Comodo Chromodo Browser User Guide

Chromodo
Software Version 42.1
User Guide
Guide Version 42.1.052015
Comodo Security Solutions
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Table of Contents
1. Chromodo - Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. System Requirements............................................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Downloading and Installing Chromodo................................................................................................................................... 6
4. The Basics............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
4.1.Starting Chromodo............................................................................................................................................................ 10
4.2.Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo.......................................................................................................................... 11
4.3.Setting Chromodo as your Default Browser...................................................................................................................... 13
4.4. Searching the Internet Using Chromodo.......................................................................................................................... 13
4.5.Setting Default Search Engine.......................................................................................................................................... 14
4.6.Chromodo Logging Policies.............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.7.Prediction Service............................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.8.Re-opening Recently and Most Visited Websites in Chromodo......................................................................................... 16
4.9.Adding Home Button to the Toolbar................................................................................................................................... 17
4.10.Opening Preset Pages on Startup................................................................................................................................... 18
4.11.Viewing Browsing History................................................................................................................................................ 19
4.12.Configuring Pop-ups........................................................................................................................................................ 20
4.13.Setting Fonts, Languages and Encoding......................................................................................................................... 22
4.14.Search for Important Browser Settings............................................................................................................................ 25
4.15.Import From Another Browser......................................................................................................................................... 27
4.16.Managing Your Website Passwords................................................................................................................................ 29
5. Tabbed Browsing..................................................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1.Opening a New Tab Page.................................................................................................................................................. 31
5.2.Customizing Your New Tab Page...................................................................................................................................... 34
5.3.Rearranging Tabs.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.4.Closing Tabs, Windows and Chromodo............................................................................................................................. 37
5.5.Displaying/Hiding Application Buttons on the Toolbar........................................................................................................ 38
5.6.Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Your Web Applications..................................................................................................... 39
6. Bookmarks............................................................................................................................................................................... 40
6.1.Creating Bookmarks.......................................................................................................................................................... 41
6.2.Finding and Editing Bookmarks......................................................................................................................................... 43
6.3.Managing Bookmarks........................................................................................................................................................ 44
6.4.Importing And Exporting Bookmarks................................................................................................................................. 46
7. Privacy and Security............................................................................................................................................................... 47
7.1.Deleting Browsing History................................................................................................................................................. 48
7.2.Managing Cookies............................................................................................................................................................. 50
7.3.Configuring Settings for Location Sharing......................................................................................................................... 54
7.4.Configuring Settings for Images, Java Scripts and other Web Contents...........................................................................54
7.5.Configuring Advanced Settings......................................................................................................................................... 58
7.6.Using Chromodo in Incognito Mode.................................................................................................................................. 59
7.7.SSL Certificates and Secure Connections......................................................................................................................... 60
7.8.SSL/HTTPS Security Settings........................................................................................................................................... 62
7.9.Blocking Insecure Content................................................................................................................................................ 64
7.10.Force Secure Connections.............................................................................................................................................. 65
7.11.Managing Multiple Users on Chromodo........................................................................................................................... 67
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8. Downloads............................................................................................................................................................................... 69
8.1.Downloading a File............................................................................................................................................................ 69
8.2.Changing Download Location............................................................................................................................................ 71
8.3.Clearing Download History................................................................................................................................................ 71
8.4.Viewing Download History................................................................................................................................................. 73
9. Tools and other Features........................................................................................................................................................ 74
9.1.Managing Extensions and Plug-ins................................................................................................................................... 75
9.2.Viewing Task Manager from Chromodo............................................................................................................................. 79
9.3.Zoom Levels And Full-screen............................................................................................................................................ 83
9.4.Form Autofill...................................................................................................................................................................... 84
9.5.Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings...................................................................................................................................... 86
9.6.Protecting your Synced Passwords................................................................................................................................... 90
9.7.Applying Themes............................................................................................................................................................... 91
9.8.Searching Within Page Content........................................................................................................................................ 92
9.9.Customizing your Spell Checker....................................................................................................................................... 93
9.10.Creating Application Shortcuts........................................................................................................................................ 95
9.11.Managing Your Search Engines...................................................................................................................................... 96
9.12.Viewing and Stopping Background Pages and Applications............................................................................................ 99
9.13.Viewing, Saving and Printing a PDF.............................................................................................................................. 100
9.14.Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Chromodo............................................................................................................. 101
9.15.Website Security Indicators........................................................................................................................................... 104
9.16.The Share Page Button................................................................................................................................................. 106
9.17.Configuring Access Pages Through A Web Proxy......................................................................................................... 107
9.18.Scan Websites for Malware Using Web Inspector......................................................................................................... 109
9.19.Handling the Protocols.................................................................................................................................................. 113
9.20.Configuring Mouse Cursor and Fullscreen.................................................................................................................... 115
9.21.Using the Address Bar (Omnibox)................................................................................................................................. 117
9.22.Configuring Settings for Media...................................................................................................................................... 118
9.23.Configuring Settings for Unsandboxed Plug-in Access.................................................................................................. 119
9.24.Use Ad Sanitizer to Stop Websites Tracking your Activity.............................................................................................120
9.25.Run Chromodo Browser in the Background and Accelerate Performance....................................................................127
9.26.How to Add Accessibility Features to Chromodo........................................................................................................... 128
9.27.Reset Browser Settings................................................................................................................................................. 128
9.28.Google Print Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 129
9.29.Using Media Grabber to Download Streaming Media................................................................................................... 131
10. Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................................. 135
10.1.Errors and Crashes in Chromodo.................................................................................................................................. 135
10.2.Display Problems in Chromodo..................................................................................................................................... 138
10.3.Report A Bug................................................................................................................................................................. 143
11. Uninstalling Chromodo....................................................................................................................................................... 143
About Comodo.......................................................................................................................................................................... 147
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1. Chromodo - Introduction
Chromodo is a fast and versatile Internet Browser based on Chromium technology and infused with
Comodo's unparalleled level of security.
This introduction is intended to provide an overview of the basics of Chromodo and should be of interest to all users.
Guide Structure
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Chromodo - Introduction
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System Requirements
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Downloading and Installing Chromodo
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The Basics - This section of the guide explains how to launch, configure and use Chromodo to its full potential.
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Starting Chromodo
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Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
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Setting Chromodo as your Default Browser
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Searching the Internet Using Chromodo
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Setting Default Search Engine
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Chromodo Logging Policies
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Predication Service
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Re-opening Recently and Most Visited Websites in Chromodo
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Adding Home Button to the Toolbar
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Opening Preset Pages on Startup
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Viewing Browsing History
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Configuring Pop-ups
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Setting Fonts, Languages and Encoding
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Search for Important Browser Settings
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Configuring Chromodo Updates
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Managing Your Website Passwords
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Import From Another Browser
Tabbed Browsing - How to use and customize tabs when browsing the Internet.
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Opening a New Tab Page
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Customizing Your New Tab Page
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Rearranging Tabs
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Closing Tabs, Windows and Chromodo
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Displaying/Hiding Application buttons on the Toolbar
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Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Your Web Applications
Bookmarks – An easy way to store the links of your favorite web-pages.
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Creating Bookmarks
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Finding and Editing Bookmarks
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Managing Bookmarks
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Importing And Exporting Bookmarks
Privacy and Security - How to configure your privacy and security settings in Chromodo .
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Deleting Browsing History
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Managing Cookies
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Configuring Settings for Location Sharing
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Configuring Settings for Images, Java Scripts and other Web Contents
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Configuring Advanced Settings
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Using Chromodo in Incognito Mode
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SSL Certificates and Secure Connections
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SSL/HTTPS Security Settings
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Blocking Insecure Content
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Force Secure Connections
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Managing Multiple Users on Chromodo
Downloads - Download a file from the Internet, change the download location, and clear download history.
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Downloading a File
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Changing Download Location
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Clearing Download History
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Viewing Download History
Tools and other Features - Create application shortcuts, manage your extensions and customize the spell checker.
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Managing Extensions and Plug-ins
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Viewing Task Manager from Chromodo
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Zoom Levels And Full-screen
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Form Autofill
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Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings
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Applying Themes
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Protecting your Synced Passwords
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Searching Within Page Content
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Customizing your Spell Checker
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Creating Application Shortcuts
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Managing Your Search Engines
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Viewing and Stopping Background Pages and Applications
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Viewing, Saving and Printing a PDF
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Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Chromodo
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Website Security Indicators
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The Share Page Button
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Configuring Access Pages Through A Web Proxy
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Scan Websites for Malware Using Web Inspector
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Handling the Protocols
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Configuring Mouse Cursor and Fullscreen
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Using The Address Bar (Omnibox)
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Configuring Settings for Media
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Configuring Settings for Unsandboxed Plug-in Access
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Use Ad Sanitizer To Stop Websites Tracking Your Activity
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Run Chromodo Browser in Background and Accelerate Performance
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How to Add Accessibility Features to Chromodo
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Reset Browser Settings
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Google Print Settings
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Using Media Grabber to Download Streaming Media
Troubleshooting - How to resolve common problems that may arise when using Chromodo .
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Errors and crashes in Chromodo
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Display Problems in Chromodo
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Report a Bug
Uninstalling Chromodo
2. System Requirements
To ensure optimal performance of Chromodo, please ensure that your PC complies with the minimum system requirements:
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Windows 8 (Desktop Mode) / Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP
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512 MB RAM
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140 MB Hard Disk Space
3. Downloading and Installing Chromodo
You can download the Chromodo setup file from the following location:
http://download.comodo.com/chromodo/Chromodo42Setup.exe
After downloading the setup file to your hard drive, double click ChromiumsecureSetup.exe
wizard.
to start the installation
Step 1 - End User License Agreement
The EULA screen of the setup wizard is displayed. Complete the initialization phase by reading and accepting the End User
License Agreement (EULA).
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Click 'I Agree' button to continue the installation. Click 'Cancel' to abort the installation.
Step 2 - Select Installation Folder
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The next screen allows you to select the folder in your hard drive for installing Chromodo .
If you want to install the application in a location other than the default location, click 'Browse' to choose a different location and
click 'Next'.
Step 3 - Import Settings
The next screen allows you to select the components that to you want to import from your current default browser:
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Select the checkboxes besides the records that you wish to import from your default browser.
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Leave the checkbox 'Make Chromodo my default browser' selected to make Chromodo your default browser. Deselect
to keep your current default browser.
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Click ‘Install' to continue.
Notes:
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‘Update my existing Chrome to shortcuts to launch Chromodo'. This option will update any Chrome shortcuts on your
desktop or quick launch bar so they use the Chromodo logo and open Chromodo when clicked. This change does not
alter shortcuts under the Google folder in the start menu. This setting is only visible if you have Chrome installed.
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Cookies can only be imported if your default browser is one based on Chromium (e.g. Google Chrome). This setting
will be ignored if your default browser is not Chromium based.
Tip: You can import records after installation if you don’t want to import them at this time.
Step 4 - Setup Progress
A setup status dialog box is displayed.
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Click 'Next' after the installation process is completed.
Step 5 - Installation Complete
The Installation Complete dialog is displayed indicating the successful completion of installation. Leave the checkbox 'Run
Chromodo ' selected to launch the browser else deselect it and click 'Finish'.
Click 'Finish'.
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4. The Basics
This section of the guide explains how to launch, configure and use Chromodo to its full potential. Click the following links to find
out more:
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Starting Chromodo
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Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
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Setting Chromodo as your Default Browser
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Searching the Internet Using Chromodo
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Setting Default Search Engine
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Chromodo Logging Policies
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Prediction Service
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Re-opening Recently and Most Visited Websites in Chromodo
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Adding Home Button to the Toolbar
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Opening Preset Pages on Startup
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Viewing Browsing History
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Configuring Pop-ups
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Setting Fonts, Languages and Encoding
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Search for Important Browser Settings
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Configuring Chromodo Updates
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Managing Your Website Passwords
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Import From Another Browser
4.1.Starting Chromodo
There are two different ways to start Chromodo :
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Start Menu
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Desktop
Start Menu
You can launch Chromodo via the Start Menu.
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Click Start and select All Programs > Comodo > Chromodo > Internet (Chromodo)
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Desktop
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Just double-click the Chromodo icon on your desktop.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
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Setting Default Search Engine
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Re-opening Recently and Most Visited Websites in Chromodo
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Adding Home Button to the Toolbar
4.2.Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
You can configure Chromodo to open your desired web-page as soon as you start the program.
To set your home page
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu.
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In the 'On Startup' section, select 'Open a specific page or set of pages'.
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Click 'Set pages' link, the 'Startup pages' dialog will appear.
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In the 'Startup pages' select 'Add a new page' or 'Use current page'.
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Enter the desired homepage web address in the text box.
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Click 'OK' when you have finished.
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If you select 'Use the New Tab page', a blank new tab will be set as your homepage.
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If you select 'Continue where I left off', the web pages closed in the last session will be opened on the next browser
launch.
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Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Opening a New Tab Page
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Adding Home Button to the Toolbar
4.3.Setting Chromodo as your Default Browser
If you have more than one browser installed on your system, it's likely that you'll want to specify one of them as your default for
everyday use. Setting Chromodo as your default browser means that it will automatically open and be used to display websites
when you click a link in, say, an email or IM conversation.
To do this:
Click the Chromodo menu
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located at the top-right corner.
Select 'Settings' from the menu.
In the 'Default browser' section click the 'Make Chromodo the default browser'.
4.4. Searching the Internet Using Chromodo
The address bar in Chromodo also acts as a search box. The default search engine that the address bar should use can be set
in Basics from Options menu.
To search the Internet
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Type the search item in the address bar.
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Press the 'Enter' button.
Chromodo uses the default search engine to search the item that you have entered. You can also use other search engines in
your default search engines options to carry out the search.
Other ways to search in Chromodo
You can do a specific website search, search within the page and use the search boxes in History page, Bookmark manager
and Download page to find the items.
To search a specific website
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Start entering the address of the web site that you want to search.
If a web site is present in Chromodo's search engine list (chrome://settings/searchEngines), it offers the option to search that
site or type the keyword of the search engine in the address and press the Tab button. For example, if you have given the
keyword for yahoo.com as just yahoo. Just enter yahoo in the address bar and press the Tab button. You can see 'Search
Yahoo' appear in the address bar.
Now enter the search item and press enter. The yahoo search engine will carry out the search for the item instead of the default
search engine.
To search within a webpage
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Click the Chromodo menu
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Select 'Find'.
located at the top-right corner.
Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F keys.
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In the top right side of the page, a find bar appears.
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Type the search item in the find bar and press the 'Enter' button.
As you type the search item in the find bar, Chromodo searches the page automatically and highlights the possible matches in
yellow. You can also see the results of the matched items in the find bar.
To search using right-click option
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Use your cursor to highlight any text on a webpage.
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Right-click on the highlighted item and select the option to search.
To search using copy and paste method
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Use your cursor to highlight any text on a webpage.
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Right-click on the highlighted item and copy it.
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Right-click in the address bar and select 'Paste and search'.
To search using the Chromodo and drop method
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Use your cursor to highlight any text on a webpage.
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Right-click on the highlighted item, Chromodo and drop it in the address bar.
Chromodo uses the default search engine and displays the search results for the highlighted text.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
Setting Default Search Engine
Bookmarks
Viewing Browsing History
Downloads
4.5.Setting Default Search Engine
The address bar in Chromodo acts as a search box as well. You can set the default search engine that the address bar should
use for your searches.
To set your default search engine
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'settings' from the menu.
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In the 'Search' section, select the search engine that you want to set as default.
