Sometimes friends and family members ask me to do stuff on their computers, you know, as long as I’m there and if I don’t mind. One of the most frequent requests is to change their home page in their browser. This is a very simple task and is similar across browsers. The first step is to go to the website you want as your home page. Mine is Google News Canada. Once you’re there you do the following, depending on your browser:
In Firefox:
1. Click the Tools menu in the browser.
2. Select Options.
3. Click the Main tab.
4. In the Startup section, Click the Use Current Page button.
5. Click OK.
In Internet Explorer:
1. Click the Tools menu in the browser.
2. Select Internet Options .
3. Click the General tab.
4. In the Home page section, Click the Use Current button.
5. Click OK.
In Google Chrome:
1. Click the Tools menu (the little pic of a wrench) in the browser.
2. Select Options.
3. In the Home page section, select the ‘Open this page’ option (make sure the right address is there for your home page).
4. Click the Close button.
There you have it, just in case you don’t have a geeky friend like me around to do it for you.
