{"id":148298,"date":"2025-09-18T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=148298"},"modified":"2025-09-18T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T21:00:35","slug":"how-to-change-chrome-appearance-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-chrome-appearance-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Chrome Appearance Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-964052948\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Last week, we covered how to set Chrome to ask where to download files every time. If you missed that one, you can find it here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-set-chrome-to-ask-before-downloading\/\">How To Set Chrome To Ask Before Downloading<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, I decided to stick with the Chrome subject and find something else I can teach you. After researching for a while, I came across a setting that I had not dealt with recently. &#8216;<em>What setting are you talking about, Jason?<\/em>&#8216; That is a good question, and I would be happy to let you know! I found the <strong>Chrome Appearance Settings<\/strong>, and they do more than you would think. In this lesson, I will cover what you can change, but before we jump into this, make sure to check out these other articles I have written recently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-increase-ram-on-samsung-phone\/\">How To Increase RAM On Samsung Phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-phone-from-watching-you\/\">How To Stop Phone From Watching You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings\/\">How To Activate Essential Chrome Mobile Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-amplify-sound-on-samsung\/\">How To Amplify Sound On Samsung<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-deny-facebook-access-to-photos\/\">How To Deny Facebook Access To Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to start class, so pull out those computers and let&#8217;s get started.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2143953779\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How To Change Chrome Appearance Settings<\/h2>\n<p>I will be showing how to do this using my Windows laptop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Open up your <strong>Google Chrome Browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg\" alt=\"google_chrome-logo-feature-image\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/google_chrome-logo-feature-image-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: After it is open, look to the top right and find the<strong> 3 dots<\/strong> next to your profile image. Click them and a menu will appear. On the menu, look to the bottom and you should see the option called <strong>Settings<\/strong>. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Chrome-Menu-Settings-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-146164 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Chrome-Menu-Settings-Link.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-menu-settings-link\" width=\"346\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Chrome-Menu-Settings-Link.jpg 346w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Chrome-Menu-Settings-Link-198x400.jpg 198w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Google-Chrome-Menu-Settings-Link-74x150.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Once on the <strong>Settings<\/strong> screen look to the left side menu. On here find the <strong>Appearance<\/strong> option and click it.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3355951909\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Setting-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Setting-Link.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-appearance-setting-link\" width=\"374\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Setting-Link.jpg 374w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Setting-Link-249x400.jpg 249w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Setting-Link-94x150.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Here is where all the <strong>Settings<\/strong> reside. They give you many options to work with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme (This allows you to change the theme of your browser)<\/li>\n<li>Customize your toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Mode (This basically changes it from light to dark)<\/li>\n<li>Show home button (This will add the home button to the left of your address bar. Click the switch to the right to enable it)<\/li>\n<li>Show bookmark bar<\/li>\n<li>Show tab groups in bookmark bar<\/li>\n<li>Automatically pin new tab groups created on any device to the bookmark bar<\/li>\n<li>Side Panel position (Show on Right or left)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tab hover preview Card:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show tab preview images (This shows the image of the page when hovering over the Tabs)<\/li>\n<li>Show tab memory usage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Font:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Font size<\/li>\n<li>Customize fonts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last is the <strong>Page zoom<\/strong> option. You will need to mess around to set it the way you want. I do want to show you one of these options as an example and feel it is a good one to go over. That would be <strong>Customize your toolbars<\/strong>. Click the arrow in a box to the right of it.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2574124853\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-appearance-settings-screen\" width=\"639\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen.jpg 639w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-350x383.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-137x150.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-2.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-appearance-settings-screen-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-2-350x26.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Appearance-Settings-Screen-2-150x11.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: This will make a menu pop out on the right of your screen. The <strong>Customize Chrome<\/strong> side menu shows you a preview screen at the top. Here are some of the options I want to highlight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Section here is Navigation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show Home button<\/li>\n<li>Forward arrow<\/li>\n<li>New Incognito window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Second Section is your Chrome browser<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Home password manager<\/li>\n<li>Payment methods<\/li>\n<li>And More<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many choices, and to enable\/disable them, click the switch to the right. These will show on your toolbar at the top. Now, for the last section here, called <strong>Tools and Actions<\/strong>.<\/p><div id=\"daves-137137878\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Customize-Toolbar-Options.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Customize-Toolbar-Options.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-customize-toolbar-options\" width=\"351\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Customize-Toolbar-Options.jpg 351w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Customize-Toolbar-Options-201x400.jpg 201w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Customize-Toolbar-Options-75x150.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>Tools and action<\/strong> part, you can add options like Print, Translate, Create QR code, and others. I think the Print and Translate would be helpful for me, but you will have to decide that on your own. That is all you have to do here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Tools-And-Action-Options.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Tools-And-Action-Options.jpg\" alt=\"google-chrome-tools and-action-options\" width=\"475\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Tools-And-Action-Options.jpg 475w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Tools-And-Action-Options-317x400.jpg 317w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Chrome-Tools-And-Action-Options-119x150.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like I said before, you will need to mess around a little with the settings to get it the way you want. Now you know how you can access the <strong>Appearance<\/strong> Settings. Time to share your new knowledge with all your friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-967934467\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we covered how to set Chrome to ask where to download files every time. 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