If the desired search engine is not available from the drop-down box, click the 'Manage search engines' button to add the search
engine. Click here to know more about managing search engines.
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Click 'Done' when you have finished.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Managing Your Search Engines
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4.6.Chromodo Logging Policies
If you have enabled Instant feature in Chromodo, the browser will automatically start loading the web-page as you finish typing
the URL in the address bar and even before you press the Enter button. The search results are further augmented if supported
by your default search engine and as you type in the address bar, inline predictions appear instantly.
As you type text in the address bar, the default search engine set in the browser will be requesting results and the results
depend on the logging policies of the search engine. If you had set Yahoo as your default search engine, the text entered in the
address bar is sent to Yahoo search engine and its logging policies will apply for the search.
If you've opted to disable both the Chromodo Instant feature and address bar prediction service, as per the yahoo search
engine's policy, only after you press Enter the searches will be logged. For example, if you type 'course' in the address bar and
pause, nothing is displayed. Only after you press the enter button, yahoo search engine logs 'course' as a search.
If you've opted to enable both the Chromodo Instant feature and address bar prediction service, as per the Yahoo search
engine's policy, it retrieves predictions even as you type in the address bar of the browser. Select the desired prediction, if it
appears, and press the Enter button. The search results for the word is displayed. If you pause for more than three seconds
without pressing Enter, the text typed is treated as partial query data by Yahoo search engine. This is stored for up to two weeks
in its database and then deleted.
If you've opted to disable Chromodo Instant feature and enable address bar prediction service, as per the Yahoo search
engine's policy, it retrieves predictions even as you type in the address bar of the browser. To make the prediction service more
efficient, yahoo search engine at random logs two percent of these requests and anonymizes this information within 24 hours.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Prediction Service
4.7.Prediction Service
When enabled, Chromodo will show predictions as you type into the address bar. Predictions can come in the form of
suggested searches or suggested web addresses. If you see the
icon next to the item in the address bar drop-down, it
indicates a suggested search term while the
icon indicates a web address.
For example, if you typed 'washington post' in the address bar, you may see search suggestions for ‘washington post’,
‘washington post crossword’ and ‘washington post jobs’. Clicking on any of these items will take you to the search results pages
for those terms as if you had typed them directly into a search engine. You may also see the Washington Post website listed
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/). Clicking this suggested item would take you directly to their website homepage.
The prediction service is enabled in Chromodo by default.
To disable the prediction service
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
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Deselect 'Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar or the app launcher
search box' checkbox in the 'Privacy' section.
Please note that the address bar, in addition to predictions, also displays matches from your browsing history. Clear your
browsing history, if you do not want to see matches from your browsing history.
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Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Chromodo Logging Policies
4.8.Re-opening Recently and Most Visited Websites in
Chromodo
If you accidentally closed a page without bookmarking and decide you need to see it again, then you can open recently closed
tabs.
To open most visited and recently closed websites in Chromodo
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Click the new tab
icon, which is next to the last tab.
This will open thumbnails of most visited sites in the center.
Right click an opened tab, then select the 'Reopen closed tab'.
OR
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Click the Chromodo menu
button located at the top-right corner.
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Beneath 'Bookmarks' select the 'Recent Tabs' from the menu. It will be displayed the list frequently visited websites
and closed windows.
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Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Opening a New Tab Page
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Customizing Your New Tab Page
4.9.Adding Home Button to the Toolbar
You can add home button to the toolbar in Chromodo, which allows you to quickly navigate to the home page, in case you have
not set the home page as one of the pages to open on startup.
To add the home button to the toolbar
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
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Check the 'Show Home button' box in the Appearance section.
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You can see the home button is added to the browser toolbar.
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Click 'Change' link and tick the 'Use the New Tab page' to set as your homepage
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Tick 'Open this page' text box to set the Homepage button to open a different webpage
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To add a themes
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' > 'Appearance' sections, click 'Get themes'
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You will be taken to the Web store gallery
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Preview different themes and click 'ADD TO CHROME' button
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The theme is downloaded as a .crx file to your computer. The theme will be applied immediately.
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Click 'Undo' in at the top of page to return to a previous theme.
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To remove a theme in the 'Appearance' section, click 'Reset to default theme'.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Opening a New Tab Page
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Customizing Your New Tab Page
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Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
4.10.
Opening Preset Pages on Startup
You can configure Chromodo to open your favorite webpages to open in different tabs on startup.
To open preset pages on startup
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
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In the 'On startup' section, select the 'Set pages' link.
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Click the 'Use Current pages' button to add the pages that are currently open in the browser.
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Click the 'Add a new page' button and select the pages that you want to open on startup in the 'Add Page' dialog or
type the web address of the web-page in the URL box.
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4.11.
Setting up Your Homepage in Chromodo
Viewing Browsing History
Chromodo will store the list of websites that you've visited in the past 10 weeks. Please note that the history will be stored when
Chromodo is used in standard mode and not in incognito mode. Also it will not store pages from secure websites.
To view your browsing history
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Click the Chromodo menu
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Select 'History' from the menu.
located at the top-right corner.
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The history page will open in a new tab. From here you can clear all browsing data or delete only selected items. You can also
see the pages that you have visited in your present browsing session by clicking and holding down the forward and backward
arrows adjacent to the address bar, hover over a result to show the check-boxes, can select multiple items by holding down
'Shift' button or use the 'Actions' context menu on the right to search more visited links from that site or remove from history the
single entry.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Deleting Browsing History
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Opening a New Tab Page
4.12.
Configuring Pop-ups
You can configure Chromodo to block most unwanted pop-ups or allow pop-ups on a specific websites to prevent from
automatically start playing video or whatever when the pop-up opens. That cause of slow down or freeze your computer. Pop-up
exception blocker adds the website to an 'Allowed sites' whitelist.
To configure pop-ups
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > Show advanced settings link.
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Scroll down to 'Privacy' section.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the Privacy section.
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Select 'Pop-ups' from the list of features in the 'Content Settings' dialog.
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Enter the web address of the web-page in the 'Pattern' text box.
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Select 'Allow' or 'Block' in the Action drop-down box.
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Close the dialog.
You can see the website is added to the list of pop-up exceptions. Right clicking on any website in this list opens a context menu
which allows you to add or remove websites and specify other settings such as spell-checker options.
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You can also view the list of pop-ups that were blocked by clicking the
icon in the address bar.
In the list that is displayed, you can view the pop-up window by clicking on it. Select the 'Allows allow pop-ups from....' for
unrestricted viewing of all pop-ups from that particular website. It will be automatically added to the exception list. Click the
'Manage pop-up blocking' link to access the 'Content Settings' dialog.
4.13.
Setting Fonts, Languages and Encoding
Chromodo allows you to configure the font and language that you would like to read the web-page.
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > ''Show advanced settings' link.
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Scroll down and in the 'Web Content' section, click the 'Customize fonts...'.
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The 'Fonts and Encoding' dialog will be displayed.
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In the 'Fonts and Encoding' dialog, select the font and encoding settings that you want the browser to display. Please
note that the text in the website may not be displayed correctly, if the default encoding is not compatible with the one
that is required by the website.
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Click the 'Advanced font settings' to install extension from the Google Play
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Click the 'Languages and input settings' button in the 'Languages' section to set the language that you want the
browser to display.
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The 'Languages' dialog will be displayed.
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By default the Comodo Dragon language is English (United States). Select your preferred language from the dropdown box.
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Click the 'Add' button to include the languages that you would prefer to be included. You can remove language.
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To turn the spell-checker on or off, checkbox 'Enable spell checking'. When 'Enable spell checking' is on you can add a
new word to the dictionary'.
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Click the 'Custom spelling dictionary' link in the bottom of the interface to open the 'Custom spelling dictionary'.
Add a new word to compares the words in your document with those in the main dictionary in future.
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Click 'Done' for the settings to take effect.
4.14.
Search for Important Browser Settings
So you know what setting you want to modify but don’t know where it is in Chromodo? The Chromodo settings search box
allows you to type keywords and instantly see the relevant settings in the right hand pane.
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To access the settings search box
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-left corner.
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Select ‘Settings’ from the menu.
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This will open the settings tab. The settings search box is located at the upper right - hand side.
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Type any keyword in the search box and you will be instantly presented with the relevant controls in the right pane.
For example, if you want to know how to manage passwords, you could simply type ‘passwords’ in the search box.
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Every Chromodo setting related to passwords will be collected and shown on the right. You can review and modify the required
settings right away.
4.15.
Import From Another Browser
Users can import bookmarks, search engines, saved passwords and browsing history into Chromodo from the following
browsers:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Mozilla Firefox
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Google Chrome
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Comodo Dragon
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Bookmarks HTML File
To import data
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Click the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' > 'People' section.
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Click 'Import bookmark and settings' button.
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The 'Import Bookmarks and Settings' dialog box will appear. Choose the browser you wish to import from and the
types of data you wish to import.
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Click 'Import', a confirmation about successful importing process will be displayed.
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Click 'Done'.
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Imported bookmarks appear as a folder in the bookmarks bar.
4.16.
Managing Your Website Passwords
Chromodo allows you to save login data for your favorite websites so you can automatically sign in without having to manually
enter your username/password. This saves you from having to rely upon your memory or from storing passwords on insecure
media like post-it notes which can be lost or stolen. All saved passwords are securely stored in your Chromodo user profile. You
can also set a 'master password'. If enabled, Chromodo will ask you for this master password every time it is requested to
automatically enter login details for a website. This is very useful for shared computers.
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Accessing password and form settings
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Manage automatic password settings
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Launch a master password
Note: Your passwords, along with your other personal Chromodo settings, can be synced with your Google account. This
allows you to easily retrieve and use these settings on other computers that you are using.
Accessing password settings
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Click the Chromodo menu
at the top-left corner.
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Click 'Settings' -> 'Show advanced settings' link.
Manage automatic password settings
In the "Passwords and forms" section:
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Check "Offer to save passwords I enter on the web" if you want Chromodo to prompt you to save your password every
time you sign in to a new website.
If you let Chromodo saves website passwords, you'll see a prompt every time you sign in to a new website. If you click 'Never for
this site' in the prompt, your password for the site is not saved and the site is added to a list of passwords that are never saved.
To edit the 'Never saved' list:
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select Settings > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click 'Manage saved passwords' button.
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In the 'Passwords' dialog, scroll down to the "Never saved" section at the bottom.
To remove a site from this list, select a site and click the 'X' that appears the end of the row.
Now revisit the website and you should see the prompt to save your password information again, if you've allowed Google
Chrome to show the prompt.
Delete saved passwords
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' > Click 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click 'Manage passwords' link in the "Passwords and forms" section to see a list of all the usernames and passwords
that have been saved.
In the 'Passwords' dialog that appears, use your mouse to hover over the site whose password you'd like to remove and click
the 'X' that appears on the right.
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5. Tabbed Browsing
This section briefs you on how to open a new tab page, the appearance of the page and how you can customize the
page. Chromodo allows you to move around the thumbnails or rearrange the tabs as you wish. Click the following links to know
more:
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Opening a New Tab Page
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Customizing Your New Tab Page
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Rearranging Tabs
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Closing Tabs, Windows and Chromodo
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Hiding/Displaying an Application Mark on Toolbar
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Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Your Web Applications
5.1.Opening a New Tab Page
Chromodo allows you to browse in multiple tabs. When you open a new tab, it contains 'Apps', 'Most Visited' and 'Reopen a
recently closed tab'.
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To open new tab page
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Click the new tab
icon, which is next to the last tab.
A new tab page will open and you can see thumbnails of most visited sites in the center.
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To visit the a site, click a thumbnail.
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To remove a most visited site, hover your mouse over the thumbnail, and click the 'X' icon in the upper right corner of
the thumbnail.
Click the
in the bookmarks bar to access the Web store for downloading the applications located in left of the
browser. The 'Apps' displays the thumbnails of the apps available in your computer.
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To enable the 'Apps', right click on the bookmark bar and checkbox the ''Show apps shortcut''
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Chromodo remembers your preference and opens 'Most visited' section or 'Apps' section when you open a new tab page.
The Bookmarks bar at the top of the 'New Tab' displays your favorite webpages.
To enable the Bookmarks bar, click the Chromodo browser menu > Bookmarks>checkbox 'Show bookmarks bar'
The Recently closed section contains the list of links to the websites that you have closed. To open by accidentally closed tab,
use Crtl+Shift+T
or
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Recent Tabs'.
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Select the desired tab from the list under "Recently closed".
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Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Customizing Your New Tab Page
5.2.Customizing Your New Tab Page
You can customize the new tab page by moving around the Apps thumbnails within the section. The thumbnails can be deleted
and moved around in one place.
To rename a section
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Click and drop an app thumbnail to the bottom of the web browser.
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Double-click on the section that you want to rename.
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The label becomes editable for you to rename.
To remove an App
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Right-click on the Apps thumbnail that you want to uninstall and click 'Remove from Chromodo ' from the contextsensitive menu.
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A 'Confirm Uninstallation' dialog will appear.
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Click 'Uninstall' to confirm your choice.
To remove a most visited site
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Click and Chromodo the most visited thumbnail that you want to remove.
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You can see a 'Remove from Chromodo ' trash can appear on the lower right corner of the web browser.
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Drop the thumbnail in the trash can.
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Hover the mouse cursor on the thumbnail that you want to remove and click on the 'X' that appears on the top right
Or
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corner.
The thumbnail is now deleted from the page.
To create a new section
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Click and drop an app thumbnail to the bottom of the web browser.
You can see a new section link appearing next to the existing sections.
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Drop the app into the new section.
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Double-click on the new section to name it.
To reset a page to show blank thumbnails
You have to clear the browsing history in the tools menu to reset a new tab page to show blank thumbnails. Click here to know
on how to clear the browsing history.
5.3.Rearranging Tabs
Chromodo allows you to rearrange tabs or pull out a tab to open in a new window. You can also dock a new window into another
Chromodo window as another tab.
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Just click and hold a tab and move to another position in the same window.
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To open a tab in a new window, click and Chromodo a tab and release it in the page.
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Click and Chromodo a tab in a window and dock it into another window as a tab.
To restore a tab or a window
You can recover a tab or window that you have closed in the 'Recently closed' section on the New Tab Page.
To pin a tab
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Right-click on the tab that you want to prevent from being moved around and select 'Pin tab' from the context-sensitive
menu. The tab will be pinned to the left of the browser window.
Right-Click Options.
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Right-clicking on a tab opens context-sensitive menu:
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New Tab – Opens a new tab page to the right of the browser window.
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Reload – Refreshes the page.
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Duplicate – Opens a duplicate page to the right of the browser window.
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Pin tab – Pins the tab to left of the browser window.
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Close tab- Closes the tab.
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Close other tabs – Closes all other tabs.
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Close tabs to the right – All tabs to the right of the browser will be closed.
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Reopen closed tab – Reopens last closed tab in the same tab location of the browser window.
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Bookmark all tabs – All tabs that are currently open in the browser will be bookmarked.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
Opening a New Tab Page
Customizing Your New Tab Page
5.4.Closing Tabs, Windows and Chromodo
You can close a tab or a window in multiple ways.
To close a tab, window or Chromodo
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Click x in the tab or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+W to close a tab.
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Click x in the corner of the window or use the keyboard shortcut Alt+F4 to close a window.
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner and click Exit in the menu to close all
tabs and windows of Chromodo.
To forcibly close an application or a web-page
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner and select 'Tools' from the menu.
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Select 'More tools' > 'Task manager'.
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Select the application or webpage that you want to close and click the 'End process' button.
The page of the affected tab will display a 'He's dead, Jim!' message.
