One way to do this is ctrl + scroll up/down. If you ever find you need to enlarge the website you’re browsing in Chrome, you can always zoom in or out. If a website doesn’t seem to be working and you see the blocked cookies icon, you can try turning off this feature to see if that fixes it. Sometimes if cookies are blocked the site won’t work. When you see this icon, you know that Chrome has successfully blocked cookies from that website and is doing an extra step to protect your data. If you do so, when you come across websites that normally have cookies, you’ll see a small icon that looks like an eye with a slash through it. Here, you can adjust which kinds of information sites can access or block all cookies. If you go to Options in Google Chrome and head to Security & Privacy, you’ll find cookie options. Selecting this option won’t stop the popup from appearing each time you enter that website, but it makes it easier to switch from one site to another, even if it isn’t in your native tongue. In the popup, there will be a checkbox that asks if you want Chrome to always translate that language. If you don’t want Google Chrome to translate the entire webpage, you can go to the popup after it appears and select the language the page is originally in. The translation happens automatically as well.

Translate iconĬontrary to icons we’ve mentioned so far, the translate icon is one that you’ll only see if the webpage you’re viewing is in a different language than your default in Google Chrome. You can find our guide on sharing in Google Chrome here. After that, choose how you want to share it. Simply go to the site you want to share, and click the share icon. You can also use Google Cast to share your screen with another device, like a TV. In essence, this is a tool that allows you to share the website you’re currently on with either yourself or others in a multitude of ways. We’ve written an entire guide on the share icon since it has a lot to it. Name it whatever you want, and choose a folder for it to live in. A dialog box will appear asking you to name the bookmark and choose a location. When you’re there, click the bookmark icon on the right of the address bar. To add a bookmark to Chrome, simply go to the site you want to bookmark by entering its URL in the address bar. Bookmarks are one way to keep track of sites you want to remember and categorize for later. It looks like a little star and lives on the far right of the address bar. The Google Chrome bookmark icon is one that is always going to be a constant in your Chrome experience. Some of these icons only show up in certain circumstances, so you’ll likely never see all of them at once. Here are some icons you might find:Įach of these has a distinct purpose and can notify you of certain states as well as help you use Google Chrome better. The icons referred to in this guide are all found in the right-hand side of the address bar. In Chrome, your home, extensions, and more live at the top of the browser.

As with most browsers, a lot of your preferences and settings find a home toward the top of the screen.

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