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Last Updated: May 15, 2018
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This wikiHow teaches you how to use the home button in Google Chrome in order to quickly switch from any website to your browser's homepage, using Mac or Windows.
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See AlsoSet your homepage and startup page - Computer12 Ways to Add an App Back to Home Screen: iPhone + AndroidOpen the Google Chrome internet browser on your computer. The Chrome icon looks like a colored ball with a blue dot at the center. You can find it in your Applications folder on Mac, or on your Start menu on Windows.
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Click the three vertical dots icon. This button is located in the upper-right corner of your browser window. It will open a drop-down menu.
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Click Settings on the menu. This will open your Settings page in a new tab.
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Click and slide the Show home button switch to
. This option is listed under the Appearance heading on the Settings menu. A tiny house icon will appear next to your browser's address bar in the upper-left corner of your screen.5
Click the tiny house icon. This is your home button. It's located next to the address bar in the upper-left corner of your browser window. Clicking will instantly open your homepage in your current tab.
- If you've set the new tab page as your homepage, the home button will load the Google search bar, and a list of your most visited pages.
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1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click the three vertical dots in top-right.
3. Click Settings.
4. Slide Show home button to On.
5. Click the tiny house icon in top-left.
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