Note: You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager dialog.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Viewing Task Manager
5.5.Displaying/Hiding Application Buttons on the Toolbar
Users can manage extension specific settings directly from the extension’s toolbar button. By default, Chromodo automatically
adds extension buttons to the toolbar.
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To hide an extension button, right-click on it and select 'Hide button' from the toolbar
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Open chrome://extensions and click 'Disable'.
Or
To reinstate the button to the toolbar:
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Click the menu button.
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Select 'More tools > 'Extensions'.
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Find the extension you want and click the 'Show button'
Right clicking on an extension button also allows you to manage extension specific settings such as (extensions) Allow in
incognito mode, Options, Details.
5.6.Creating Desktop Shortcuts for Your Web Applications
You can create shortcuts to your web applications to access them faster.
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Click the 'Apps' button in the top left side
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Right-click on the application
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Select 'Create shortcuts'
The 'Create application shortcuts' dialog will be displayed. Select the location to where the application is to be placed.
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Click 'Create' for the settings to take effect.
Chromodo also suggests an ability to open the application in new window.
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Open a new tab.
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Select the applications and right-click on it.
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Select the 'Open as window'.
You also can open as regular tab, pinned tab or in full screen.
6. Bookmarks
Bookmarks are an easy way to store the links of your favorite web-pages that you visit frequently or pages that you might want
to refer later. This section shows you how to create, edit and manage bookmarks. Click the following links to know more.
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Creating Bookmarks
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Finding and Editing Bookmarks
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Managing Bookmarks
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Importing and Exporting Bookmarks
6.1.Creating Bookmarks
Chromodo allows you to create bookmarks in multiple ways. If you had selected the option to display the bookmark bar in the
browser window, it displays the bookmarked pages available in that folder.
To create a bookmark
Method 1
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Click the
icon at the right side of the address bar.
The web-page is automatically bookmarked in the recently used bookmarked folder.
In the bookmark dialog, you can edit the name or move it to another folder.
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Click the 'Remove' link if you do not want to bookmark the page.
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Click the 'Edit' button to open the 'Edit Bookmark' dialog. Here you can change the address and name of the web-page
or create a new folder.
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Click 'OK' when you have finished.
Method 2
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You can import bookmarks from other browsers.
Method 3
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Chromodo and drop a link in the web-page to the bookmarks bar that you are currently viewing to create a bookmark
of the link.
Method 4
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Just Chromodo the icon next the webpage in the address bar to the bookmarks bar to create a bookmark of the page.
Method 5
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Use the keyboard short cut CTRL+D to create a bookmark of the web-page that you are currently viewing.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Finding and Editing Bookmarks
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Managing Bookmarks
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Importing and Exporting Bookmarks
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6.2.Finding and Editing Bookmarks
The bookmark bar under the address bar of the browser displays all your bookmark folders and bookmarks. If you have not
docked the bookmark bar, follow the steps given below:
To dock the bookmark bar
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
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In the 'Appearance' section, checkbox 'Always show the bookmarks bar'.
or
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Select 'Bookmarks' from the menu > check 'Show bookmarks bar'.
Right-click options on the bookmark bar
The following options are available when you right-click on the bookmark bar.
Open all bookmarks
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Open all bookmarks
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Open all bookmarks in new window
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Open all bookmarks in incognito window
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Rename
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Cut
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Copy
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Paste
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Delete
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Add page
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Add folder
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Bookmark manager
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Show apps shortcut
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Show bookmarks bar
The bookmark bar is docked under the address bar of the browser. The 'Bookmark manager' menu also allows you to find and
edit the bookmarks.
To edit bookmarks
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Right-click a bookmark on the bookmark bar.
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Select the 'Edit' from the menu.
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The Edit Bookmark dialog is displayed.
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Here you can edit the name, web address of the bookmark. You can also create a new folder from here.
To delete bookmarks
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Right-click a bookmark on the bookmark bar.
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Select the 'Delete' from the menu.
The selected bookmark will be deleted. Please note that when you delete a folder, all the bookmarks in the folder will also be
deleted.
6.3.Managing Bookmarks
The Bookmark Manager in Chromodo allows you to organize your bookmarks. Here you can edit, delete or rename bookmarks
and folders. Right-click on any of the folder and open all the bookmarks in new tabs, new window or in incognito window.
To open bookmark manager
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Bookmarks' -> 'Bookmark manager' from the menu.
The Bookmark Manager interface will be displayed.
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In this interface you can edit, rename, move a bookmark or search bookmarks.
To move bookmarks
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Just click and Chromodo a bookmark or folder to another destination to the folder list in the left side.
To rename a folder, bookmark or edit web address
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Select the bookmark you want to edit.
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Click the 'Organize' menu and select 'Edit' and change the name or web address.
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Select the folder you want to rename.
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Click the 'Organize' menu and select 'Rename'.
You can also right-click a bookmark or folder and edit or rename in the interface or in the bookmark bar.
To search bookmarks
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Enter the bookmark name in the search box in the bookmark manager to search the item.
To delete a bookmark or folder
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Select the bookmark or folder you want to delete.
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Click the 'Organize' menu and select 'Delete'.
You can also right-click on the item and select delete from the menu.
To add a new bookmark folder
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Select the location you want to add new bookmark folder in the left side.
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Click the 'Organize' menu and select 'Add folder'.
You can also right-click on the desired location and add a new folder from the menu.
6.4.Importing And Exporting Bookmarks
Chromodo allows you to import bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Dragon, Chrome and HTML files.
To import bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Dragon, Chrome and Google Toolbar
Boormark HTML File' option allows you to import the bookmarks as a HTML file in any browser and save it to your computer.
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Bookmarks' from the menu > 'Import bookmarks and settings'.
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Type chrome://settings/importData
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Select 'Settings' from the menu, then click "Import bookmarks and settings" in the 'People' section.
or
or
The 'Import Bookmarks and Settings' dialog will be displayed.
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Select the browser from which you want to import the items in the drop-down box.
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Select the items that you want to import from the browser.
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Click the 'Import' button.
The bookmarks from the other browser will now be available in Chromodo as a sub folder under 'Other Bookmarks' at the top
right side of the bookmark bar. You can also view the imported bookmark folder in the 'Bookmark manager' interface.
To import bookmarks from any browser as a HTML file
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Export the bookmarks as a HTML file in any browser and save it to your computer.
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Bookmark manager' from the menu.
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Click 'Organize' and select 'Import bookmarks from HTML file' from the menu.
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Navigate to the HTML file saved in your computer and click 'Open'.
The bookmarks from the other browser will now be available in Chromodo as a sub folder under 'Other Bookmarks' at the top
right side of the bookmark bar. You can also view the imported bookmark folder in the 'Bookmark manager' interface.
To export bookmarks from Chromodo
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Bookmark manager' from the menu.
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Click the 'Organize' and select 'Export bookmarks' from the menu.
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Choose a location where you want the bookmarks to be saved and click the 'Save' button.
The bookmarks will be saved as a HTML file.
7. Privacy and Security
This section explains how to configure privacy and security settings in Chromodo. These settings help make sure your private
data remains safe and secure while browsing online. Click the links to find out more:
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Deleting Browsing History
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Managing Cookies
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Configuring Settings for Location Sharing
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Configuring Settings for Images, Java Scripts and Web Contents
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Configuring Advanced Settings
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Using Chromodo in Incognito Mode
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SSL Certificates and Secure Connections
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SSL/HTTPS Security Settings
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Blocking Insecure Content
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Force Secure Connections
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Managing Multiple Users on Chromodo
7.1.Deleting Browsing History
Chromodo allows you to clear your entire browsing history or choose certain History items that should be deleted. You can also
clear your Internet browser browsing history each time you exit the browser to protect your privacy. When you opt to clear the
entire browsing history, all cached web pages and browsing history will be removed. The action also clears the thumbnails of
your most visited pages on the new tab page.
To delete entire browsing history
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'More tools' from the menu.
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Click the 'Clear browsing data'.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, click the 'Clear browsing data'
or
The 'Clear browsing data' dialog will be displayed.
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Select the checkbox besides the items that you want to delete.
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Select the time period that you want to clear browsing history in the 'Obliterate the following items from' drop-down
box.
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Click the 'Clear browsing data' to delete selected items for your chosen time period.
To delete specific items from the browsing history
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'History' from the menu.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Privacy' > 'Clear browsing data'
or
Chromodo will display the History page in a new tab.
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Select the checkboxes displayed besides the items that you want to delete.
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Click the 'Remove selected items' button to delete.
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Click the arrow besides the item, select 'Remove from the history'.
Or
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Further reading related to the topic of this page:
Opening a New Tab Page
7.2.Managing Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by websites that you've visited which are stored by your web browser. Cookies are
used by these websites to store your preferences about that website (for example, if you ask a website to 'Keep me logged in' or
similar, it is the cookie that keeps a record of this preference). However, a potential privacy concern with cookies is that they can
allow websites to track your navigation when you are browsing those websites. So it is vital that you know about cookie settings.
Chromodo allows you great control over cookie settings.
To set cookie permissions
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-left corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, click the 'Content settings' button and select 'Cookies' from the list of feature.
The Content Settings dialog will be displayed.
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Select 'Allow local data to be set' to permit both first-party and third-party cookies to be stored in your computer.
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Select 'Keep local data only until I quit my browser' allow sites to keep local data including first-party and third-party
cookies and erase them when you exit or quit Chromodo.
•
If you want to block all cookies, select 'Block sites from setting any data'. Please note that websites that require your
sign-in will not work, if this setting is selected. In the address bar, the picture will be displayed indicating a cookie has
been blocked.
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Select 'Block third-party cookies and site data' to allow only first-party cookies.
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Select 'Clear cookies and other site and plug-in data when I close my browser' to clear all cookies when the browser is
closed.
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'Clear history when I close my browser' deletes your browsing history from Chromodo when close your browser.
Adding Exceptions
Chromodo allows you to control cookies for some specified domains or websites.
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Click the 'Manage exceptions' button in the 'Content settings' dialog.
The 'Cookie Exceptions' dialog will be displayed.
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Enter the domain name in the 'Hostname pattern' text box in the New Exception dialog to create an exception. Insert
[*.] before the domain name to create exception for the entire domain. For example, [*.] comodo.com. Non-http url, IP
address and IPv6 address can also be entered.
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In the 'Behavior' drop-down box, select either 'Allow', 'Clear on exit' or Block. 'Clear on exit' actions clears the website's
cookies from your computer each time the browser is closed.
To delete cookies
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Click the 'All cookies and site data' in the 'Content Setting' dialog.
The Cookies and site data dialog will be displayed.
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Select the site that you want the cookie to be deleted. Then select the cookie and click the 'Remove' button.
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Click the 'Remove All' to delete all cookies.
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Click 'Done' for the settings to take effect.
Information about cookies in the current page
Cookie icon will be displayed in the address bar of the page that you have blocked or set to allow..
•
If you have selected to block all cookies by default, but made exception to allow cookies for a certain page, the
icon will appear in the address bar of that page.
•
If you have selected to allow cookies by default, but made exception to block cookies for a certain page, the
will appear in the address bar of that page.
You can view the cookies that have been blocked or set by clicking the icon.
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Click the cookie icon in the address bar.
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If you click the 'Manage cookie blocking' link, the 'Cookies and site data exceptions' dialog will be displayed.
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Click the 'Show cookies and other site data' link will open the Cookies set by this page dialog
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Select the site and click the 'Allow 'button. The domain will be included the exceptions list.
•
If you click the 'Clear on exit' button, the cookies will be cleared each time you close your browser.
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You can re-block the allowed cookies for a particular page by selecting the 'Block' button in the 'Allowed' tab.
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7.3.Configuring Settings for Location Sharing
Location sharing feature in Chromodo allows your physical location to be tracked by websites. For example, if you visit a
shopping website, the page may request your permission for locating you so that it will display all the shopping malls near you.
Chromodo always alerts you whenever a permission is requested for locating you. An icon appears in the address bar if you've
permitted the site to share your location.
To enable or disable location sharing
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, click the 'Content settings' button.
The Content Settings dialog will be displayed. Select 'Location' from the list of features.
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If you select 'Allow all sites to track my physical location', Chromodo allows all websites to track you.
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If you select 'Ask me when a site tries to track my physical location', you will be alerted whenever a site requests your
permission to track you.
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If you select. 'Do not allow any site to track my physical location', Chromodo will automatically reject permission from
websites to track your location.
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Click the 'Manage exceptions' button to remove list of websites or a specific site that you've granted permission to
track you.
Click 'Done' when you have finished.
7.4.Configuring Settings for Images, Java Scripts and other
Web Contents
You can configure the settings for images, java scripts and other web contents such as cookies, plug-ins, pop-ups, location
sharing and notifications.
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, click the 'Content settings' button.
The 'Content Settings' dialog will be displayed.
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Select the feature for which you want to configure the settings.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by websites that you've visited which are stored by your web browser. Cookies are
used by these websites to store your preferences about that website (for example, if you ask a website to 'Keep me logged in' or
similar, it is the cookie that keeps a record of this preference). However, a potential privacy concern with cookies is that they can
allow websites to track your navigation when you are browsing those websites. Click here to know more about managing
cookies.
Images
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Select 'Show all images' for the browser to display all images.
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Select ''Do not show any images to block all images. The icon in the right side of the address bar indicates that images
are blocked.
Adding Exceptions
Chromodo allows you to control images for some specified domains or websites.
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Click the 'Manage exceptions' button in the 'Images' section.
The 'Image Exception' dialog will be displayed.
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Enter the domain name in the 'Hostname Pattern' text box in the Image Exception dialog to create an exception. Insert
[*.] before the domain name to create exception for the entire domain. For example, [*.] comodo.com. Non-http url, IP
address and IPv6 address can also be entered.
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In the 'Behavior' drop-down box, select either Allow or Block.
JavaScript
Web developers use javascript to make websites more interactive.
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Select 'Allow all sites to run JavaScript' for full functionality of websites.
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Select 'Do not allow any site to run JavaScript' to disable JavaScript. If you select this option some websites may not
work properly.
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Click 'Manage exceptions' button to add or block for some specified domains or websites.
Handlers
Handlers feature allows you to open certain links is determined by the Default Handler for your computer. Learn more about this
in Handling the Protocols.
Plug-ins
Websites use plug-ins to process certain types of content, such as Flash and Windows Media files. These files cannot be
processed by browsers and require plug-ins. Chromodo allows plug-ins by default. Click here to know more about managing
plug-ins.
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Select ''Run all plugin content (recommended)' to allow all plug-ins to run in the browser.
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Select 'Detect and run important plugin content' to run the main plug-in content on websites.
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Select 'Let me choose when to rub plugin content' to prevent the plugin from automatically loading.
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Click 'Manage individual plug-ins' to disable or enable selected plug-ins at chrome://plugins/
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Click 'Manage exceptions' button to add or block for some specified domains or websites.
Pop-Ups
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Chromodo blocks all pop-ups by default.
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Select 'Allow all sites to show pop-ups', if you want to allow all pop-ups to show in your browser. Learn more about this
in Configuring Pop-ups.
Location
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Location settings allow you to choose how, if at all, websites are allowed to track your physical location. By default, the browser
is configured to alert you whenever a site requests your permission to track your location. Learn more about this in 'Configuring
Settings for Location Sharing' section.
Notifications
Certain websites are capable of showing notifications on your desktop. Chromodo is configured to alert you by default whenever
a site wants your permission to show notifications automatically. Select your choice in the Content Settings dialog.
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Click the Exceptions button in the above mentioned features to customize your settings.
