(^5) Extensions
❱ Many different pieces of software will add extensions to the
browser, allowing you to perform specific tasks while viewing
websites. The extension shown here is the AVG toolbar, installed
as part of the AVG antivirus software. You can disable or remove
Chrome browser extensions simply by right-clicking on the icon
and choosing from the Action menu.
(^6) Chrome Options
❱ This is where you will find all of the controls and settings for
Chrome, from basic display settings to advanced developer tools.
You can also manage your bookmarks, extensions and search
history from here. We will look at the Chrome Options in more
detail later.
(^7) Bookmarks Bar
❱ This bar is turned off by default, so must be activated in the
Settings if you want to use it. When saving bookmarks, you have
the option to Save to Bookmarks Bar. Any pages saved to this will
be shown as quick links in the bar. This is very useful for saving
those websites you use most often. Depending on the length of
the title you give the bookmarks, only about five or six links will be
visible here; the remainder are displayed in a drop-down menu.
Getting Started with Chrome
Installing Chrome
You may find that Chrome is preinstalled on many new
computers but if not, here is how to install it yourself.
Chrome
Requirements
Chrome is fairly lightweight, so it should run happily
even on an old computer. Here are the bare minimum
requirements for PC users.
Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
Processor: Intel Pentium 4/Athlon 64 or later
Free Disk Space: 100MB
RAM: 128MB
Step 1
❱ Visit http://www.google.co.uk/chrome/browser/desktop/
index.html and click on the Download Now button to get
the Chrome installer. You can choose to make Chrome
your default browser at this point or you can change that
setting later.
Step 2
❱ Once the download is complete, Chrome will install
automatically. When the installation is complete, a
Chrome browser window will open, giving you the
opportunity to take a tour of Chrome’s main features; and
that’s it, simple eh?
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