Overview: Setting Microsoft Edge as default browser and changing the search engine to Google.
Step 1 - Open Microsoft Edge
Now that you have installed Edge, let's go ahead and open it.
Step 2 - Set as Default Browser
When you first open Edge, it will as if you would like to set this as your default browser.
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1. Please click Set as default browser. | 2. Select Use "Edge". |
Step 3 - Customise Edge Appearance
You can select your preferred appearance on Edge.
Note: You can skip this part if you wish. This can be done anytime via Settings.
Step 4 - Open Edge Settings
Click on the three dots on the top-right corner of your browser.
Step 5 - Change Your Search Engine
Follow the steps below to change your default search engine from Bing to Google.
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| 1. Click on the Search Bar. | 2. Type in "Address Bar and Search" and click on the highlighted text. |
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| 3. Click the drop-down next to 'Search Engine used in the address bar'. | 4. Select Google. |
Step 6 - Change Favourites to Always Show
Next, we are going to add some websites to your favourites folder. This will allow you to easily access them during school.
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| 1. Click on the three dots and select Favourites. Or click on the star icon. | 2. Click on the three dots in Favourites. | 3. Select Show Favourites Bar and select Always. |
Step 7 - Add Links to Favourites
Download the BoscoFavourites.html file linked below and use that to import your favourites. Follow the steps below to do this.
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| 1. Click on Import favourites. | 2. Click the drop-down and select Favourites or Bookmarks HTML File. | 3. Select Choose File and open the BoscoFavourites.html file. |
Alternatively, you can visit each of the links below and click the star to add them to your favourites.
Finished!
You've finished customising your new browser! Continue to Step 3 to Install Microsoft 365 Applications.
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