Full screen
Full screen setting allows you to choose how Chromodo handles request to open websites in fullscreen mode. Click here to
know more about managing fullscreen mode.
Mouse cursor
Certain websites or web applications (as games) might request to disable your mouse cursor. Configuring Mouse cursor setting
provides a choice on how handles this type of request. Click here to know more about managing mouse cursor.
Protected content
This feature allows to run protected content such as movies or music using a unique ID to plugins. (By default = Enabled)
Media
Sites with media functionality can request access to your camera and microphone. Learn more about this in 'Configuring
Settings For Media' section.
Unsandboxed plug-in access
The sandbox feature configures the security level and is helpful to test the behavior of new executables that you have
downloaded or for applications that you are not sure that you trust. Unsandboxed plug-in access restrains access on your
computer by blocking unsandboxed plug-ins from automatically accessing files on your computer. Learn more about this in
'Configuring Settings for Unsanboxed Plug-in Access' section.
Automatic Downloads
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In the 'Content settings' scroll down to 'Automatic Downloads 'section
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Checkbox the 'Allow all sites to download multiple files automatically' to download files without waiting and
without visiting any final download page
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Check-box 'Ask me when a site tries to download files automatically after the first file (recommended) ' to be asked be
the files will be downloaded to your computer.
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'Do not allow any site to download multiple files automatically' to reset any attempting to download multiples files
automatically
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Click the 'Manage exceptions' to add exceptions to handle for specific sites or domains
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In the Hostname pattern type the domain name, specify an IP address, an IPv6 address, or a non-http URL.
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Select 'Allow' or 'Block' to define the behavior for the site or domain
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To delete exception from the list hover over the site or domain and click the 'X' besides it.
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Click 'Done' for the settings to take effect.
Setting the zoom levels
The 'Zoom levels' allows you to adjust pages zoom for all webpages, text images and videos. Refer to Setting zoom levels for
more details.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Managing Cookies
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Configuring Settings for Location Sharing
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Configuring Settings for Unsanboxed Plug-in Access
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Managing Extensions and Plug-ins
7.5.Configuring Advanced Settings
Advanced privacy settings help make sure your confidential data remains safe and secure while browsing online.
To configure advanced security settings
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors. This setting is enabled by default in Chromodo and allows your to
improve your web experience by getting suggestions for alternative pages similar to the one you are attempting to load.
Do not allow websites to know where you came from (suppress HTTP Referrer header). The disable referrer option stops
website owners from knowing which URL (website) you visited immediately before arriving at their website. This option is
disabled by default. Enabling this option will immediately stop referrer information from being passed to websites that you visit.
Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar or the app launcher search box.
Click the following link to know more about Prediction service.
Prefetch resources to load pages more quickly. If enabled, Chromodo will look up the IP addresses of all links on a webpage.
Then, if you decide to click one of those links, the resulting page will load faster. By default, this option is enabled.
Automatically report details of possible security incidents to Google. If enabled, this setting detects any unsafe files and
sites and send data about the suspicious event to Google to improve the quality of Safe Browsing every time Chromodo detects
a harmful file or site.
Enable phishing and malware protection. This setting is enabled by default in Chromodo and alerts you if the website that
you are trying to browse contains malware or suspected of phishing attacks.
Send a 'Do Not Track' request request with your browsing traffic. If enabled, this setting informs websites of your
preference that they do not track your actions. Please note that, while this setting does afford an additional degree of privacy,
websites and advertising networks are not legally compelled to honor these requests. See ‘Use Ad Sanitizer To Stop Websites
Tracking Your Activity’ for more information on how Chromodo helps protect your online privacy.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Managing Cookies
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Configuring Settings for Location Sharing
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Configuring Settings for Images, Java Scripts and Web Contents
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SSL Certificates and Secure Connections
7.6.Using Chromodo in Incognito Mode
Incognito mode allows you to browse the Internet without leaving any browser traces – meaning you don’t have to remember a
bunch of browser clean-up actions like 'Clear History' or 'Clear Cookies' at the end of your session. When you use the browser in
this mode, there will be no history and other traces such as cookies are removed. However, changes made to bookmarks and
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general settings in this mode are saved.
To open an incognito window
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'New incognito window' from the menu.
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A new window with the
icon at the top left corner will open.
Please note that even though the browser do not store information about the website that you visit in this mode, the websites
that you visited may still have information about your visit. Files downloaded and saved will remain in your computer.
Other ways to open in incognito mode
Right-click on any bookmark in the bookmark bar, bookmark manager or in the history page and open in incognito window.
7.7.SSL Certificates and Secure Connections
Whenever you successfully make a secure connection to a website, the beginning of the URL will change from HTTP to HTTPS
(with the ‘S’ standing for secure) and a padlock will be displayed to the left of the address. This indicates that the page is using
an SSL certificate to encrypt all communications between you and the website. However, not every type of certificate should be
trusted to the same degree. Uniquely amongst browsers, Chromodo distinguishes between all three types of SSL certificate and
clearly indicates which type is being used by the website.
There are three main types of certificate – Domain Validated (DV), Organization Validated (OV) and Extended Validation (EV).
Domain Validated (DV) – These certificates are the lowest cost means of securing a website but do not provide authentication
or validation of the business behind the website. Unlike EV and OV certificates, DV certs provide are validated and provisioned
automatically via an online interface using a system of 'challenge-response' emails. If the site you are on is using a DV certificate
then Chromodo will change HTTPS to yellow and place a yellow alert symbol over the padlock. This is to inform you that the
organization behind the website has not been authenticated so you may want to proceed with caution:
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Organization Validation (OV) – These certificates include full business and company validation from a certificate authority
using currently established and accepted manual vetting processes. Because of this requirement, these certificates provide
significantly higher levels of trust and security than DV SSL certificates but are not validated to the stringent standards set by the
CA/B forum and do not possess the ability to turn the address bar green in the latest browsers. If the site you on is using an OV
certificate then Chromodo will display the padlock and HTTPS in a green color. This is to inform you that the business behind
the website has been validated and it is safe to proceed with any transaction:
Extended Validation (EV) - EV certificates are validated to the rigorous guidelines set by the CA/B Forum – an independent
standards body that requires in-depth verification of the legality and probity of a company before it is issued with a certificate.
Because of this, EV certificates provide the highest levels of security and trust to end-users. To indicate this higher level of trust,
Chromodo turns the entire address bar green if you are on a site which is using an Extended Validation certificate:
Users can enable or disable this feature in the HTTPS/SSL section of 'Settings' > 'Show advanced settings' link. Click here for
more information.
Background Information
An SSL Certificate can only signify that it is safe to trade with a company when two vital steps are completed prior to its
issuance:
1.
Verification that the certificate applicant is in control of the domain name.
2.
2. Verification that the certificate applicant is a legitimate and legally accountable business.
DV certs only establish 1) whereas OV and EV certs establish both 1) and 2)
Trust between the person using the browser the website they are connected to is only possible when BOTH these stages of
validation are completed. Step 2) is carried out by a Certificate Authority (CA) such as Comodo or Verisign. A CA employs
human operatives to carry out strict vetting of the applicant’s business and legal standing. Only once this layer of company
validation has been completed can a website be truly ‘trusted’.
High Assurance certificates show the full company name and address
– indicating that background checks were run prior to the certificate
being issued to the organization.
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7.8.SSL/HTTPS Security Settings
The 'SSL/HTTPS' security setting allows you to view and modify settings relating to SSL certificates and security protocols.
To view and customize these settings:
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner of the browser
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Select 'Settings' > 'Show advanced settings'
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Scroll down to the HTTPS/SSL section
Manage certificates – Opens the Windows SSL certificate store. This allows you to view, import, export or remove personal
certificates and other peoples certificates as well as manage the built in list of trusted root certificate authorities.
To manage certificates
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' > HTTPS/SSL section.
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Click 'Manage certificates'.
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The Certificates dialog will be displayed:
The Certificates manager has the following tabs:
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Personal - displays your own client/secure-email certificates
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Other People - displays a list of client certificates belonging to other people (usually your contacts)
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Intermediate Certificate Authorities – displays a list of intermediate certificates. This type of certificate forms a link in
the chain of trust between a certificate on a website and a trusted root certificate.
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Trusted Root Certification Authorities – displays a list of trusted root certificates
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Trusted Publishers – a publisher is a developer who has created a macro, ActiveX control, add-in, or other application
extension for use by you and other people. Trusted publishers are reputable developers.
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Untrusted Publishers - a list of untrusted publishers
The dialog enables you to: Import, Export, Remove your certificates.
To import certificates
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On the 'Personal' tab, select the certificate you wish to back up and click 'Import'.
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Follow the Export wizard.
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Select the file you want to import and click 'Next'.
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Choose a password which you can remember later. Click 'Next', then check 'Mark this key as exportable. This will
allow you to back up or transport your keys at a later time' and 'Include all extended properties'.
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Select Personal Certificate Store you want to save the certificate to.
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You will see a confirmation screen listing the settings you have chosen. Click 'Back' if you wish to amend any details.
Click 'Finish' to import the certificate.
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Once finished, the certificate and associated private key is saved as a .pfx file. You can export this into other browsers
and mail clients as required.
To export certificates
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On the 'Personal' tab, select the certificate you wish to back up and click ‘Export’.
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Follow the Export wizard.
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When requested, select 'Yes, export the private key'
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Leave the 'Type' as 'Personal Information Exchange (*.pfx)' and select 'Include all certificates in the certification path, if
possible'. Click 'Next'
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Choose a password which you can remember later. Click 'Next'
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First create a file-name for the exported .pfx then click the 'Browse' button to choose where you want to save the file
to.
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You will see a confirmation screen listing the settings you have chosen. Click 'Back' if you wish to amend any details.
Click 'Finish' to export the certificate.
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Once finished, the certificate and associated private key is saved as a .pfx file. You can import this into other browsers
and mail clients as required.
To remove expired or revoked certificates
Select the certificate to be deleted and click 'Remove'.
Click Yes in the confirmation dialog.
Note: If you delete your currently active certificate, you will not be able to use it for identifying yourself to the websites that
require it.
The advanced options dialog displays a list of certificate purposes under 'Advanced Purposes'.
Viewing certificate details
First, select the certificate and click 'View'. The General, Details information and Certification Path will be displayed under the
respective tabs in the 'Certificate' dialog.
7.9.Blocking Insecure Content
You will see this message if the webpage you are visiting a page over an HTTPS connection but the page is attempting to run
non-secure elements.
If a website is secured using HTTPS then all javascript, plugins and CSS stylesheets used by the page must also be securely
delivered. If these other items are not secured then, potentially, hackers could interfere with the website and modify them for
unauthorized purposes. If insecure elements are allowed to run then the page cannot be considered as 'HTTPS' secured.
When Chromodo first encounters this issue on an insecure page, it performs these actions:
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Loads only the secure items on the page
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Does not load any insecure items
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Presents the 'This page has insecure items' message bar
This means the page is still HTTPS as it stands because Chromodo has only loaded the secure items. However, because the
page is not running certain items, it may cause the page to display incorrectly. Clicking 'Don't Load (recommended)' will maintain
the situation described above and all data on the page will be secured. You will see this message if the webpage you are visiting
a page over an HTTPS connection but the page is attempting to run non-secure elements.
Developers and advanced users can see which scripts have been blocked by clicking the Chromodo menu at the top right
corner then selecting 'Tools > JavaScript Console'.
7.10.
Force Secure Connections
The 'Force Secure Connections' feature allows a user to specify that all future connections to a particular website are made with
a secure HTTPS connection. You also have the option to enforce HTTPS connectivity with any sub-domains.
When you visit a site using a HTTPS connection, Comodo Chromium Secure will display a padlock icon on the right hand side of
the address bar:
By default, the padlock is gray, meaning secure connections are not yet enforced. No additional actions will be performed if the
page is loaded again.
Click the padlock icon to enforce secure connections:
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The padlock will turn green, meaning secure connections are enforced for this session and all future visits
•
All information exchanged between you and this website will be encrypted using the strongest available algorithms
•
Check 'Force HTTPS on all sub-domains' if you want secure connections throughout the domain
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Click 'Done' (or click outside the message box) to confirm you want secure connections enforced
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If you wish to disable forced secure connections, click 'Don't force HTTPS'
Example usage
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This feature is particularly useful for websites that do not, by default, use secure connections on their login pages. For example,
the AT&T home page does not ordinarily have HTTPS connections on its log-in page. Note the address is plain HTTP instead of
HTTPS - the 'S' stands for secure:
Although your credentials may indeed be sent over a secure connection once you click the 'Log in' button, the absence of a
certificate on this page means you cannot verify the authenticity of the website.
With a HTTPS connection, you can click the lock on the left of the address bar to view the website's SSL certificate. Apart from
encrypting your information, the certificate also contains critical website identity information which allows you to verify that you
are connected to the genuine AT&T website.
To force secure connections on the AT&T log-in page:
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You first have to physically change http://www.att.com to https://www.att.com
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Do this by placing your mouse cursor in the Chromium Secure address bar and typing 'https://' before www.att.com so
the full URL says https://www.att.com
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Press enter. The page will re-load with a secure connection and thus make available the 'Force Secure Connections'
padlock on the right:
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7.11.
Click the padlock to enforce secure connections. All future visits to the AT&T log-in page will be automatically
conducted over a secure, encrypted connection:
Managing Multiple Users on Chromodo
Chromodo allows multiple users to quickly access their 'own' copy of Chromodo. Each user can link their Chromodo username
to a Google account and so synchronize and use their own bookmarks, themes, extensions and other browser settings. Once
created, users can easily switch to their profile by selecting their user icon at the left of the browser window:
Please be aware this feature is intended to be a simple way of allowing different people (friends/family) who are already sharing
Chromodo on the same computer to quickly access a personalized version of the browser. It does not offer true privacy and data
security against other people using your computer. For true data privacy, please use your operating system's built-in user
accounts.
The 'People' settings allows you to,
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Enable Guest browsing. This settings allows you keep your account private while your guest are browsing the
Internet on your computer. That does not leave any browsing history or cookies on your computer
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Let anyone add a person to Chromodo. This settings is enabled by default and once your account is set up or
you’re logged in, anyone allowed to gain access to Chromodo.
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To add a new user
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu > 'People' section
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Click 'Add person'
The 'Add person' confirmation dialog will appear.
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Select a picture and type a name for the new Chromodo user.
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Leave enabled 'Create a desktop shortcut for this user' checkbox to create a shortcut to their favorite profile and
launch it directly from the desktop.
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You can sign in to Chrome to access browser settings, such as bookmarks and apps, that have been synced to your
Google Account. Refer to Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings for more details.
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Click 'Add'. A new user window will be created.
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Click 'Edit' to choose another picture profile or change your name
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Click 'Remove' to remove your current account and all data associated with it from your computer.
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Click 'Import bookmarks and settings' to import your bookmarks from another browser. Refer to Importing And
Exporting Bookmarks for more details.
8. Downloads
This section of the guide explains how to download a file from the Internet, change the download location in your computer,
clear download history and see download history. Click the following links to know more.
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Downloading a File
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Changing Download Location
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Viewing Download History
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Clearing Download History
8.1.Downloading a File
When you start downloading a file from the Internet, Chromodo displays the progress of the download in the download bar at the
bottom of the interface. It also alerts you if the file is not safe to download to prevent automatic download of malicious software
into your computer.
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Click the 'Discard' button if you are not sure about the file.
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Click the 'Keep' button to start the download.
To pause or cancel a download.
You can pause or cancel a download in progress.
