Unrelated- Using Google Chrome

[dannoman]

I have decided to finally kick the IE habit. I do love my google toolbar and would love to install this in chrome. Anyone know where to do that at? I'd figure it out but I need to get orders out for the day and looking for an assist...

I do know google implements the address bar as a search box (omnibar they call it). But I like being able to click in the google toolbar search box and have it open my search results in another tab optionally if I want.

By the way one of the things that put me off chrome was previous version formatted ECFall the way across the monitor and on a large wide monitor it is disconcertign and nearly unreadable. This version seems to have solved that issue and properly formats the forum to be center oriented limited in width...got my Roboform working well now in chrome so I am all set...almost

 

[zippersnapper]

Chrome is great Danno..switched a month ago myself. Just set Google as your default browser, then you will be prompted to install Chrome.

Having G-Mail is an added bonus, which I have used for many years now..NICE integration.

 

[AG51]

I use chrome too Mr Dannomans this will make us twins

 

[rdsok]

Right now... Google doesn't have an add-on toolbar that provides the same features they have in the IE Google toolbar. I'm guessing that they feel since they include some of the same features directly into the browser, they don't need to make one... I'm with you, I liked being able to click on the search history drop down and that is my most missed feature.

 

[burns_erin]

It isn't an option from Google directly:

Get the best of Google Toolbar in Google Chrome - Google Chrome Help

But using omnibar will pull up suggestions and what not.

but there may be an after market extension available in the app store.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

 

[dannoman]

ok thanks guys...and I concur red sock...zip I have always had it and used it here and there, I was put off with the way it displayed ECF but thats resolved now so I finally did default it : )

Wow its so freaking fast...thanks for the link erin

 

[burns_erin]

ok thanks guys...and I concur red sock...zip I have always had it and used it here and there, I was put off with the way it displayed ECF but thats resolved now so I finally did default it : )

Wow its so freaking fast...thanks for the link erin

It is FAST, also, there is just about everything you could want as far as things to do with it. I have google translate as an extension up top to the right of my omnibar, built in for when I have a non-English speaking patient. It is enormously helpful.

 

[Harplayr]

I never tried it.
So what's the big advantage of chrome over IE?

 

[orbach]

The main advantages are that Chrome loads pages at about half the time as IE and is more secure.

I never tried it.
So what's the big advantage of chrome over IE?

 

[harmonic]

meh google tracks me enough as it is already... and i was forced into a gmail account though my school too. seems they getting they fingers into everything now...

 

[zippersnapper]

Right now... Google doesn't have an add-on toolbar that provides the same features they have in the IE Google toolbar. I'm guessing that they feel since they include some of the same features directly into the browser, they don't need to make one... I'm with you, I liked being able to click on the search history drop down and that is my most missed feature.

Google Chrome has a history search..It's awesome...much more comprehensive than IE....

 

[rdsok]

Google Chrome has a history search..It's awesome...much more comprehensive than IE....

We weren't referring to IE specifically as much as the add-on Google Toolbar which is available for both IE and FF. It has a feature that you simply click on a drop down on the search area and it lists your latest searchs, in Google you would first need to open the History page then repeat the search for the previous search or scroll through a long list of unrelated history until you found the search you performed earlier. I also liked it's highlight a search term on the current webpage feature, site search and there are also several additional little handy tools that were/are just a click away.

 

[zippersnapper]

We weren't referring to IE specifically as much as the add-on Google Toolbar which is available for both IE and FF. It has a feature that you simply click on a drop down on the search area and it lists your latest searchs, in Google you would first need to open the History page then repeat the search for the previous search or scroll through a long list of unrelated history until you found the search you performed earlier. I also liked it's highlight a search term on the current webpage feature, site search and there are also several additional little handy tools that were/are just a click away.

Got ya my friend...

 

[VapingTurtle]

... I also liked it's highlight a search term on the current webpage feature ...

Highlight then right click; the context menu has "Search Google (or whatever your default search engine is) ..."

 

[rdsok]

Highlight then right click; the context menu has "Search Google (or whatever your default search engine is) ..."

That is a very cool feature of Chrome...

Just to be clear of what I was referring too... in the Google Toolbar, the words found in the search box can be highlighted on the webpage you are viewing helping you locate the info you searched for

 

[trevor148]

That sounds useful. I just ctrl+f.

 

[burns_erin]

We weren't referring to IE specifically as much as the add-on Google Toolbar which is available for both IE and FF. It has a feature that you simply click on a drop down on the search area and it lists your latest searchs, in Google you would first need to open the History page then repeat the search for the previous search or scroll through a long list of unrelated history until you found the search you performed earlier. I also liked it's highlight a search term on the current webpage feature, site search and there are also several additional little handy tools that were/are just a click away.

Hmm, it has been so long since I've used IE for anything except KMEP (stupid VA stuck on IE). Maybe it is a setting difference, if I start typing the in the omnibar it starts pulling up previous searches and visited sites.

 

[Harplayr]

Is there any way to import your favorites from IE, or do you have to start from scratch?

 

[AG51]

Is there any way to import your favorites from IE, or do you have to start from scratch?

Under your settings Harps, should be "import Bookmarks/ Favorites"

 

[AG51]

That sounds useful. I just ctrl+f.

Nice to see your face Trevor