Google Chrome (Browser)

Howard Verne
Revised September 3, 2012

Add search in setup

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Before we start

I am from New York and sometimes talk too fast.

If

needed, please just tell me to slow down or repeat what I just said

Please Close all open Windows Handy Chrome Tutorial

http://googlechrometutorial.com/index.html

If you are having problems, raise your hand and a coach will help you.

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Ground Rules -1

Click/Left Click means single LEFT Click Double Click means double LEFT click Right Click means single RIGHT click Select means move mouse over item and single LEFT Click Send Tools/Options means

Move mouse to Tools When a submenu appears move mouse to Options and left single click

The screen shots have been "Cropped" and enlarged to show the area of interest. They are NOT, necessarily, the FULL screen shot

Windows screens will be different on different computers Yours may have more or less items than these screen shots

The name of the button/item to select/click appears in italics.

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Ground Rules -2

Turn off your monitor when instructed

I

will go thru the presentation explaining what we are going to do I will close the presentation, and go thru the process so you can watch (on the projector) I will go back to the presentation and leave the instructions on the screen Turn your monitor back on, when instructed, and follow the steps on the screen
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Why Chrome?

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What is Chrome

Chrome is a Web Browser similar to Internet Explorer (IE) It is a tabbed browser, like Internet Explorer It is smaller and faster than IE It allows Extensions

Which add to the features available Which slow down Chrome Malicious code, targeted towards IE, will be ignored by Chrome

It processes web pages differently than IE

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Getting Chrome
Turn off your monitor!

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Downloading Chrome

Open your browser

In the address bar type www.google.com/chrome Click on the Download Google Chrome button

Click on Accept and Install If you get a Security/UAC Popup Select Run

When download is complete

Chrome Will Install Automatically Chrome Will Start Automatically Uncheck Make Chrome your default browser Click on Start Google Chrome

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Setting Up Chrome

Click on the Wrench (Upper Right hand corner), Select Settings

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Howard's Recommended Option Settings -1

Basics Tab
In

Class, Select Make Chrome my Default

At home, your choice

Appearance
Always

Show the Bookmarks Bar

Advanced Setting

Scroll down to Downloads

Select Browse Scroll up to Desktop

Select and Click OK

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Setting Up Home Page(s)

If you wish to always have Chrome open multiple tabs.

Open

each desired tab, in turn, by

Typing Ctrl+T (To open a new tab) type the desired URL in the address bar Tap enter

Click on the Wrench

Select

Settings Under On Startup

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Click on Set Pages Click Use Current Pages Click OK

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Adding an Extension -1

Click

on the Wrench, Select Tools/Extensions Select Get more Extensions from the
bottom of the Extensions Tab
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Adding an Extension -2

Use the Search feature to find desired Extensions

E.g. ScriptNo

Single Click on Add to Chrome

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Adding an Extension -3

Click on Add

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Adding an Extension -4
To set up Extension Options Click on the Wrench, Select Tools/Extensions

Click on Options

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Howards Extensions

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Using Extensions

To Modify the way an add-on works

Click

on Tools/Extensions Right Click on an add-on and select Options

Each time Chrome loads it will check for updates to itself and all your Extensions.
If

you have a lot of Extensions, this may slow down time to start Chrome

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Chrome Tips

To change size of display

Control

+ Middle Mouse Wheel Control + or Control Control 0 resets size

If you are viewing a secure/encrypted site, a padlock appears at the extreme right of the address bar

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Web Of Trust (WOT)

You

DO have to be registered to rate sites

You do NOT have to be registered to just use extension Note rating of sites next to each link in this google search

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Web Of Trust (WOT) Warning Message

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Using Status Bar to Verify Links

Put Cursor on link Do not Click

Check

Lower left hand portion of screen

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Bookmarks

Click on Wrench, Select Bookmark Manager

Note

that contents of Bookmarks Bar appears

here

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Bookmark a page

Click on Star at right of address bar Click Edit Find where you want to store Bookmark
Click

OK

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Shut Down
Tap Windows Key Tap Right Arrow key Tap Enter Turn off Monitor Post Survey Give the coaches a big hand!

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