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Click the arrow adjacent to file that is downloaded in the download bar.
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Click 'Open when done' will launch a file once it is downloaded
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Click the 'Always open files of this type' to open automatically after the download is complete. Please note that this
option is not available for executable file types, for eg., .dll, .exe etc.
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Select the 'Pause' or 'Cancel' in the pop-up menu.
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Click the 'Show in folder' to view the location of the folder in your computer. Click here to know more about changing
the default download location.
You can also pause or cancel in the Downloads page.
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Click 'Open downloads folder' opens items in the file explorer.
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Click 'Clear all' at the right side of download bar to clear all downloads.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Changing Download Location
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Viewing Download History
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Clearing Download History
8.2.Changing Download Location
By default, Chromodo saves all downloaded files in \Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Downloads. You can
change this location or change settings so that you are asked for the location every time you start the download.
To change the download location
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
•
In the 'Downloads' section, click the 'Change' button and select the location where you'd like to save the download
files.
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Select 'Ask where to save each file before downloading' to select a specific location for each download.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Downloading a File
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Clearing Download History
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Viewing Download History
8.3.Clearing Download History
Chromodo allows you to selectively or entirely remove downloads from the download list.
To remove specific items from download history
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Downloads' from the menu.
The 'Downloads' page will be displayed.
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Click 'Show in folder 'link to open items in the file explorer.
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Click the 'Remove from list' link to remove the item.
To clear your download history
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'More tools' from the menu.
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Select 'Clear browsing data'.
The 'Clear Browsing Data' dialog will be displayed.
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Select the 'Clear download history' checkbox.
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Select the period for which you want to delete the download history from the 'Obligate the following items from:' dropdown box.
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Click the 'Clear browsing data' button.
The download history for the selected period will be deleted from the list. Please note that the downloaded files will remain in
your computer.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Downloading a File
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Changing Download Location
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Viewing Download History
8.4.Viewing Download History
You can view the list of downloaded files in the Downloads page. The files are listed in chronological order.
To view your download history
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Downloads' from the menu.
The Downloads page will be displayed.
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Click the file name to open it.
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Click the 'Show in folder' to see the location of the file in your computer. Please note that this will not work if the file
has been moved.
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Click the 'Remove from list' to remove a specific download.
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Click the 'Clear all' to remove all the downloads.
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Click the 'Open downloads folder' to open and view the downloads in the folder.
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Enter the name of the download in the search box to search it.
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Click the down arrow button besides the search box to show the full list of downloads.
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Use the shortcut keys 'CTRL+J' to open the downloads page.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Downloading a File
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Changing Download Location
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Clearing Download History
9. Tools and other Features
This section briefs you on how to create application shortcuts, the manage you extensions, how you can customize the check
spelling. Chromodo allows you to apply themes or viewing task manager from Chromodo and more. Click the following links to
know more:
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Managing Extensions and Plug-ins
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Viewing Task Manager from Chromodo
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Zooming the Web-page
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Form Autofill
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Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings
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Protecting your Synced Passwords
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Applying Themes
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Searching Within Page Content
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Customizing your Spell Checker
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Creating Application Shortcuts
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Managing Your Search Engines
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Viewing and Stopping Background Pages and Applications
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Viewing, Saving and Printing a PDF
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Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Chromodo
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Website Security Indicators
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The Share Page Button
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Сonfiguring Access Pages Through A Web Proxy
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Scan Websites for Malware Using Web Inspector
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Handling the Protocols
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Configuring Mouse Cursor and Fullscreen
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Configuring Settings for Media
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Configuring Settings for Unsandboxed Plug-in Access
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Use Ad Sinitizer to Stop Websites Tracking Your Activity
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Run Chromodo Browser in Background and Accelerate Performance
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How to Add Accessibility Features to Chromodo
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Reset Browser Settings
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Google Print Settings
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Using Media Grabber to Download Streaming Media
9.1.Managing Extensions and Plug-ins
Chromodo extensions enable customizing the functionality of an application that adds specific capabilities to a larger software
application (to play video, display new file types, etc.).
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Click the Chromodo menu
at the top-left corner.
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Select the 'More tools' -> 'Extensions'.
OR
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Type: chrome://extensions/ in the address bar and press the 'Enter' button.
The 'Extensions' tab will be opened.
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To temporarily disable an extension, uncheck the 'Enabled' checkbox besides it.
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Click the 'Options' link beside an extension to view the options and customize that extension in your browser.
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Click the 'Remove' button beside an extension to permanently remove it.
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Click 'Visit website' beside an extension to open its official website.
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Check 'Allow in incognito' to browse in stealth mode.
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Check 'Collect errors', captures errors encountered when you use an extension.
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Click 'Get more extensions' to choose between huge variety and install on your computer.
Plug-ins
Plug-ins are pieces of software that enhance another software application, process type of web content like Windows Media
Files, Flash.
Chromodo supports most popular plug-ins. You can View, Install, Block, Allow blocked and Disable plug-ins. Click the links below
to see detailed explanations of each area in this section:
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Viewing plug-ins
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Installing plug-ins
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Blocking plug-ins
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Allows blocked plug-ins to run
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Disabling plug-ins
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To view plug-ins
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Type: chrome://plugins/ in the address bar and press the 'Enter' button.
The list of plug-ins available for your browser will be displayed.
To install plug-ins
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Click Install plug-in in the message. Plug-ins begin the installation process.
Once the download has finished, restart Chromodo by closing all open windows to complete the installation process.
To block plug-ins
All plug-ins are allowed by default. Use the 'Content settings' dialog to block specific plug-ins. See follow these steps:
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select Settings -> 'Show advanced settings' link > 'Privacy ' section.
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Select 'Plug-ins' in the 'Content settings' dialog.
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Select 'Let me choose when to run plugin content' radio button to prevent the plugin from automatically loading but you
can still run specific plugins.
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To enable important plugin content in Chromodo
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select Settings -> 'Show advanced settings' link > Privacy section.
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Click 'Content settings > 'Plug-ins' section.
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Select 'Detect and run important plugin content' radio button to run the main plug-in content on websites
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Open a new Chromodo window and enter “about:flags” into the URL bar and hit return
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Enable the <name>plugin in Chromodo.
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Re-launch Chromodo
OR
To allow blocked plug-ins to run
You will see
a blocked plug-in icon in the address bar whenever plug-ins have been blocked on a page. For adjust plug-in
settings for the site click the icon:
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Click 'Always allow plug-ins' in the dialog menu.
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Click 'Done' button to add an exceptions for the site. You can Add..., Edit..., Remove, Remove All plug-ins.
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Click 'Run all plug-ins this time' to allow plug-ins on the site for just this one time.
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Click 'Manage plug-in blocking' to manage your plug-in settings for the browser.
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Click 'Close' for the setting take effect.
To disable plug-ins
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To disable plug-ins, type 'chrome://plugins ' in the address bar and press the Enter button. The list of plug-ins for your
browser will be displayed. Find the plug-in you would like to disable and click 'Disable'.
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Click 'Disable individual plug-ins' in the 'Plug-ins' section of the 'Content settings' dialog.
OR
9.2.Viewing Task Manager from Chromodo
The Task Manager allows you to view and control all processes that Chromodo is currently running.
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Click the Chromodo
menu
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Select the 'More tools' -> 'Task manager'
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Press Shift + Esc (whilst Chromodo is your active application).
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Click the system tray icon
OR
OR
will icon open a context sensitive menu that allows you to open 'Task manager'
The main interface will show you the amount of Memory, CPU and Network traffic that are consumed by these processes.
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Default Columns
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Page - Name of the Chromodo process
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Memory - RAM consumed by the process
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CPU - How much CPU processing power is used by the Chromodo process
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Network - How much network traffic is being used by that process
Advanced users can add or remove columns to the Task Manager display by right clicking anywhere in the interface:
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To close any open process, simply highlight the process in question and click the 'End Process'.
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If you wish to view more granular data about memory usage by Chromodo, click the ‘Stats for nerds’.
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The 'About Memory' tab will open.
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9.3.Zoom Levels And Full-screen
Chromodo allows you to set custom zoom levels for the sites that you visit, and to use the browser in full screen mode.
To change the zoom level,
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Click the Chromodo menu
and locate the zoom controls:
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Use the ‘-‘ & ‘+’ buttons to change zoom levels. The default is 100%. You can zoom between 25% and 500%
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You can also change zoom levels by holding down the CTRL button then scrolling your mouse wheel
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Your zoom preferences for each site are automatically saved.
To enter full screen mode
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Click the Chromodo menu and
locate the zoom controls:
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Click the full screen button to enter full screen mode:
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Alternatively, press the F11 button to enter or leave full screen mode
Managing custom zoom levels
Chromodo automatically remembers any custom zoom levels you set for websites that you have visited. To manage these zoom
levels:
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Click the Chromodo menu button located at the top-right corner
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Select 'Settings' then click the ‘Show Advanced Settings’ link at the bottom of the page
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Scroll down to the 'content settings'> select ‘Zoom Levels’ section and click the ‘Manage' button
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The ‘Zoom Levels’ dialog lists those domains for which you have set a custom zoom level:
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Click ‘X’ to remove a custom zoom setting for a particular domain. The site will be zoomed at the default 100% the
next time you visit.
9.4.Form Autofill
Chromodo has an Autofill feature that allows you to fill web forms with a single click thus saving you time and drudgery of filling
out the same details repeatedly.
To manage your Autofill entries
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link > 'Passwords and forms' section.
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Click the 'Manage Autofill settings' link.
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In the 'Autofill settings' dialog, click the 'Add new street address' button. Please note that you can create multiple
profiles.
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In the 'Add an address' dialog, fill out the form and click 'OK'.
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Click 'Cancel' or the 'ESC' button to exit the dialog.
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In the 'Credit Cards' section, click 'Add new credit card' button.
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In the 'Add a credit card' dialog, fill your credit card details and click 'OK'.
To edit an existing entry
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Double-click on an entry.
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Edit the address details in the 'Edit address' dialog.
To delete an existing entry
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Select an entry from the list.
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Click the 'x' at the right side corner of the entry.
To delete all your form data
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Click the 'More tools' from the menu.
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Click the 'Clear browsing data'.
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In the 'Clear Browsing Data' dialog, select the 'Autofill form data' checkbox.
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Click the 'Clear browsing data' button.
All your form data will be cleared. Autofill option is enabled by default in Chromodo.
To disable form Autofill
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Click the 'More tools' from the menu.
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In the Password and forms' section, deselect the 'Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click' checkbox.
9.5.Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings
The 'Sign in' feature allows you to upload your Chromodo configuration details (browser preferences, bookmarks, extensions,
applications and themes) to your Google Account. Synchronizing your configuration means it can be downloaded to any other
computer that you have Chromodo installed. This means you can quickly implement the same Chromodo settings on other
machines and you will not have to go through the process of customization or importing again.
To set up synchronization:
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Click the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Sign in' from the main menu type your mail and password.
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Click Settings to customize sync settings.
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Click the 'Sign in to Chromodo ' button.
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Log-in to your Google Account.
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The 'Sign in with your Google account ' dialog will open.
OR
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Enable 'Ok, sync everything' button to synchronize all available data.
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Click 'Advanced' link if you wish to synchronize only specific items.
OR
Congratulations! Your settings are now synchronized. Every time you make a change to synced data in Chromodo it will
automatically update the data in your Google account.
You can stop synchronization through Chromodo or through your Google Account. You have the option to stop
synchronization only (your Google account will retain data that has already been uploaded BUT will not update with any further
changes you make), clear existing data only or both.
To stop synchronization through Chromodo
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Navigate the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select Settings -> Click 'Disconnect your Google Account' button.
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Click the 'Manage your synced data on Google Dashboard' link also removes previously upload data.
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If you click 'Disconnect your Google Account' in Chromodo settings:
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This machine will no longer update the synced data in your Google Account.
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Existing data will not be deleted, it will just no longer receive updates from this machine (unless you also click
'Manage sync data on Google Dashboard').
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Your Google Account will continue to be updated with changes made to Chromodo on your other synced
machines (unless you also disable it on those too).
Click 'Disconnect account' to disable synchronization.
To stop synchronization and clear existing data through your Google Account
An entry will be created in your Google account called 'Chrome Sync'. You can stop synchronization by clicking 'Stop and clear'
beneath the sync account at https://www.google.com/settings/chrome/sync to discontinue synchronization and to erase
previously uploaded data.
If you click 'Stop and clear' account:
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Syncing will be switched off at the account level and will no longer receive updates from any of your Chromodo
installations.
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Existing data will be also deleted.
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9.6.Protecting your Synced Passwords
If you have opted to sync your Chromodo settings and preferences with your Google Account, the browser encrypts your
synced passwords using a cryptographic key generated from your Google Account password. This is default settings in the
browser. Chromodo allows you to customize your sync passwords if you do not wish to use the Google Account password.
To choose an encryption method
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Click the Chromodo menu
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
located at the top-right corner.
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Click the 'Advanced sync settings' button in the 'Sign in' section. Please note you should have 'Set up sync' already.
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From the drop-down window from the 'Advanced sync preferences' dialog select what should to be synced.
The Advanced sync settings interface will open:
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Select 'Encrypt synced passwords with your Google credentials'
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Select 'Encrypt all synced data with your own sync passphrase' if you do not want to use Google Account password.
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Type the passphrase and click 'OK'.
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The passphrase will be stored in your computer.
Please note that if you choose to have your own passphrase, this has to provided every time you choose to sync passwords on
a new system. Also, any change in the encryption options has to carried out in all computers to continue syncing.
Forgot Sync Passphrase
In case you forgot your synced passphrase, you'll have to reset sync via your Google account. An entry will be created in your
Google account called 'Chrome Sync' when you enable the sync feature.
Click 'Stop and clear'.
•
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Sign up to Chrome browser to sync again.
All your sync data will be deleted from Google's servers. However, the data on your computer such as bookmarks, passwords
and current preferences will not be deleted.
You've to enable sync again and choose a new sync passphrase.
Further reading related to the topic of this page:
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Enabling/Disabling Sync Settings
9.7.Applying Themes
Adding the themes might be implement with the following ways:
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Navigate to the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the main menu.
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Click 'Get themes' button in the 'Appearance' section.
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'More tools' -> Extensions -> 'Get more extension' link.
The Chrome Web Store tab will open. You can select themes by Artists or by Google.
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Click the theme you like and click 'Free' button to download the theme.
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To reset a selected theme, click 'Reset to default theme'.
9.8.Searching Within Page Content
Searching within page content feature allows you to locate a specific word or phrase on a webpage.
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Navigate to the Chromodo menu
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Click 'Find'... button
at the top-right corner.
OR
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Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F keys.
Type your search term in the find bar that appears in the top-right corner of the page.
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Press Enter to search the page.
Chromodo automatically searches the page as you type, highlighting potential matches in yellow. You can also quickly see
where all the matches are located on a webpage, using the yellow markers on the scrollbar.
9.9.Customizing your Spell Checker
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Navigate to the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Click 'Settings' > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Scroll down to the 'Language' section.
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Click 'Language and input settings'.
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The 'Languages' dialog will be displayed.
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Checkbox 'Enable spell checking' to automatically check your spelling
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Click 'Done'.
Adding Languages to Reproduce Website In Other Languages
User can add as many languages as he(she) wants if you regularly use the Web in multiple languages.
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Click 'Language and spell-checker settings' button.
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Click 'Add' button, the 'Add language' dialog will open.
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Select the language you need
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Click 'OK' for the settings take effect.
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Click 'X' button to delete the chosen language from the language list.
