chrome has many ways to customize your
browsing experience such as changing
your startup page personalizing the new
tab page and using the webstore to
install extensions and themes your
startup page is the first page that
appears whenever you start chrome by
default if this page but let's change
that by clicking the more button in the
top right corner then selecting settings
scroll down to the on startup section
choose open a specific page or set of
pages and select add a new page type a
web address into the text field such as
espn.com and click Add now whenever you
start the browser it will take you to
your chosen startup page whenever you
open a new tab you will see the new tab
page you can customize this page by
adding shortcuts to websites you visit
often
first click Add shortcut type a web
address in the URL box let's type Etsy
com you can also add a name but that's
optional then click done a shortcut for
the website will appear to remove a
shortcut hover over its top right corner
and click the dots then click remove
while we're on the new tab page let's go
to the web store where you can find many
options to customize chrome click apps
in the top left corner and select Web
Store the Web Store lets you download a
wide range of extensions and themes
extensions add additional features to
your browser such as password storage or
blocking advertisements let's search for
one that will block ads as we browse the
web on the left click the search bar
type block ads and press Enter
you may need to click more extensions to
see all of the results
as we read over the results click one to
check out details screenshots and user
reviews if you like what you see click
Add to Chrome keep in mind that some
extensions may ask for many permissions
and may put your security at risk so
make sure to read this information
carefully if you agree click Add
extension and don't worry if the
download takes a little while
if you want to get rid of an extension
click the more button select more tools
and choose extensions you can
temporarily disable one by clicking the
on/off slider or delete it completely by
clicking remove then click remove again
now we'll return to the webstore to
checkout themes open a new tab select
apps and click webstore then choose
themes on the left here you will see a
variety of themes that can change the
appearance of Chrome by adding new
colors and backgrounds select one to
check it out if you like what you see
choose add to Chrome
while some themes blend in with your
browser others may make the text hard to
read so you may want to stick with the
default theme to remove a theme click
the more button then select settings
then under the appearance section click
reset to default and it will change back
immediately keep in mind that not all
extensions and themes are created or
approved by Google so we recommend
carefully reading the details and user
reviews before installing now you know
the essentials of customizing Chrome
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