Customizing Chrome

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Customizing Chrome: Customizing Download Behavior

Chrome Download Behavior

By default, Chrome saves all downloads to a Downloads

folder in your “My Documents” folder. When you click on a

download link, a special downloads toolbar is opened at the

bottom of the browser window.

1. The download toolbar will show you the progress of your current download. Once complete, the

downloaded file will remain as a button on the download toolbar.

2. To launch the downloaded file, simply click on the button in the download toolbar.

3. There is also a small drop-down arrow on the right-hand side of the button. Selecting this drop-down

arrow will open a menu with more options.

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Steps to Change where Chrome Saves Downloads 1. Click on the icon to the right of the address bar, in the upper right-hand corner of the window,

and select “Settings.”

2. Select “Show advanced settings(” at the bottom of the Settings tab.

3. Locate the section titled “Downloads” and select “Change” from the right of the “Download

location” setting.

4. Choose the location you prefer to have downloads collected and select “OK.”

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Option to Choose Where to Save File Each Time

If you do not want all of your downloads automatically saved to one location, then click on the checkbox

next to “Ask where to save each file before downloading”.

With this setting in place, Chrome will prompt you every time you initiate a download to select a location

on your computer to save the file.

Additional Resources Additional resources are available on the Google Chrome Support Site to guide you on how to manage

tabbed browsing, how to turn on the Bookmarks Bar and import your Internet Explorer favorites, and

much more!

http://www.mpsaz.org/chrome