How to Change Your Homepage in
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- Click the wrench menu.
- Select Options
- Click the Basics tab.
- In the 'Homepage' section, select 'Open this page', then enter the web address of the page that you want to use.
- To see your homepage every time that you start Google Chrome, select 'Open the homepage' in the 'On start-up' section.
- Click Close.
- Click the Chrome menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences... from the drop-down menu.
- Click the Basics tab.
- In the 'Homepage' section, select 'Open this page', then enter the web address of the page that you want to use.
- To see your homepage every time that you start Google Chrome, select 'Open the homepage' in the 'On start-up' section.
- Navigate to the web site that you would like to use as your homepage.
- Click the Homepage button (looks like a house) and select Add or Change Homepage from the drop-down menu.
- Select Use this web page as your only homepage.
- Click Tools and then select Internet Options from the drop-down menu.
- Click the General tab (usually the default display).
- Type in the address that you wish to make your homepage. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new homepage, select Use Current.
- Click Tools and then select Internet Options from the drop-down menu.
- Click the General tab (usually the default display).
- Type in the address that you wish to make your homepage. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new homepage, select Use Current.
- Click the Tools menu at the top left of your screen and select Options... from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Main panel (usually the default display).
- Next to Homepage, type in the address that you wish to make your homepage. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new homepage, select Use Current Page.
- Click the Firefox menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences... from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Main panel (usually the default display).
- Next to Homepage, type in the address that you wish to make your homepage. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new homepage, select Use Current Page.
- Click the gear icon in the top right of the screen and select Preferences... from the drop down menu.
- Select the General panel (usually the default display).
- Next to Home Page, type in the address you wish to make your home page. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new home page, select Set to Current Page.
- Click the Safari menu on the top left of your screen and select Preferences... from the drop down menu.
- Select the General panel (usually the default display).
- Next to Home Page, type in the address you wish to make your home page. If you want the web page that you are currently viewing to be your new home page, select Set to Current Page.
- Click the Tools menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences... from the drop-down menu.
- Select the General tab, if it is not already selected.
- In the section labelled Homepage, type in the address that you wish to make your homepage.
- If you would like to set the current page that you are viewing as your homepage, click the button labelled Use Current.
- Click the Opera menu at the top left of your screen and select Preferences… from the drop-down menu.
- Click the General tab, if it is not already selected.
- In the section labelled Homepage, replace the URL with the Web address of your choice.
- If you would like to set the current page that you are viewing as your homepage, click the button labelled Use Current.
How to Change Your Search Engine in
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- Click the wrench menu.
- Select Options.
- Click the Basics tab.
- Select the search engine from the 'Default search' menu.
- Click Close.
- If the search engine that you want to use doesn't appear in the menu, click Manage. In the Search Engines dialogue box, select the search engine that you'd like to use, click Make Default, then click Close. If your search engine doesn't appear in this list either, learn how to add a new search engine option.
- Click Chrome in the top left-hand corner.
- Select Preferences...
- Click the Basics tab.
- Select the search engine from the 'Default search' menu.
- Click Close.
- Open Internet Explorer by pressing the Start button and clicking Internet Explorer.
- Click the arrow to the right of the search box at the top right of your screen.
- Click Manage Search Providers.
- Click the search provider that you would like to set as the default, press Set as Default and then press Close.
- Open Internet Explorer by pressing the Start button and clicking Internet Explorer.
- Click the arrow to the right of the search box at the top right of your screen.
- Click Change Search Defaults.
- Click the search provider that you would like to set as the default, press Set as Default and then press OK.
Internet Explorer 6 and prior versions of IE do not include a built-in search box, therefore it is not possible to change the default search engine.
- Click the down arrow to the left of the search box at the top right of your screen.
- Select the search engine that you'd like to use or click Manage Search Engines... to add more options.
- Click the down arrow to the left of the search box at the top right of your screen.
- Select the search engine that you'd like to use or click
- Manage Search Engines... to add more options.
- Open Safari.
- Click Edit and select Preferences.
- Under the General tab, use the Default Search Engine drop-down and select your desired search engine.
- Close the Preferences window.
- You can also switch quickly back and forth between search engines as the default search engine by using the search box at the top of the browser. Simply click the downward-pointing arrow and select the search engine that you'd like as the default.
Changing your default search engine in Safari currently requires advanced technical skills. It's possible, but we'd warn against trying it unless you are already familiar with your computer's Terminal application.
Opera has a default list of search engines ready for you to use, but you can also add a search engine that you'd like to use and give it a search keyword. To add a new search engine:
- Display the Web page for the search engine.
- In the search field for that search engine (not Opera's search field), right click or focus the cursor.
- Select "Create search".
- Type a keyword for this search engine and click "OK".
Alternatively, you can go to Preferences > Search, click the Add button and fill in the details of the search engine.
Opera has a default list of search engines ready for you to use, but you can also add a search engine that you'd like to use and give it a search keyword. To add a new search engine:
- Display the Web page for the search engine.
- In the search field for that search engine (not Opera's search field), right click or focus the cursor.
- Select "Create search".
- Type a keyword for this search engine and click "OK".
Alternatively, you can go to Preferences > Search, click the Add button and fill in the details of the search engine.
Change your default browser
- Locate and open Safari.
- At the top left of the screen, click Safari and select Preferences... from the drop-down menu.
- Choose whichever browser you'd like from the Default web browser drop-down menu.
- Open the web browser that you would like to set as the default.
- Go to the Options menu (sometimes called Preferences).
- Locate a section called Default Browser.
- Choose to set the browser that you have open as the default. This may require clicking Make [browser name] my default browser or first pressing Check Now to see if the browser that you have open is the default.