Adding a new word to the dictionary
The following step explain how to add the word(s) you are often use:
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Checkbox 'Enable spell checking'
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Click the 'Custom spelling dictionary' link.
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The custom spelling dictionary interface will open.
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Type a word and click 'Done' to save the settings.
Temporarily switch off the spell-checker
You can temporarily disable the spell-checker for the field you are typing in. Follow steps below:
•
Deselect the 'Enable spell checking'.
9.10.
Creating Application Shortcuts
Chromodo allows you to create application shortcuts to websites that you regularly visit.
•
Navigate to the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Click the 'More tools' ->'Create application shortcuts...'
You also can choose where you'd like the shortcuts to be placed on your computer: Desktop, Start menu, Pin to Taskbar.
•
Click the 'Create' button.
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9.11.
Managing Your Search Engines
When you use a search engine, Chromodo allows automatically recognizes it and adds to its list of usable search engines. You
also can add a new search engine, edit a search engine and remove a search engine from the list of those available. You can
also specify which should be your default search engine.
To manually add, edit, remove or make a search engine the default, follow these steps:
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' -> 'Search' section.
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Click the drop-down menu to view a list of available search engines.
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Click the 'Manage search engines' button to open the Search Engines area. It is this interface you will use to edit,
remove or make a search engine the default.
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To make a search engine by the default, just click on the option.
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To edit an engine, click on the application.
To add the search engine
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select Settings -> 'Search' section.
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Under the 'Other search engines, type a new name of a search engine, a keyword and URL in an appropriate text box
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Click 'Done' for the settings to tale effect.
9.12. Viewing and Stopping Background Pages and
Applications
Chromodo allows to see which background pages are running and how much resources they are using. This can help you
manage and optimize resource usage by closing pages that you now longer require.
Tip:
Background Pages - The lists those pages that are open in the background (and may not be visible to you).
Background applications - Applications that can keep running even after you close the last window of browser.
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
•
Select the 'More tools -> 'Task manager'.
All applications and extensions with background pages will be highlighted. For more details about task manager, please see
'Viewing task manager from Chromodo '.
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Click the 'End process' button from the list to stop any of these items.
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Select the 'Exit from the wrench menu' to close the Chromodo, when background applications are running.
9.13.
Viewing, Saving and Printing a PDF
Chromodo allows you to quickly view, save, print, and find text within PDFs. Opening and viewing is simply a matter of clicking a
link that opens a PDF file in Chromodo
To save a PDF
•
Right-click the PDF and select 'Save as'.
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Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S.
•
Click the Chromodo menu
OR
at the top-right corner and select 'Save page as...'.
To print a PDF
•
Right-click the PDF and select Print.
•
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P.
•
Click the Chromodo menu
OR
at the top-right corner.
To search a PDF
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Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F to search the text in your PDF.
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The search window at the right hand side will appears.
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9.14.
Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Chromodo
Tab and window shortcuts
Key Combination
Description
Ctrl+N
Opens a new window.
Ctrl+T
Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N
Opens a new window in incognito mode.
Press Ctrl+O, then select file.
Opens a file from your computer in Chromodo
Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle
mouse button (or mousewheel).
Opens the link in a new tab in the background.
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link
with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened
tab.
Press Shift and click a link.
Opens the link in a new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T
Reopens the last tab you've closed. Chromodo remembers
the last 10 tabs you've closed.
Press Shift and click a link.
Opens the link in the tab.
Ctrl+Shift+T
Opens the link in a new tab.
Chromodo a link to a tab.
Opens the tab in a new window.
Chromodo a link to a blank area on the tab strip.
Opens the tab in the existing window.
Chromodo a tab out of the tab strip.
Returns the tab to its original position.
Chromodo a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing
window.
Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the
tab strip.
Press Esc while dragging a tab.
Switches to the last tab.
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8
Switches to the next tab.
Ctrl+9
Switches to the previous tab.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown
Closes the current window.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp
Closes the current tab or pop-up.
Alt+F4
Closes the current window.
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Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Closes the current tab or pop-up.
Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel)
Closes the tab you clicked.
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow Displays your browsing history in the tab.
in the browser toolbar.
Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.
Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab.
Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background.
Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle
mouse button (or mousewheel)
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip
Maximizes or minimizes the window.
Alt+Home
Opens your homepage in your current window.
Chromodo feature shortcuts
Key Combination
Description
Alt+F or Alt+E
Opens the wrench menu, which lets you customize and control
settings in Chromodo.
Ctrl+Shift+B
Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.
Ctrl+H
Opens the History page.
Ctrl+J
Opens the Downloads page.
Shift+Esc
Opens the Task Manager.
Shift+Alt+T
Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then
use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:
F6 or Shift+F6
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Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and
left arrow to move focus to different items in the
toolbar.
•
Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons,
including page actions and browser actions.
•
Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context
menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button).
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Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to
the page.
Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes
include:
•
Address bar
•
Bookmarks bar (if visible)
•
The main web content (including any infobars)
•
Downloads bar (if visible)
Ctrl+Shift+J
Opens Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.
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F1
Opens the Help Center in a new tab.
Text shortcuts
Key Combination
Description
Ctrl+C
Copies highlighted content to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert
Pastes content from the clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste content from the clipboard without formatting.
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete
Deletes the highlighted content and copies it to the clipboard.
Webpage shortcuts
Key Combination
Description
Ctrl+P
Prints your current page.
Ctrl+S
Saves your current page.
F5 or Ctrl+R
Reloads your current page.
Esc
Stops the loading of your current page.
Ctrl+F
Opens the find bar.
Ctrl+G or F3
Finds the next match for your input in the find bar.
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter
Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar.
Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Activates auto-scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page
automatically scrolls according to the direction of the mouse.
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5
Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content.
Press Alt and click a link.
Downloads the target of the link.
Ctrl+U
Opens the source of your current page.
Chromodo a link to bookmarks bar
Saves the link as a bookmark.
Ctrl+D
Saves your current webpage as a bookmark.
Ctrl+Shift+D
Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder.
F11
Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit
full-screen.
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up
Enlarges everything on the page.
Ctrl and -, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down
Makes everything on the page smaller.
Ctrl+0
Returns everything on the page to normal size.
Space bar
Scrolls down the web page.
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Home
Goes to the top of the page.
End
Goes to the bottom of the page.
Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel
Scrolls horizontally on the page.
Address bar shortcuts
Key Combination
Description
Type a search term, then press Enter
Performs a search using your default search engine.
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search
term, and press Enter
Performs a search using the search engine associated with
the keyword.
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when
prompted, type a search term, and press Enter
Performs a search using the search engine associated with
the URL.
Ctrl+Enter
Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and
open the resulting URL.
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter
Opens the URL in a new tab.
Ctrl+L or Alt+D
Highlights the URL.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E
Places a '?' in the address bar. Type a search term after the
question mark to perform a search using your default search
engine.
Press Ctrl and the left arrow together
Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address
bar.
Press Ctrl and the right arrow together
Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar.
Ctrl+Backspace
Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address
bar.
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your
keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.
Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.
Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your
middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Opens the entry in a new tab in the background.
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar dropdown menu is visible.
Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.
9.15.
Website Security Indicators
Chromodo also indicates details about your connection and alert you if it is unable to establish a fully secure connection with the
site.
SSL is a protocol that provides an encrypted tunnel between your computer and the site you are viewing. SSL are the highest
assurance certificate available and come with a unique visual trust indicator, the green HTTPS address bar that will reassure
your website visitors.
Look at the icon to the left of the site’s URL in the address bar to see if the site is using SSL.
The are the following types of icon:
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The Globe
icon appears when you visit sites that are not using SSL. The icon indicates that the page is using
SSL to transmit information. The site’s address should also start with 'https://'. There are 3 types of lock icons:
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The Lock
icon appears when Chromodo successfully establishes a secure connection with the site you are
viewing. If a site uses an Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) certificate, the organization's name appears next to
the icon in green text.
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The Alert
icon appears when Chromodo detects that the site has included some insecure content (such as
images) on the page. Such content can provide a loophole for someone to manipulate the page you’re viewing.
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The Alert
icon appears when Chromodo detects high-risk insecure content on the page or when the site
presents an invalid certificate. The "https" in the URL is also crossed out when this happens.
You also can see more details about the site’s identity, connection to the site and your visit history for the site.
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Site identity
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Connection to the site
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Visit history
Site identity
Allows you to verify the site's identity. Real site possesses a valid security certificate for the URL you’re trying to reach. Invalid
certificates could indicate that someone is attempting to tamper with your connection to the site.
The identity of this website has been verified by authority
- This icon shows that the site’s security certificate is valid and has been verified by a trusted third-party authority.
The identity of this website has not been verified
- This icon shows the site has not provided the browser with a security certificate. This is normal for regular HTTP sites,
because certificates are usually provided only if the site uses SSL.
The identity of this website has not been verified
- This icon shows there are problems with the site’s certificate. You should proceed with caution.
Connection to the site
Chromodo allows also you to know whether your connection is fully encrypted. If your connection is insecure, third parties might
be able to view or tamper with the information you provide on the site.
Your connection to the site is encrypted
- Chromodo successfully set up a secure connection with the site you are viewing.
Your connection to the site is not encrypted
- The site is not using SSL to transmit information. This is normal for regular HTTP sites
Your connection to the site is encrypted, but..
- The site uses SSL to transmit information, but a content on the page wasn’t transmitted using SSL. This content could
include third-party images, videos, or ads embedded on the page. Such content can provide a loophole for someone to
manipulate the page you are viewing.
Visit history
You first visited this site on the date
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- Indicates that you have visited the site before. Clear your browsing history to remove records of your visit.
You have never visited this site before today
- Displays that the message is normal. However, please proceed with caution.
9.16.
The Share Page Button
It’s no secret that social networking websites play an ever more important role in our lives, allowing us to easily share
information, news and the latest updates with our network of friends. To make it even easier to share a web-page, we added a
social media button to the top right of the browser toolbar:
Apart from the added convenience, this button is also a far more secure way of accessing your account.
Recently, the security of 'Share' buttons embedded on web pages has been called into question. In a 'clickjacking' attack, the
'Share' button on a malicious website will open a fake login page where you will be asked to enter your user-name and
password. The hackers will then have access to your account. In another type of attack, the 'Share' button will share a
completely different website to the one you are looking at. This means you could unwittingly recommend phishing websites,
malware downloads or XXX sites to your network of friends.
The Chromodo social media button will always open the genuine Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn website and allow you to safely
login and share the page. It is good practice to use this button instead of the 'Share' buttons on the websites themselves.
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To share a web-page, click the 'Share Page' button
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Click the 'Options' to configure settings for this button:
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You can modify the name and URL of existing social networks
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To add a network, click the 'Add' button and enter the name and URL of the service 'share' page. Click 'Save' to
confirm your choice. Your new network will be available when you click the 'Share Page' button.
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To remove a network, select the check-box next to the service in question and click 'Delete'.
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Click the 'Reset' button to remove all user defined networks and return to the default selection of networks (currently
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter).
9.17.
Configuring Access Pages Through A Web Proxy
Chromodo allows you to connect web pages via a Proxy server.
You may consider using a proxy for the following reasons:
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To anonymizes your connection to the internet.
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To speed up access to resources.
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To implement access policy to a network (for example, to block undesirable websites).
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To audit usage (for example, to log employee Internet usage).
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To scan traffic for malware prior to it entering or leaving the internal network.
To set proxy connection
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Select the social network you want to log in to. The Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn page will open in a new window.
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Navigate to the Chromodo menu
at the top-right corner.
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Click 'Settings'> 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Scroll down to the 'Network' section.
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Press the 'Change proxy settings'
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The Connection' tab in 'Internet Properties' dialog will open.
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Press 'LAN settings' button to customize automatic configurations.
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Select the ‘Use a proxy server for your LAN' and enter the address of the proxy server you wish to use.
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Click 'OK' for the setting to take effect.
To cancel your Proxy connection
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Deselect the 'Automatically detect settings' checkbox.
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Click 'Ok'.
9.18.
Scan Websites for Malware Using Web Inspector
Chromodo browser has a vital website security testing feature that scans a website and checks whether it performs malicious
activities or hosts malware. This feature prevents your computer from being potentially infected from malicious websites.
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To add Web Inspector (WI) icon in the browser toolbar
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu.
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Click 'Extensions' at the left hand and select ' Enabled' checkbox beside Comodo Web Inspector.
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Enter 'about://extensions' in the address bar and press enter.
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Select the 'Enabled' check box beside Comodo Web Inspector.
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'More tools > Extensions.
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Check 'Enabled' box beside Comodo Web Inspector.
Or
Or
The Web Inspector icon
will be displayed at the top right corner of the browser toolbar.
Clicking the Web Inspector icon in a new tab page or with blank address box, will open the http://app.webinspector.com/ page.
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Click 'Home' to view all advantages from using Web Inspector, plans and pricing and more.
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Click 'Online scan' and type the URL of the page that you want to scan in the blank box and click the 'START THE
SCAN' button.
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Click the 'Recent Detections' tab to view the list of unsafe sites that Web Inspector has scanned in the last 48 hours
and detected as malicious.
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Click 'Login' to enter to the your Web Inspector account.
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Click the 'FAQ' at the bottom right to know more about Web Inspector.
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Click 'Support ' at the bottom right to open Comodo support page, a searchable knowledge base and troubleshooter at
https://support.comodo.com
Right clicking on a link in a page will provide you the option to scan a page using WI and then navigate if found safe or just scan
the page without navigating.
To set scanning type for links in a page
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' -> Extensions at the left pane.
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Select 'More tools' > 'Extensions'.
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Enter 'about://extensions' in the address bar and press enter.
Or
Or
Click the 'Options' link under Comodo Web Inspector.
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Select the type of scan that you want to be executed from the right-click options for a link.
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Scan with Web Inspector - The page will be scanned by WI and when complete the report will be
displayed.
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Scan with Web Inspector and navigate - Displays the WI scanning process in a new tab and if no malware is
found, the page will open.
To scan current page for malware
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Click the Web Inspector icon
located at the top right corner of the browser toolbar.
The scanning process for the webpage in the address box will commence in a new tab and the report will be displayed after the
process is completed.
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Sample report of a high risk page
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9.19.
Handling the Protocols
Chromodo service enables web sites ask you whether you would like to use their services to handle specific web protocols. In
that case, when you visit an email service, you may see a prompt at the top of the page, asking whether you would like to use
the email service to open all email links (such as “mailto:” links or “webcal:” links).
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the 'Privacy' section.
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Select the 'Handlers' from the list of features in the 'Content Settings' dialog.
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Select the 'Allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols' allows prompts for protocol handler requests.
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Select the 'Do not allow any site to handle protocols' to disable prompts for protocol handlers requests.
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Click the 'Manage handlers...' button, if you have multiple handlers for the same protocol.
To remove a site, select the handler you would like to remove, then hang over the cursor and click the 'remove this site' link.
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Click 'Done' for the settings to take effect.
9.20.
Configuring Mouse Cursor and Fullscreen
By default, the java fullscreen API is enabled for all websites. This allows web applications to toggle Chromodo into full screen
mode and make a single page element fill the entire display. This is especially useful for media such as games, video and other
kinds of content where full screen interaction is desirable. You can specify exceptions to this default behavior by clicking the
'Manage exceptions...' button.
HTML 5 video option intended to work with mouse cursor option.
To specify fullscreen exceptions
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the 'Privacy' section.
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Scroll down to the 'Fullscreen'.
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Click the 'Manage exceptions...' to specify website exceptions to the default 'Allow Fullscreen' behavior.
