Where is the Beginning? – Home Page

When something is consistent and predictable we trust it, rely on it, even if it is not the most efficient or effective thing.

Do you like your internet “HOME” page?

I am not talking about your own personal web site, but rather, the page that opens up when you open your favorite internet browser.

It’s a small thing, something that we don’t think about too much, maybe from time to time when we open our browser and wish it opened straight to our email login page. Or our favorite news page, or Facebook, or NOT Facebook.

How about when everything is fine and you like what your browser opens to and then, all of a sudden, it changes! How irritating.

No worries, this simple thing has a simple fix.

Your browser; IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, all have the capability of setting a default starting page of YOUR choice. It may not be much, but you can save a few minutes by having your internet start where you want it to.

I like to start mine at Lastpass.com, where all my login sites are listed and my passwords are safely programmed in and all set up so I can just login.

How about you? Where would you like to begin?

Below are instructions on how to set your home pages in Internet Explorer and Chrome

How to change your internet home page in Chrome

1. Open your Chrome to the pages you want to set as your default home pages. (You can open as many tabs as you want)
2. Click the settings dots (3 vertical dots near the top left corner of your Chrome Browser)
3. Choose Settings
4. Look for the “On Start Up” Section: Choose the “Open on a specific page or set of pages” radio option then click the “set pages” link.
5. Click “Use Current Pages”
6. Click “OK”

You can test it by shutting down your browser and when you reopen your page will be set.

How to change your internet home page in Internet Explorer.

1. Open your Internet Explorer to the pages you want to set as your default home pages. (You can open as many tabs as you want)
2. Click the Settings gear (Upper right corner, right under the X)
   Choose “Internet Options”
3. From the “General Tab” (usually the tab it opens to)
4. Under “Home Page” click “Use Current”
5. Click “Apply”
6. Click “OK”

You can test it by shutting down your browser and when you reopen your page will be set.

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For those of you who would you like some help setting your browser home page, I offer a quick “get it started” topic tackle.