• INTRODUCTION
• A History of Web Browsing
• About Chromium
• Chromium Versus Chrome
• About This Manual
• INSTALLING CHROMIUM
• Installing Chromium on Windows
• Installing Chromium on Mac OS X
• Installing Chromium on Ubuntu
• Installing Chromium in Other Linux Distributions
• UPDATING CHROMIUM
• Updating Chromium
• REMOVING CHROMIUM
• Removing Chromium from Windows
• Removing Chromium from Mac OS X
• Removing Chromium from Ubuntu
• Removing Chromium from Other Linux Distributions
• USING THE CHROMIUM INTERFACE
• Using the Chromium Interface
• Navigating the Web
• Retracing Your Steps
• Stopping and Reloading
• BOOKMARKING SITES
• Bookmarking a Page
• Where to Find Bookmarks
• Managing Your Bookmarks
• Synchronizing Your Bookmarks
• CONFIGURING YOUR BROWSER
• Accessing Chromium's Options/Preferences
• Making Chromium Your Default Browser
• Setting Startup and Start Page Options
• Choosing and Using a Search Engine
• Handling Personal Information
• USING TABBED BROWSING
• Opening a New Tab
• Opening a Link in a New Tab
• Moving Tabs
• Closing Tabs
• Killing Tabs
• DOWNLOADING FILES
• Downloading Files
• Downloading Files Without Displaying Them
• COPY, SAVE, AND PRINT
• Copying Text
• Copying a Link or an Image Link
• Saving a Page
• Saving an Image From a Page
• Printing a Page
• WORKING WITH PAGES
• Viewing the Source of a Page
• Viewing Information About a Page
• Inspecting the Elements on a Page
• EXTENSIONS
• Finding and Installing Extensions
• Managing Extensions
• Disabling and Removing Extensions
• Some Recommended Extensions
• OTHER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
• Creating Application Shortcuts
• Using Chromium's Developer Tools
• Covering Your Tracks
• Using the Incognito Window
• Chromium's Online Help
• Other Sources of Help
• APPENDICES
• Troubleshooting
• Glossary
• Links
• License

Accessing Chromium's Options/Preferences

If you would like to configure Chromium, click on the Wrench icon and select Options (Windows OS) or Preferences (Mac and Linux OSs).

The Options/Preferences menu is organized into three tabs that are displayed on the left side of the page: Basics, Personal Stuff, and Under the Hood.

The Basics tab

The Basics tab allows you to configure the following:

• The page Chromium will display when you open the browser.
• The web page selected as the home page.
• To show or hide the home page button in the toolbar.
• The search engine used in the Omnibox.
• To set Chromium as your default browser.

The Personal Stuff tab

The Personal Stuff tab allows you to configure the following:

• Synchronization of your browser settings via your Google Account.
• Password saving.
• Form Autofill.
• To import browsing data (like browsing history and bookmarks) from another browser.
• Browser themes.

The Under the Hood tab

The Under the Hood tab allows you to configure the following:

• Privacy settings.
• Font size, page zoom, language and spelling checker.
• Network settings.
• Language settings.
• Download settings.
• Security settings.

For more information on the Options/Preferences menu, visit this Google Chrome Help web page: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1183665.