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HISTORY: Ctrl-H, or go to Cus- TEACHER EXTENSIONS: tomize, then History, to launch the history . This allows you to search for a specific web- site from your history, delete all your history, or delete only se- lected items from your history.

DETACH A : If you have multiple tabs open, and want to detach a single tab to possible show on projector screen, just drag the tab anywhere outside the browser. Doing this will de- ADDING APPS: offers many dif- tach the tab and run it in a sepa- ferent apps which can be added to maximize your rate Chrome browser window. Chrome experience. To browse and add apps Choose Store, from your Chrome start page. GREAT EXTENSIONS FOR TEACHERS: To add an exten- sion, click on cus- tomize to open the drop down , click Learn Google Chrome on Tools, then on extensions. Shortcuts, Features, Apps, Tips & Tricks

Tuesday September 17, 2013 JH Library SISD Useful Chrome REOPEN RECENTLY USED TABS: the computers you use. Instead, Often times you will close a tab acci- setup your bookmarks, extensions, Tips & Tricks dently only to realize that you would still themes and settings on your Chrome like to access that information. Chrome browser on one computer, and select PIN TABS: Did you know that you can allows you to reopen recently closed “Sign in to Chrome” from the set- pin tabs in Chrome? This feature al- tabs. You can open it by pressing tings menu as shown: lows you to minimize the tab to dis- Ctrl+Shift+T, or right mouse-click on the You will play only the , which allows you to empty are in the title-bar and select Re- enter maximize the number of tabs you can open closed tab” as shown: have open at one time. To pin a tab your simply right click on the tab and gmail choose pin tab, reducing the tab size. user To unpin a tab, use the same steps and name just choose and to unpin pass- tab. CHANGE SEARCH ENGINE IN OMNI- word. BAR: Example...type “amazon” in the This will DISPLAY address bar AND press TAB, which will save all HOME BUTTON: By default, chrome change the address bar to “Search ama- your chrome settings on your google does not display the “Home” button in zon.com:”, any keyword you type after account. When you sign on next time the . Click the Wrench Icon on this will be searched in amazon.com from another machine all of your the right-hand corner of the browser and it will take you to the amazon.com chrome settings will be available on to get to the Customize option for . you different system. Any changes Chrome browser, choose Preferences you make to settings will also change (or Options), and Select the check- on all signed in computers. Use this box for Show home button in toolbar. only on computers which are not public. OMNIBOX: The address bar is also called Omnibox in Chrome. This isn’t You can also change the default search Quick Tip: Once a file is just for addresses, it also allows you to engine. Right click on the address bar downloaded, you can just type a key word to search and just and select “Edit search engine”. You drag and drop the file (from press Enter. You can also perform can then choose other search engines. the Chrome download win- calculations or conversions directly in dow) to your Windows ex- the Omnibox to see the results. CARRY YOUR CHROME SETTINGS WITH YOU: If you are using multiple plore, or any other file computers (work, home, etc.) you don’t browser that you are using on have to worry about setting up your your system. Chrome browser the same way on all