Getting Started with Chrome

Launch Chrome and Sign In

To launch Chrome, click on the Chrome icon in your dock (Mac) or toolbar (PC). Or locate the Chrome app in your Applications folder and double-click it.

When the Chrome welcome screen appears, click “Sign In."

Enter your email address and click “Next,” then enter your password and click “Next.”

If 2-Step Verification was previously enabled by you or your Super Administrator, a 6-digit verification code will be sent to the phone number specified during setup. The code must be entered before you can complete the sign-in process.

If 2-Step Verification was not enabled, you will not see this screen. (Please note, 2-Step Verification can be enabled at any time; please speak with your Super Administrator or Connectech for details or follow the instructions here. For security purposes, Connectech recommends that this feature be enabled.)

Link Your Chrome Data

A synchronized Chrome profile linked to your email address lets you access your bookmarks, passwords, apps, and other data from all of your devices. To create your synced profile, click "Link data" when you see this screen.

Once you're signed in and your synced Chrome profile has been created, you'll see this screen. Click "OK, Got It" to continue.

Configure Settings

There are a number of Chrome settings you can personalize, including sync settings, bookmarks, themes, and much more. To access Settings, click the three vertical dots below your name in the upper right corner of the Chrome window, then choose "Settings" from the pop-up window.

Customize Which Info Will Be Synced

Anytime you're signed in to Chrome, your synced profile information and data will be available on that device.

To control what is (and is not) synced across your devices, click "Sync."

By default, all of your Chrome data is synced across all of your devices. If you prefer, you may selectively specify that only certain items are synced, such as Apps, Bookmarks, Passwords, etc.

Import Bookmarks

If you have bookmarks in other browsers that you'd like to import into Chrome, click "Import bookmarks and settings."

From the pop-up menu, select the browser to import bookmarks from, then click "Import."

To access your Chrome bookmarks on all of your devices, Bookmarks must be synced (as shown above in "Customize Which Info Will Be Synced").

To access your synced bookmarks on a particular device, you'll need to install Chrome on that device and sign in.

For Android devices, you'll find Chrome in the Google Play Store.

For iOS devices, download Chrome from the Apple App Store.

On Mac and PC desktops and laptops, use the "Install Chrome Now" link at the top of this page.

Specify Startup Web Pages

You can configure Chrome to display specific web pages each time the app starts up.

Startup pages can include, but are not limited to, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Google News.

From the Settings page, scroll down until you see "On startup." Click “Open a specific page or set of pages,” then click “Add a new page."

Type in your desired site URL, then click "Add."

You can add additional startup pages by continuing to click "Add a new page."

Instead of adding each startup page manually, alternatively you can first navigate to each page you'd like to open on startup (open a new Chrome tab for each). Then, when all pages are open, click "Use current pages."

Once configured, each time you launch Chrome, all of the web pages you specified will automatically be opened. If you individually close any or all of the tabs and would like them all to reopen, just quit and relaunch Chrome.

Chrome Extensions

The Chrome Web Store offers a large selection of extensions, themes, apps, and games.

With more than 200 million downloads, AdBlock is the #1 ad-blocking extension, and it's free of charge. Once installed, you can choose which ads you'd like to see, or block them all throughout the web. To install, just visit the link above and click "Add to Chrome."

The G Suite Training extension for Chrome, available at no cost, offers simple and interactive training lessons to help get you up and running with G Suite.

If the extension is not currently installed and you'd like to use it, please contact either your Super Administrator or Connectech.

With the G Suite Training extension installed, anytime you're logged in to your G Suite account the extension will be active in Google applications. If you'd like assistance with the app you're using, click the icon to the right of your profile photo in the upper right corner. (The icon will either be a colorful question mark or your company logo.) From there, you'll be able to access articles, videos, and support links.