Download Handout 1

Google Chrome
Your Customized Google
Buddy
April 2012
John Riley and Denise Tate-Kuhler
Welcome
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Chrome Basics
What are extensions and web apps?
How to find and install them
Examples of extensions and web apps
What is Google Chrome?
A popular Web browser from Google that was introduced for Windows in 2008 and the
Mac and Linux in 2009. Based on the open source Chromium browser.*
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Why Chrome
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Speedy!
25%-28% worldwide usage
More popular now than Firefox
Web apps and Extensions
An account lets you access your
personal settings, apps and
extensions
Chrome's innovative features
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Integrated address bar and search box
Display of "most visited pages"
Tabs can be converted to a new windows by dragging it off the tab bar
"Incognito" mode, users can visit Web sites without transmitting any cookies stored
in their computers, and incoming cookies will be deleted at the end of the session.
Chrome Interface Overview
Tabs Omnibox Extensions
Browsing History
Bookmarks
Web Apps
Signing In
To check if you are signed in to Chrome, open a Chrome
Browser and 'New Tab'
(you should set 'New Tab' as your default home page for Chrome)
This will tell you if you are signed in or not: if not, click 'Sign
In'
Sign in with your
Chrome Account
Signing Out
If you sign out of Chrome, that does not mean that you've
signed out of your current internet sessions
You will still be signed in to your other accounts (such as
GMail, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, etc.)
Signing Out, cont.
To Sign Out, click on the Wrench,
then, 'Signed in as xxx'
Under 'Personal Stuff', select
'Disconnect your Google Account'
If you are done with your
Chrome session, and wish to
sign-out, click
'Disconnect Account'
Chrome Account vs. Google/Gmail Account
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You can be logged into Google without logging into
your Chrome Browser
To insure you are logged into Chrome:
check your wrench
Settings
Setting –Basics- On startup
• When opening Google Chrome it is the
page that will be displayed first?
Settings – Basics - Home Page
• Setting the homepage and default search
engine?
Settings-Personal Stuff- Browsing
Data • Don’t lose your bookmarks
Settings –Under the HoodDownloads
• Where do you want your stuff saved?
Settings –Under the Hood-Cloud
Print
• Google Cloud Print make your home and
work printers available to you and anyone
you choose, from the applications you use
every day.
What are extensions for Chrome?
Extensions are the
icons located to the
right of the URL bar
They are custom features and functionalities that you can
add to Chrome
They provide extra information depending on the
extension (Notifications such as how many emails in your
GMail inbox, the weather, pandora music)
They provide shortcuts to search, clip (Screen Capture,
Kindle It), make notes (Google Tasks), etc
They don’t interrupt your browser experience - when you
click on an extension, you see the information in a popdown without having to go to a new page
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What are apps for Chrome?
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You must be signed in to see the web apps and extensions!
Dynamic web based applications designed to be used entirely online in the
browser
o GMail, Pandora, Google Maps
o Independently operated in a tab of your browser
o Can be launched from your new tab page
o Do not crash your computer - just close the tab
They are really short cuts to tools that users use frequently
Click new tab to see web apps
At bottom of screen notice
o Most Visited (most visited web sites)
o Web Apps
o You can add others and customize
Why use apps and extensions?
• Customize your Chrome experience
• Instantaneous access to programs you use, additional
features and functionalities
• No restart required
• Auto update
• Always available with sync
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Short cuts!
Find apps and extensions in
Chrome Web Store
Easy to search in the
'Chrome Web Store'
Can Search
by Keywords
by Type
Uninstalling Apps - Option 1
* Right-Click on App icon
* 'Remove from Chrome'
* 'Uninstall'
Uninstalling Apps - Option 2
* Drag App Icon to
bottom right corner
* 'Remove from Chrome'
Uninstalling Extensions - Option 1
* Right-Click on
Extension Icon
* 'Uninstall'
* Confirm Uninstall
Uninstalling Extensions - Option 2
* Select the Wrench
Drop-down menu will appear
* Select 'Options'
* 'Extensions'
* 'Remove'
* Confirm --> 'Uninstall'
Opening Multiple Sessions
* Under the Wrench, click Options
* 'Personal Stuff'
* 'Add new user'
It will open a new
Chrome window, with
sign-in options
Sign-in with different Chrome account
Under 'Personal Stuff', you can then edit your different
users. Be sure to NEVER sign-in with one Chrome Account
under another Chrome user
It will sync both accounts - Good to label 'Users' for this
reason
Opening Multiple Sessions, cont.
Once you've created a new 'User',
you can access the new user by
clicking on the icon in the upper left
corner of Chrome Window
This opens list of users you've
created
When you select one, it will
open a new window for that
user
Things to be aware of
Incognito Mode:
http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/manage-data/incognitomode/
Browsing in incognito mode only keeps Google Chrome from
storing information about the websites you've visited.
The websites you visit may still have records of your visit.
Any files saved to your computer will still remain on your
computer.
For example, if you sign into your Google Account on
http://www.google.com while in incognito mode, your
subsequent web searches are recorded in your Google Web
History. In this case, to prevent your searches from being stored
in your Google Account, you'll need to pause your Google Web
History tracking.
Click and Clean: Extension that clears browser
history and more!
Useful Extensions
Interesting Web Apps
Thank You!
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See you this fall!