu.
View the Pop-Ups panel. For security reasons, it makes sense to deactivate the loading and display of this element. According to statistics, many viruses and spyware penetrates the PC through pop-up windows in the browser.
To customize the launch and display of items in the current tab, click the “lock” or “i” icon located on the left side of the address bar.
For example, when you cannot start the flash player, you need to do the following in the menu:
1. Open the item menu.
2. In the “Flash” line, click to open the list and select “Always allow on this site.”
The last item in the “Privacy and Security” block is “Clear history”. Its submenu contains settings for cleaning the browser from traces of being on the Internet. This window also appears when you run the delete history command (Ctrl+Shift+Del).
To set the removal of all saved files in the Chrome directory, you need to mark all the items in the list and specify the time period “all time”.
This is the manager accounts and data for autofilling forms on websites.
The “Autofill Settings” submenu stores addresses, numbers bank cards and etc.
In the “Customize” submenu there is a list of passwords and settings for saving them.
These functions are activated using the slider in the submenu panel. It must be switched to the “ON” state by clicking.
The manager performs automatic authorization on sites after saving the data, this is in to a significant extent speeds up login to your profile. Autocomplete automatically provides a hint when typing a saved word or number. There is no need to enter the entire character combination manually. But with all these conveniences, the risk of identity theft increases.
Adjusting language localization, adding additional preferred languages. Enabling the option to automatically check spelling separately: for the main language and for each additionally added language.
If you frequently visit websites of a particular country, it is appropriate to add its language in this panel and enable error checking.
In order not to waste time searching for files downloaded from the Internet, click “Change” in this block and specify the folder (it is advisable to create a new directory). The browser will place all downloaded content into it.
The penultimate blocks are “Print”, “ Special abilities", "System" - respectively, are intended for preparing pages for printing, changing the control system, displaying content (for people with disabilities), adjusting hardware parameters (graphics, network, background mode).
Attention! Through the “System” submenu, you configure a connection to the Network through a proxy server.
How to reset?
If you are not satisfied given parameters operation of the web navigator, but you do not remember which specific options you changed, or the configuration of the settings profile was changed by a virus, you can quickly reset all settings Google browser Chrome to its default state. This operation is performed correctly like this:
In the last block of the settings tab, click “Reset”.
Confirm to start the reset.
Advice! You can also use special utility to clean Chrome and reset its settings. It is available free of charge on the page https://www.google.ru/chrome/cleanup-tool/index.html.
Synchronization
1. In the first block of settings, “Users,” click “Sign in to Chrome.”
3. Set (which configuration items to save).
Wait for the procedure to complete. Now, to set your settings, simply log in to your browser, and synchronization will be performed automatically.
Advice! The same block has a function for importing data from other browsers. If you changed your browser, for example, you worked in Firefox, and now in Chrome, be sure to use data import. This way, you will be able to set up your web browser faster.
Good luck setting up your browser and comfortable, safe web surfing!
In this settings section you can change service parameters Google Play(if used on the device), as well as Google applications.
How to go to Google settings
It depends on your device.
What settings are available?
The available options vary by device and Android version.
Account
- In the Account section, select Google account.
- At the top of the screen, scroll through the tabs to the desired section.
- Open the tab:
- home
- Personal data
Here is the basic information for your Google profile. Learn more about changing your name and other personal information in your Google Account. - Data and Personalization
In this section, you can view and change your data and actions, as well as settings that help make Google services more useful to you. Learn more about managing your Google Account information. - Safety
Here you will find settings and recommendations that help protect your account. Learn more about how to strengthen your Google Account security... - Access Settings
Here you can view your contacts and settings for accessing information about you in Google services. Learn more about what information about you is visible to other users... - Payments and subscriptions
In this section, you can change your payment methods, as well as view your transactions, subscriptions, and bookings.
Services
In the Services section, scroll down and select the option you want. Examples:
- Advertising
Here you can change your Google ad settings, such as turning off personalization and resetting your ad ID. Learn more about how to set your advertising preferences... - Connected apps
This section allows you to configure the apps you sign in to using your Google Account. Learn more about third-party sites and applications that access your account... - Phone number associated with the device
Here you can choose how your phone number should be used by Google. Learn more about how to verify the phone number associated with an Android device... - Google Fit
In this section, you can see which apps and devices are associated with Google Fit and disable them. Learn more about Google Fit settings... - Location
Here you can set up access to your location data and change or delete your location history. - Search, Assistant and voice control
In this section, you can change the settings of the Assistant and the Google application. - Safety
- With this feature, you can remotely determine where your device is and delete the data stored on it. Learn more about finding, locking, or erasing your lost device...
- This feature also allows you to automatically scan applications for security risks.
Removing application data
You can delete from your account Google data applications from third party developers. To do this, open Google settings and click on the "More" icon. Delete app data.
Google Chrome is a powerful and functional web browser that has a lot of features in its arsenal. fine tuning. However, not all users know that the “Settings” section presents only a small part of the tools for working on improving the browser, because there are also hidden settings, which will be discussed in the article.
Many web browser updates add new features and functionality to Google Chrome. However, such functions do not appear in it right away - first they are tested for a long time by everyone, and access to them can be obtained in hidden settings.
Thus, hidden settings are test settings of Google Chrome, which are currently under development, and therefore may be very unstable. Some parameters can suddenly disappear from the browser at any time, while others remain in hidden menu, without getting into the main point.
It’s quite easy to get into the hidden settings of Google Chrome: to do this, use address bar, you will need to go to the following link:
chrome://flags
A list will appear on the screen hidden settings, which is quite extensive.
Please note that it is strongly not recommended to thoughtlessly change the settings in this menu, as this can seriously disrupt the operation of the browser.
How to use hidden settings
Hidden settings are usually activated by clicking the button next to the desired item. "Turn on" . Once you know the name of the parameter, the easiest way to find it is to use the search bar, which can be accessed using a keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F .
For the changes to take effect, you will need to restart your web browser by agreeing to the program's offer or by performing this procedure yourself.
Below we will look at a list of the most interesting and current hidden settings of Google Chrome, with which the use of this product will become even more comfortable.
5 Hidden Tweaks to Improve Google Chrome
1. “Smooth scrolling.” This mode will allow you to smoothly scroll the page with the mouse wheel, significantly improving the quality of web surfing.
2. “Quickly close tabs/windows.” Useful feature, which allows you to increase the browser response time to close windows and tabs almost instantly.
3. “Automatically delete tab contents.” Before the adoption of this function, Google Chrome consumed a huge amount of resources, and also, due to this, spent significantly more battery power, and therefore users of laptops and tablets abandoned this web browser. Now everything is much better: by activating this function, when the memory is full, the contents of the tab will be erased, but the tab itself will remain in its place. Opening the tab again will reload the page.
4. "Material Design at the Top" Chrome browser" and "Material Design in the rest of the browser interface." Allows you to activate one of the most successful designs in the browser, which has been improved for several years in the Android OS and other Google services.
5. “Creating passwords.” Due to the fact that each Internet user registers on more than one web resource, special attention should be paid to the strength of passwords. This function will allow the browser to automatically generate strong passwords for you and automatically save them in the system (passwords are securely encrypted, so you can rest assured that they are secure).
We hope you found this article helpful.
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