How to Create a Website Setting for a Homepage Default

The site that appears automatically in your browser is your home page.

When you first launch your Internet browser, what Web page appears? Whatever it is, it's often referred to as your "default home page," because it's the home page your browser automatically loads, without any action on your part. If you want to change your default home page to a different Web site, it is not difficult.

Instructions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

1. Launch Internet Explorer 8.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu that appears underneath the address bar at the top of your screen, then select "Internet Options."

3. Select the "General" tab on the Internet Options window, then look for a section at the top of that screen labeled "Home page."

4. Look for the words "To create home page tabs, type each address on its own line."

   In the box below this phrase, type or paste in the Web address of the page that you would like to set as your new default home page.

5. Click the "Apply" button, and then the "OK" button found at the bottom of the window. The next time you open Internet Explorer, you'll see your new default home page.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Firefox.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu that appears above the address bar at the top of your screen, then select "Options".

3. Select the "General" tab on the Internet Options window, then look for a section at the top of that screen labeled "Startup."

4. Select "Show my home page" in the dropdown dialog next to "When Firefox starts."

5. Type or paste in the Web address of the page you want to set as your default in the space labeled "Home page," then click the "OK" button found at the bottom of the window. The next time you open Firefox, you'll see your new default home page.

Google Chrome

1. Launch Chrome.

2. Look for the wrench graphic at the top right corner of the browser window and click the arrow beside it, then select "Options."

3. Select the "Basics" tab, then locate the "Home page" section in the middle of the screen.

4. Click the circle beside "Open this page," then (in the space provided) type or paste in the Web address of the page you want to set as your default.

5. Click the "Close" button found at the bottom-right corner of the Options screen.

   The next time you open Chrome, you'll see your new default home page.

References

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome