How to Make a Web Page Start Automatically

To make a Web page start automatically on your computer's Web browser, you will need to set up a home page. A home page will automatically be loaded any time you start your Web browser. This can be very beneficial and time-saving, especially if there is a Web site that you visit every time you use the Internet, such as your email. Setting up a home page is an easy task for both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Instructions

For Internet Explorer

1. Start Internet Explorer by clicking on the "Start" button. Then click on the "Internet Explorer" application.

2. Navigate to the Web site you wish to use as your home page, which will be automatically loaded every time you start Internet Explorer. Highlight the Web address, right-click it, and click "Copy".

3. Click on "Tools" once Mozilla Firefox loads, then click "Internet Options".

4. Select the "General" tab at the top of the "Internet Options" window.

5. Right-click the "Home Page" text field and click "Paste" in the web page you wish to use for your home page in the "Address" text field in the "Home Page" section.

6. Click "OK".

For Mozilla Firefox

1. Start Mozilla Firefox by clicking on the "Start" button. Select the "Mozilla Firefox" folder, then click on the "Mozilla Firefox" application.

2. Navigate to the Web site you wish to use as your home page, which will be automatically loaded every time you start Mozilla Firefox. Highlight the Web address, right-click it, and click "Copy".

3. Click on "Tools" once Mozilla Firefox loads, then click "Options".

4. Select the "Main" tab at the top of the "Options" window.

5. Ensure that "Show my home page" is selected in the "When Firefox starts:" drop-down list and right-click the "Home Page" text field and click "Paste". Click "OK".

Tips & Warnings

• Both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox offer the following additional home page options: "Use Current Page" and "Use Bookmark". "Use Current Page" will assign the current Web page as your home page, and "Use Bookmark" will allow you to choose from your bookmarked Web pages for a home page.

• Additionally, Mozilla Firefox has it's own default Firefox themed Google page which can be used by clicking "Use Default," whereas Internet Explorer gives you the option to use a "Blank Page" as your home page.

• Some Web browsers allow you to set multiple home pages, which will all open every time your Web browser is started.

References

• Mozilla: How to Set the Start Page
• Microsoft: Hot to Change Your Home Page in Internet Explorer