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Mouse Cursor
The options in this section allow you to specify the ability of web sites to disable your mouse cursor. By default, your permission
will be asked every time a website tries to do this. You also have the option to 'Always Allow' and 'Never Allow'. Regardless of
the option chosen, you can specify 'Allow' or 'Block' options for individual websites by clicking the 'Manage Exceptions...' button.
Mouse lock will not be possible until the user confirms fullscreen.
To view or modify mouse cursor options:
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Click the Chromodo menu located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the 'Privacy' section.
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Scroll down the 'Mouse Cursor'.
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Click the 'Manage exceptions...' to specify the exceptions to the behavior you have chosen.
Enter the web address of the web-page in the 'Pattern' text box.
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Select the 'Allow' or 'Block' in the Action drop-down box.
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Close the dialog.
You can see the website is added to the list of mouse cursor exceptions. Right clicking on any website in this list opens a context
menu which allows you to add or remove websites and specify other settings such as spell-checker options and inspect element.
9.21.
Using the Address Bar (Omnibox)
Omnibox is doubles as a search box improves upon the existing capabilities of Omnibar and enhances your search results by
pulling results from both your bookmarks and browsing history, enabling you to find previously-visited or starred content with
even more ease. Comodo's omnibox is to merge both location and search fields while offering the user some highly relevant
suggestions and / or early results.
The omnibox offers:
Searching the web pages and visit web addresses
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Type your search term in the address bar that sits at the top of the browser window
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Press 'Enter' to see the results from your default search engine, search specific sites
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Or to go to the site, type in the web address of a site, then press 'Enter'.
Searching for applications, bookmarks, browsing history, and related items
The bar automatically shows you matches from your apps, bookmarks, and browsing history when you typing in the address bar.
Chromodo can use a prediction service to show you related search terms and websites.
The follow icons in the omnibox help you to differentiate between the different items:
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The bookmark icon appears next to bookmarked sites.
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The search icon appears next to searches, including related searches if you have the prediction service turned on.
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•
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The predicted sites icon appears next to matches from your browsing history, or related sites when you have the
prediction service turned on.
The App icon appears next to web apps you've installed from Web Store.
The Handler icon appears when you allow web services to ask to use certain links (protocols) to open programs or
invoke specific actions.
Creating bookmarks
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Click the
bookmarks.
at the right end of the address bar to create a bookmark. Click here to learn more about adding
Displaying alerts for the page you are on
You will see icons in the address bar if there are things about the page that you should know about:
Security alerts
Pop-up alerts
Extension alerts
Performing basic calculations
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If you wish to perform some type of calculation or unit conversion, simply input it into the Omnibox and click the 'Search'.
The result will be displayed right there in the drop-down list.
Click here to learn how to search within page content.
9.22.
Configuring Settings for Media
Configuring settings for media provides advanced settings on how websites can use your computer’s camera and microphone to
record audio and visual data (for example, for video conferencing). As using cameras and microphones can have privacy
implications, so Flash Player requests access. Exceptionally after you have given the site permission a website can use your
camera or microphone.
To set the camera and microphone
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the 'Privacy' section.
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Scroll down to the 'Media' section.
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Tip 'Ask me when a site requires access to my camera and microphone (recommended)' to alert you whenever a
site requests access to your camera and microphone.
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Tip 'Do not allow sites to access my camera and microphone' to automatically deny any site (websites you have
already visited and to those you haven't yet visited) requests to access your camera and microphone.
To allow specific sites have access to the camera and microphone, click 'Manage exceptions' button.
You can Allow/Block permission or remove the previously-granted permission for specific site. Removing a site deletes all
settings and data stored for that site.
9.23.
Configuring Settings for Unsandboxed Plug-in Access
Some websites require plug-ins to have direct, unsandboxed access, for example, to install additional software on your
computer. Such files can contain a harmful malicious software ipso facto does harm to the computer. Chromodo protects you by
blocking unsandboxed plug-ins from automatically accessing files on your computer.
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner
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Select the 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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Click the 'Content settings' in the Privacy section.
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Scroll down to the 'Unsandboxed plug-in access' section.
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Tip 'Allow all sites to use a plug-in to access my computer' (not recommended) to let all unsandboxed plug-ins
automatically access your computer.
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Tip 'Ask me when a site wants to use a plug-in to access my computer (recommended)' to ask you for
permission whenever an unsandboxed plug-in requests access to your computer.
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Tip 'Do not allow any sites to use a plug-in to access my computer' to automatically prevents any unsandboxed
plug-in requests to access your computer.
To allow specific sites to use plug-in to access, click 'Manage exceptions' button.
You can Allow/Block permission or remove the previously-granted permission for specific site.
9.24. Use Ad Sanitizer to Stop Websites Tracking your
Activity
What would be your reaction if you knew that almost all your online activity was tracked by multiple agencies without your
knowledge? The data they collect might be used for legitimate but unwelcome reasons such as adverts that follow you around
the internet or for creating a profile of your online browsing activity. In the worst cases, it could be used by online fraudsters with
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the sole objective of stealing your personal and confidential information by deploying intelligence gathering cookies, spyware
and other malware.
Ad Sanitizer provides you the power to control these activities and make surfing the web safe and private again. Ad Sanitizer is a
browser extension that improves the transparency, privacy and speed of your online experience by automatically detecting and
blocking processes that are attempting to track your online activity. Whenever you visit a website, Ad Sanitizer will display the
number of privacy threats it has blocked in the top-right corner of your browser. Clicking the Ad Sanitizer icon will reveal a more
detailed breakdown of the types of threats it has stopped, which can include visible banner related to adnetworks, scripts or
widgets in a webpage and replace them with safe and trusted ads.
Using Ad Sanitizer
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The total number of potential threats on the page you are visiting will be overlaid over the Ad Sanitizer icon
top-right corner of the browser. Click the icon to reveal a breakdown of current activity by threat-type.
at the
The bottom of the summary page states the total number of threats blocked for all pages in your current session.
•
Ad Networks - Depending on your preferences, this row will display either the number of untrusted, 3rd party adverts
that have been blocked or the number of adverts replaced with trusted and safe ads from AdTrustMedia (sanitized).
Third party advertisements are one of the primary sources of income for website owners but could also be used by
attackers to launch malicious code. Ad Sanitizer ensures that only trusted, pre-vetted adverts are displayed on the web
pages you visit. Clicking on the Ad Networks row will list the addresses of the tracking entities.
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Scripts and Widgets- Displays the number of scripts and widgets that were blocked or allowed for the page you are
visiting. Clicking on the 'Scripts and Widgets' row will display the addresses of the tracking entities.
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Many websites have 'social widgets' in their sites which are designed to let visitors quickly 'share' the page with their
social media contacts. However, using one of these widgets also informs the social media site owner of which sites
you have visited. This allows the social media website to show you targeted ads or invite their other partners to also
track you by deploying their tracking specific codes.
Ad Sanitizer Settings Configuration
The Options page allows you to configure the settings for the Scripts, 3 rd Party Widgets, Ads and add websites to Exceptions
list.
To open the 'Options panel', click the Ad Sanitizer icon at the top right side of the browser and click the gear icon in the dropdown.
The 'Options panel' displays the total number of threats that it has blocked since the browser was opened for the session and by
default opens with the 'Summary' settings page.
The panel allows you to configure the settings for:
•
Summary
•
Protection
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Exceptions List
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About
Summary
The page displays the number of elements at the far end of each item that Ad Sanitizer has detected so far in the browser.
Protection
The 'Protection' screen allows you to define and filter whether you will see ads from trusted sources or view all ads while you are
surfing the web.
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'Sanitize ads to protect my computer' – Blocks website adverts
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Deliver only safe ads from trusted ad sources checkbox allows you view ads from trusted sources
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The 'Learn More' link brings you to http://adsanitizer.com/faq.html to get detailed explanation
Turn Off displays all ads
Exceptions list
The 'Exceptions List' screen allows you add a domain name or a subdomain name for which Ad Sanitizer will not perform a scan
to detect threats. You should make sure the websites that you add to the Exceptions list are trustworthy and dependable.
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Enter the URL of the website(s) in the field and click the 'Add to Exceptions List' button.
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The added website(s) will displayed in the 'Exceptions List'.
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Select All /Deselect All links check / uncheck all web sites from the 'Exception List'
To remove a website from the Exceptions list, select the checkbox beside it and click the 'X' button beside it or click the 'Remove
Selected' button if you select more than one website.
About
The 'About' screen provides information about an assignment and version number of extension.
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9.25. Run Chromodo Browser in the Background and
Accelerate Performance
Some extensions and apps continue to run after you have closed Chromodo so they can continue to deliver their services to
you. For example, an app that checks your mail might continue to run so that it can inform you of new messages. A list of stillrunning apps will appear on your desktop system tray if this is the case.
Chromodo is also capable of using hardware acceleration to improve video playback on, for example, YouTube and the 3D Earth
view in Google maps.
To modify background apps and/or hardware acceleration
•
Click the Chromodo menu button
located at the top-right corner
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Select 'Settings' then click the ‘Show advanced settings’ link at the bottom of the page.
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Scroll down to the 'System' section
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Select ‘Continue running background apps when Chromodo is closed’ to keep browser processes running in the
background.
•
Select ‘Use hardware acceleration when available’ to deliver hardware-accelerated 3D graphics without installing
additional software.
9.26.
How to Add Accessibility Features to Chromodo
To add accessibility,
•
Click the Chromodo menu button
located at the top-right corner
•
Select 'Settings' then click the ‘Show Advanced Settings’ link at the bottom of the page.
•
Scroll down to 'Accessibility'
Clicking the 'Add additional accessibility' link will open all available accessibility extensions for Chromodo at Google web store.
9.27.
Reset Browser Settings
Should you require, Chromodo allows you to reset all browser settings back to the ‘factory’ default settings. This can be useful
should the browser become unstable or experience other issues because it clears out all extensions, temporary data and other
modified settings.
To reset your browser settings
•
Click the Chromodo menu button
located at the top-right corner
•
Select 'Settings' then click the ‘Show Advanced Settings’ link at the bottom of the page.
•
Scroll down to the ‘Reset browser settings’ section.
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Click the 'Reset browser settings' button
•
A pop-up dialog will describe which features will be reset and allow you to proceed or cancel the action:
•
Click ‘Reset’ to apply the change.
Tip: Your saved bookmarks, password will not be changed or cleared.
The following settings will be reset:
•
Home page will be hidden
•
Startup tabs will be cleared
•
New Tab page will be empty
•
Pinned tabs will be unpinned
•
Default and saved search engine will be cleared
•
Extensions and themes will be disabled
•
Cookies and site data will be cleared
•
Content settings will be cleared
9.28.
Google Print Settings
Chromodo enables printing documents from other devices and printing from devices that can't communicate directly with
printers. The idea is built on the idea that printing can be more intuitive, accessible and useful. Using Google Cloud Print you
can make your printers available to you from any Google Cloud Print enabled web or mobile applications.
Cloud Print lets you:
•
Print from everywhere
•
Manage your printer
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Shared access
To an enable Cloud Print
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Click the Chromodo menu button
•
Select 'Settings' then click the ‘Show Advanced Settings’ link at the bottom of the page.
•
•
located at the top-right corner
'Show notifications when new printers are detected on the network ', If checkboxed the network is scanned
periodically for new printer queues.
Click 'Manage' to customize your printer and the printer job.
Tip: Be sure you Google Chrome is installed on the computer and you also have the Microsoft XML paper specification pack
installed.
•
After logging-in, the Google Cloud Print section will be displayed as following
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Select the printer you want to connect, and add it.
The printer will be associated with your Google Account and connected to Google Cloud Print.
9.29.
Using Media Grabber to Download Streaming Media
FAQ
1.
What is Media Grabber?
2.
How do I get Media Grabber?
3.
How do I use Media Grabber?
4.
What is the default download directory?
5.
Which websites can I download video from?
6.
Which audio and video formats can I download?
7.
What resolutions can I download video in?
8.
Can Media Grabber convert streaming files to .avi?
9.
Can I download embedded YouTube videos?
10. Can I download only the audio from a video?
11. How do I disable or remove Media Grabber?
12. Windows Media Player won’t play the videos I downloaded. Do you know of any good, free media players?
13. If a page has multiple videos, can I download them all at once?
1. What is Media Grabber?
Media Grabber is a free and unique extension built into Chromodo that allows you to quickly download streaming video or audio
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files from websites like YouTube.
2. How do I get Media Grabber?
Media Grabber is available as part of Chromodo internet browser, which is available from http://browser.comodo.com/
3. How do I use Media Grabber?
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Visit a website which features streaming videos. For example, www.youtube.com
•
Start playing any video on the page and the Media Grabber button at the top-right should become active:
Click the Media Grabber button and a menu will appear which lists the videos detected on the current page. Select the video you
want to begin the download.
4. What is the default download directory?
Media Grabber will download files to your default Chromodo download directory. By default this is:
C:\Usersusername\Downloads
To view or change the download directory in Chromodo:
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Click the ‘Chromodo’ button at the top-left of the browser interface:
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Select ‘Settings’ then click ‘Show advanced settings'
•
Scroll down to the ‘Downloads’ section to view and modify your default download folder
If you have not set a download directory in Chromodo, then Media Grabber will ask you to choose a save location at the point of
download.
5. Which websites can I download video from?
While it is not possible to create an exhaustive list, Media Grabber will allow you to download from most sites that include
streaming video or audio. If you are unsure, the best way is just to test it out. Visit a website, play the video/audio and see if the
Media Grabber icon becomes active.
Here is a list of popular sites from which you can download:
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http://www.youtube.com
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http://www.dailymotion.com
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http://www.veoh.com/
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http://www.twitch.tv/
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http://www.metacafe.com/
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http://www.comodo.tv
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http://www.fisher-price.com
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http://techcrunch.com
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http://www.englishcentral.com
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http://globalnews.ca/national/videos/
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http://www.crosswalk.com/video/
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http://www.reuters.com/
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http://monkeysee.com/
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http://www.purevolume.com/
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http://gaana.com/
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http://www.sesamestreet.org/home
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http://globalnews.ca/national/videos/
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http://www.thirteen.org/
6. Which audio and video formats can I download?
Media Grabber can download files in the following formats:
flv, mpeg, mp3, ogg, mp4, webm, m4v
The exact formats that will be presented for a particular video or audio file will vary from site to site.
7.What resolutions can I download video in?
Media Grabber will allow you to download in every resolution and file format that the original video was made available. The
number of choices you see will vary from video to video.
8. Can Media Grabber convert streaming files to .avi?
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Not right now. Media Grabber is a download only tool at this point.
9. Can I download embedded YouTube videos?
A: Not directly, but you can usually download by obtaining the original YouTube URL.
To do this:
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Visit a site containing embedded YouTube videos. For example, www.comodo.tv
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Right-click on the video, select ‘Copy Video URL’
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Paste the URL into your browser address bar.
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The Media Grabber icon should become active, allowing you to download
10. Can I download only the audio from a video?
Not at the moment. We are looking into adding this functionality.
11. How do I disable or remove Media Grabber?
Media Grabber can be disabled or removed in the Chromodo ‘Extensions’ page.
To do this, first open the ‘Extensions’ page:
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Click the Chromodo menu at the top-right of the browser interface:
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Select ‘Settings’ then ‘Extensions’
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Enter chrome://extensions in the address-bar
OR
THEN
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To disable an extension, uncheck the 'Enabled' checkbox besides it.
