How to Change a User's Home Page

When you open your web browser, the first page that you see is known as the home page. The website that you set as your home page makes it easy for you to come back to it no matter where you are on the Internet by simply pressing the "Home" button on your browser. Many browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer allow you to change your home page as many times as you like very easily.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Internet Explorer Users

1. Launch your Internet Explorer web browser and click the "Tools" button on the top menu.

2. Scroll down and click "Internet Options." Click the "General" tab. You will see the home page URL window.

3. Type in the URL address of the homepage you want in the window and click "OK" to save the changes. Close and reopen Internet Explorer. You should see your new home page.

Google Chrome Users

4. Launch your Google Chrome web browser and click the "Wrench" icon at the top right.

5. Scroll down and click "Options." Click the "Basics" tab and click the "Open this page" radio button. A home page window will open.

6. Type in the URL address you want in the home page window and click "Close." Close and reopen your web browser. You should see your new home page.

Mozilla Firefox Users

7. Launch your Mozilla Firefox web browser and click the "Tools" button on the top menu.

8. Scroll down and click "Options." Click the "General" tab. You should see the home page box on the top.

9. Type in the URL address you want in the home page window and click "OK" to save the changes. Close and reopen your browser. You should see your new home page.

References

• Internet Explorer Support
• Google Chrome Support
• Mozilla Firefox Support

[cyn8488]

on 7/28/2009 my yahoo home page changed on its own somehow and i need to get back to the origional home page i had... i tried using tools,internet options under general and went to my URL address of the home page i wanted and clicked OK for changes but it still went back to the one i dont want... can someone plesae enlighten me on another way to access my normal home page? I have internet explorer...