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This guide will explain how to use Google Chrome, the new web browser that provides a faster and safer Internet experience.
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How to Use Google Chrome Tips
- Download and install Chrome.
- Its default start page shows your most recent and popular activity.
- Use the omnibox to search for popular sites, terms, and your favorite pages.
- Take advantage of Chrome's special privacy and safety features, such as incognito mode.
- Instantly bookmark by clicking on the star button.
- Get rid of unnecessary browser features by using the application shortcut.
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Introduction
- Google Chrome is a new browser developed by Google. It offers a sleek browser that runs more efficiently to create a faster and safer web experience for Internet users.Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows
Step 1: Download and Install
- To start using Chrome, download and install the browser.
- Go to the Google Chrome homepage and click the download button. It is currently only available for Windows operating systems (including XP and Vista).Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows
- Read and accept the Terms of Service.
- The Google Chrome installer will automatically start and install the browser.
- A window will pop up to confirm that installation was completed.
- Click the button "Start Google Chrome"
- If you are currently running Firefox, a popup will appear that says it cannot import data from Firefox while it is open.
- You can choose to close Firefox and click "continue."
- Or you can click on "skip import."
Step 2: Start Page
- When you start Chrome, Chrome's default start page will appear.Google Chrome features
- One the main area, it shows your nine most visited pages.Google Chrome features
- On the right sidebar, you'll see search sites that you often use, as well as recent bookmarks and closed tabs.Google Chrome features
- You can also access this start page by starting a new tab.Google Chrome features
- A new tab can be opened by click on the "+" icon at the very top of the browser.Google Chrome features
Step 3: Using the Omnibox
- Chrome's address bar is called the "omnibox" because you can do more with it than just entering a URL.Google Chrome book
- Start typing in the omnibox and it will reveal helpful options:Google Chrome features
- Search suggestions
- Popular sites
- Pages you've visited
- It remembers your search history. If you found a good place for digital cameras, type "digital cameras" and find that same page quickly.Google Chrome book
- It auto-completes what you've explicitly typed before. Google Chrome book
- For example, say you often type in "cnn.com."
- Next time, type "c" and hit "enter" to go to cnn.com.
- Other browsers might bring up the last page you viewed on cnn.com, which may be an old article or subsection.
- This feature brings you directly to cnn.com.
- It remembers search engines you frequently use. Just start typing the name and hit "tab." Google Chrome book
- For example, say you often go to amazon.com and use its search feature.
- Next time you want to search through Amazon, just type "a" and hit "tab."
- You'll still be in the omnibox. Type your search terms and hit "enter" to search.
- Amazon's result page will load.
Step 4: Safety and Privacy
- Chrome offers a privacy mode called Incognito.Google Chrome book
- Go to the page menu and select on new incognito window.Google Chrome features
- A new window will open in incognito mode. Google Chrome features
- Nothing from the session will be saved on your computer after you close the window.Google Chrome features
- If you're about to enter a website that is suspected of malware or phishing, Chrome will show a warning message.Google Chrome features
- Popups are confined before ever showing up on your screen. If it is a popup you want, you can access it at the bottom of the screen.Google Chrome book
- Chrome uses sandboxing to prevent outside access to sensitive information or programs from writing to your hard drive without your permission.Google Chrome book
Step 5: Additional Features
- There are a few additional features available in Chrome.
- You can create application shortcuts to launch a streamlined Chrome window.Google Chrome features
- Go to the page menu.
- Select "create application shortcuts."
- Choose where to create the shortcuts.
- Double click the shortcut to open directly to the site.
- The streamlined window removes the omnibox, bookmarks bar, and Chrome options.Google Chrome book
- The tabs are dynamic, and can be reordered or moved into its own window, and rejoined to a window.Google Chrome features
- Instantly bookmark by hitting the star button in next to the omnibox.Google Chrome features
- Downloads are safer and easier by loading the file within the window.Google Chrome features
- When you start a download, you'll see it at the bottom of your window.
- Move it to your desktop or click on it to open.
Conclusion
- Google Chrome is still in beta release and may have a few bugs to work out, but overall it's a lightweight browser designed for the latest web designs and tools. It addresses the memory leak problems of other browsers by building a browser from the ground up, using innovative technology.Google Chrome book
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