OR
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To remove an extension, click the trashcan on the right side
12. Windows Media Player won’t play the videos I downloaded. Do you know of any good, free media players?
You can try one of the following:
VLC Media Player - http://www.videolan.org/
Media Player Classic - http://mpc-hc.org/
13. If a page has multiple videos, can I download them all at once?
Not yet, though we are thinking of adding this feature. Right now, Media Grabber can grab the individual video that is currently
playing (or is paused).
10. Troubleshooting
This section briefs you on how to resolve problems that might arise when you are using Chromodo. Click the following links to
know more:
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•
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Errors and crashes in Chromodo
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Unable to find a previously installed extension or app
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'He's dead, Jim!' message
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Chromodo no longer works or closes after several seconds
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Chromodo won't open at all
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Update plug-ins
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The following plug-in has crashed
Display Problems in Chromodo
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Web-Pages load slowly or fail to Load
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Video is no longer available
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This web-page is not available
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Error 124 (net__ERR_WINSOCK_UNEXPECTED_WRITTEN_BYTES)
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Error 128 (net__ERR_SSL_UNSAFE_NEGOTIATION)
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Error 129 (net_ERR_SSL_WEAK_SERVER_EPHEMERAL_DH_KEY)
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Text not displaying properly
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The following plug-in has crashed
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Missing plug-ins for Windows Media Player and Java
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EV-SSL indicator not displayed
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Resolving proxy
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He's dead, Jim
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A script running on this page is taking a loooong time to do its job
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Graphics not displaying properly
Report a Bug
10.1.
Errors and Crashes in Chromodo
You may find your computer screen throwing up error messages while using Chromodo. Click the following links to know more:
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Unable to find a previously installed extension or app
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'He's dead, Jim!' message
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Chromodo no longer works or closes after several seconds
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Chromodo won't open at all
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Update plug-ins
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The following plug-in has crashed
Unable to find a previously installed extension or app
This error is displayed when the browser is unable to locate an app or extension that was previously installed. The following may
be one of the reasons the browser is unable to locate:
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The extension or app may have been uninstalled. Reinstall the extension or app.
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The web store that you downloaded the extension or app may have removed it for some reasons including not
following their legal agreements etc.
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Chromodo user profile may be corrupted. Create a new user profile.
To create a new user profile in Chromodo
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Exit Chromodo if it is open.
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In the 'Start' menu click 'Run'.
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In the 'Run' dialog, enter the directory applicable to your system given the following table:.
Operating System
Enter in the 'Run' text field
Windows XP
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Comodo\Chromodo\User Data
Windows 7 or Windows Vista
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Comodo\Chromodo\User
Data
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Click 'OK'.
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In the explorer window that opens, rename the 'Default' folder as 'Backup default'.
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Open Chromodo .
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The browser automatically creates a new 'Default' folder.
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Copy and paste the backup details into the new default folder.
Please note that some of the old profile might be corrupted and may result in corrupting the new default folder also. If you want
the old bookmarks, copy the file Bookmarks.bak' from the backup folder and paste it into the new 'Default' folder.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
'He's dead, Jim!' message
This message will be displayed when a web-page crashes suddenly. Just reload the page by pressing the reload button besides
the address bar. If the message is displayed for all the pages, check the following to resolve the issue:
Firewall and antivirus applications
The firewall or antivirus application in your system may not allow Chromodo to function properly. To confirm, disable firewall and
antivirus application and open Chromodo again. If it works, create an exception in the firewall or antivirus settings for Chromodo
and re-enable the firewall and antivirus applications in your system.
Extensions
Disable your extensions one by one and open Chromodo If any one of the extension is causing the problem, uninstall it.
To disable or uninstall an extension
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select the 'More tools' from the menu.
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Select the 'Extensions'.
The Extensions page will be displayed.
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Click the 'Disable' link to disable the extension.
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Click the 'Uninstall' link to remove the extension completely from your browser.
Malware
Use the latest version of Comodo Internet Security to scan your system for any malware and to remove it. Download Comodo
Internet Security from http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/.
User Profile
One of the reasons could be that your user profile may be corrupted. Click here to know the steps to create a new user profile.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Chromodo no longer works or closes after several seconds
If Chromodo closes as soon as you open it and displays no error messages, one of the likely reason may be your user profile is
corrupted. Create a new user profile and see if this solves the problem.
Click here to know the steps to create a new user profile.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Chromodo won't open at all
The firewall or antivirus application in your system may not allow Chromodo to function properly. To confirm, disable firewall and
antivirus application and open Chromodo again. If it works, create an exception in the firewall or antivirus settings for Chromodo
and re-enable the firewall and antivirus applications in your system.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Update plug-ins
Plug-in - a piece of software which enhances another software application, processes type of web content like Windows Media
Files, Flash etc. Unfortunately, the plug-ins are not updated automatically and over a period of time get outdated as newer
versions are released. The new versions of plug-ins may have better security features than the older versions – an important
reason to keep your plug-ins updated to avoid potential security vulnerability.
Chromodo automatically detects plug-in that is not up-to-date with security vulnerability and alerts you with a message below
the address bar that the plug-in has been blocked.
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Click 'Update plug-in' in the message to install the latest version of the plug-in.
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Click 'Run this time' in the message to run the current plug-in without upgrading though this not desirable.
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Click here to know more about managing plug-ins.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
The following plug-in has crashed
If a plug-in used by a web-page that you are on currently closes suddenly or becomes unresponsive, the message 'The following
plug-in has crashed... ' or the
icon will be displayed at top of the web-page. Wait for the plug-in to restart or close the
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process manually in the 'Task manager' window. Reload the page by pressing the reload button besides the address bar.
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Click here to know how to manually close the process.
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Click here to know more about managing plug-ins.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
10.2.
Display Problems in Chromodo
Chromodo may throw up web-page display errors or face web-page display related issues. Click the following links to know
more:
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Web-Pages load slowly or fail to load
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Video is no longer available
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This web-page is not available
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Error 124 (net__ERR_WINSOCK_UNEXPECTED_WRITTEN_BYTES)
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Error 128 (net__ERR_SSL_UNSAFE_NEGOTIATION)
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Error 129 (net_ERR_SSL_WEAK_SERVER_EPHEMERAL_DH_KEY)
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Text not displaying properly
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The following plug-in has crashed
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Missing plug-ins for Windows Media Player and Java
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EV-SSL indicator not displayed
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Resolving proxy
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He's dead, Jim
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A script running on this page is taking a loooong time to do its job
•
Graphics not displaying properly
Web-Pages load slowly or fail to load
There could be many reasons why the web-pages are not loading quickly in Chromodo. First ascertain that the problem persists
only for Chromodo only. Open the pages that are loading slowly in Chromodo or don't load at all in other browsers.
If the web-pages are loading slowly only in Chromodo, try the following:
Open the web-pages in an incognito window
If the web-pages are loading normally in an incognito window, then the problem may be with your browsing data or with
extensions. These are disabled when you are using an incognito window. To resolve the problem:
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Disable all your extensions and enable them one by one until the web-pages load normally in Chromodo standard
window. Click here to know how to disable extensions.
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Delete your cookies, cache and browsing history.
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Restart Chromodo after closing all the browser windows.
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Check whether the settings in antivirus and firewall applications in your system are configured to allow Chromodo.
To disable Prefetch network actions
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Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, deselect the 'Prefetch resources to load page more quickly' checkbox.
Select the feature again if the problem is not resolved.
Check for the following error messages.
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'Oops! This link appears broken'
Chromodo displays this message if it is not able to the find the web-page. One of the reasons could be that the web-page could
be down temporarily. Check in other browsers if the web-page is opening. If it does, then Chromodo may not be connecting to
the Internet properly.
•
Use the latest version of Comodo Internet Security to scan your system for any malware and to remove it. Download
Comodo Internet Security from http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/.
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Delete your cookies, cache and browsing history.
'Resolving proxy'.
If this message appears on the lower left side of Chromodo browser, it may be set to open pages via a web proxy resulting in
slower loading of websites or searches. Change your proxy settings.
To configure proxy settings
•
Click the Chromodo menu
located at the top-right corner.
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Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Network' section, click the 'Change proxy settings' button.
•
In the 'Internet Properties' dialog, click the 'LAN settings' button.
•
In the 'Local Area Network Settings' dialog, deselect the 'Automatically detect settings' checkbox.
Please note that changing the proxy settings will disable web proxy. If you are not sure about this settings, consult your system
administrator.
'This web-page is not available'
Chromodo displays this error message if it fails to find and open the requested web-page. Check again if you have entered the
correct URL in the address bar. Try opening the web-page in other browsers such as Opera, Chrome, Firefox or IE. If the webpage is not opening in any of the browsers, check the internet connection or the website may be down temporarily.
If the web-page is opening in other browsers but not in Chromodo, click the 'More information on this error' link on the page.
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Error 2 (net::ERR_FAILED): Unknown error
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Error 102 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED): Unknown error
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Error 105 (net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED)
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Error 104 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_FAILED)
If the page displays any of the above errors, try the solutions given below.
Malware
Malware may be the reason for the Chromodo not being able to connect to a web server. Use the latest version of Comodo
Internet Security to scan your system for any malware and to remove it. Download Comodo Internet Security from
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by websites that you've visited which are stored by your web browser. Cookies are
used by these websites to store your preferences about that website (for example, if you ask a website to 'Keep me logged in' or
similar, it is the cookie that keeps a record of this preference). If a cookie is corrupted, the browser may display any of the above
error messages.
To delete the cookies
•
Click the Chromodo menu
•
located at the top-right corner.
Select 'Settings' from the menu > 'Show advanced settings' link.
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In the 'Privacy' section, click the 'Content settings' button and select 'Cookies' from the list of features.
The 'Content Settings' dialog will be displayed.
•
Click the 'All cookies and site data' in the 'Content Setting' dialog.
The Cookies and Other Data dialog will be displayed.
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Click 'the Remove All' to delete all cookies.
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Antivirus and Firewall Settings
Check whether the settings in antivirus and firewall applications in your system are configured to allow Chromodo.
Proxy Settings
Adjust your proxy settings. Click here to know how to configure proxy settings.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Video is no longer available
If you try to play YouTube in Chromodo and it displays 'Video is no longer available' error, the most likely reason could be the
antivirus application in your system is not allowing the browser to play videos.
Disable the antivirus application in your system temporarily and try to play videos. If it works, check whether any upgrades are
available for the antivirus application and install them.
Kaspersky and Shield Defense antivirus applications are the most cited softwares, as per reports received by us, that prevents
the browser from playing videos. Adjust the settings in these applications to resolve the issue.
Error 124 (net__ERR_WINSOCK_UNEXPECTED_WRITTEN_BYTES)
When there is a problem with a Layered Service Provider in your computer, Chromodo will be unable to open requested webpage and displays the above error message. To resolve the issue, check for any malware in your computer. Use the latest
version of Comodo Internet Security to scan your system for any malware and to remove it. Download Comodo Internet Security
from http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/.
If the issue still persists even after removal of of malware from your system, disable LSPs in your computer using third-party
tools.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Error 128 (net__ERR_SSL_UNSAFE_NEGOTIATION)
Some of the antivirus and home security applications are not compatible with Chromodo and the browser may display Error 128
when browsing Google and Gmail websites. Kaspersky, NetNanny and ESET Smart Security applications are the most
mentioned applications, as per reports received by us, that cause this error. Adjust the settings in these applications to resolve
the issue.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Error 129 (net_ERR_SSL_WEAK_SERVER_EPHEMERAL_DH_KEY)
Chromodo may display this error when you are visiting a secure website (HTTPS) and the server that is hosting the site may not
be configured correctly and the secure connection cannot be made. To protect you privacy and prevent intruders, Chromodo
always uses secure connections. Though the website may work in other browsers, the fact is that the server is vulnerable and
the security hole has to be fixed.
Note to website administrators: This error is displayed when the SSL/TLS handshake tries to use a public key that is smaller
than 512 bits for ephemeral Diffie-Hellman key agreement. To resolve this issue, disable all DHE SSL cipher suites or use 1024
bits or larger Diffie-Hellman key for the DHE_RSA SSL cipher suites.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Text not displaying properly
If you see squares instead of text in the web-page that you have opened, the most likely reason could be encoding or missing
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fonts.
To manually substitute the web-page's encoding
•
Click the Chromodo icon located at the top-left corner.
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Select the 'More tools' from the menu.
•
In the 'Encoding' menu, select any one of the listed encodings.
If problem still persists, the most likely reason could be missing fonts. To view web-pages that use East Asian languages, rightto-left languages or languages that utilize complex scripts on Windows OS, you have install the required fonts.
To install new fonts
•
Click 'Start' in computer's taskbar.
•
Click 'Control Panel'.
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In the 'Control Panel' window, double-click 'Regional and Language Options'.
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Click the 'Languages' tab and select both the checkboxes in the 'Supplemental language support' section.
•
Click 'OK' and proceed with the installation of new fonts.
You can also follow other instructions to install new fonts in your system:
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Windows XP instructions
•
Windows Vista instructions
Click here to know more about managing fonts, languages and encoding.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Plug-ins for Windows Media Player and Java
Chromodo will detect missing plug-ins for websites that you are viewing and will prompt you install them. However, you may not
see such a prompt for a web-page that is linked to Windows media files or Java.
Windows Media Player
•
Download the plug-in from http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx
and save in your computer.
•
Navigate to the downloaded file and open the set-up file.
•
Click 'Run' and follow the instructions in the setup wizard.
•
Restart Chromodo for the installation to take effect.
Java
•
Download Java version 6 update 11 or higher from http://java.com/en/download/chrome.jsp.
•
Follow the instructions and save the file in your computer.
•
Navigate to the downloaded file and open the set-up file.
•
Follow the instructions to install Java in your computer.
Click here to check whether the plug-in is installed successfully.
Click here to know more about downloading files.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
EV-SSL indicator not displayed
When you visit a website that uses an EV SSL (Extended Validation) certificate, the name of the organization is displayed in the
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address bar next to the lock icon
. Please ensure that you configure Chromodo to check for server certification revocation, if
you do not see the name of the organization in the address bar.
Please note that all websites that use SSL certificate may not use high assurance EV SSL certificates.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
A script running on this page is taking a loooong time to do its job
When websites that use more of JavaScript are opened in Chromodo , this error message may be displayed. To safeguard
against errors in websites, Chromodo automatically sets a time period for JavaScript actions to be complete. You can choose to
stop the script immediately or allow it to run if you think it needs more time to finish its action.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
Graphics not displaying properly
Not updating graphics card drivers regularly in your system might lead to slow loading or running of web graphics and videos. To
resolve the issue, Comodo suggests you to use the latest version of operating systems and regularly implement system
updates.
If you are still having problem, post your comments in http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cdb203.0/ to get assistance from Comodo forums.
10.3.
Report A Bug
Comodo continually updates its products and intends to keep them bug-free. If you find any bug or have questions, please post
them in the Feedback section of the Chromodo forum at:
http://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cd-b203.0/
If you haven’t done so already, please create an account before posting.
11.
Uninstalling Chromodo
To uninstall Chromodo
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Click Start > Settings > Control Panel
•
In the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs
•
In the list of currently installed programs, click Chromodo
•
Click the 'Uninstall/Change' button.
•
Click Start > All Programs > Comodo > Chromodo > Uninstall Internet (Chromodo)
Or
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The Uninstall dialog will be displayed.
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The Chromodo feedback web page will appear.
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Click Uninstall to commence the uninstallation. The uninstallation progress will be displayed.
On completion, the 'Finish' dialog will be displayed.
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Click 'Finish' to complete the uninstallation process.
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Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI and a commitment to reversing the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the
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