How to Create and Switch Profiles in Chrome

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Creating and Switching Profiles in Chrome

Creating and switching profiles in Google Chrome allows multiple users to have their own customized browsing experience. Here’s how to do it:

1. Open Google Chrome:
   • Launch the Chrome browser on your computer.
2. Access Profile Settings:
   • Click on the profile icon in the top right corner of the browser window.
   • Select “Manage People” from the dropdown menu.
3. Add a New Profile:
   • Click “Add Person” to create a new profile.
   • Enter a name for the new profile and choose an icon.
   • Click “Add” to create the profile.
4. Set Up the Profile:
   • A new Chrome window will open with the new profile.
   • Sign in with your Google account to sync bookmarks, history, and settings.
5. Switch Profiles:
   • To switch between profiles, click the profile icon in the top right corner of the browser window.
   • Select the profile you want to switch to from the list.
6. Customize Each Profile:
   • Customize each profile with its own bookmarks, extensions, and settings.
   • Each profile will retain its own browsing history and preferences.
7. Remove a Profile:
   • To remove a profile, go to “Manage People” and click the three dots next to the profile you want to remove.
   • Select “Remove This Person” and confirm the removal.
8. Use Guest Mode:
   • For temporary browsing without saving history or settings, use Guest mode by selecting “Open Guest Window” from the profile icon dropdown menu.
9. Sync Across Devices:
   • Sign in to Chrome on other devices with the same profile to sync your data across all devices.
10. Manage Profile Settings:
    • Access profile settings by clicking the profile icon and selecting “Manage People” to edit, add, or remove profiles as needed.

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1. Introduction

Signing into your Google account with your Google Chrome browser affords you a number of extra features, such as saving and syncing your bookmarks across all the devices you use Chrome on, screen sharing, and easy transfer of pages from your mobile devices to your desktop and vice versa.

Chrome allows for multiple users to have separate profiles, for example, having separate profiles for your Work and Home Google Accounts.

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Before You Begin:

You must have Google Chrome installed

• How to Download and Install Google Chrome in Windows
• How to Download and Install Google Chrome on a Mac

You must have a Google account

• How to Create a Google Account

2. Create New Profile in Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome, and select the user icon in the top right.
   

1. Select Manage People.
   

1. Select Add person.
   

1. Enter a name for the new person, select an icon to help represent this new account and make it easier to find later. Then, select Add.
   

If you want, you can then link that new profile to a Google Account.

Sync Profile to Google Account

• How to Sign in to Chrome

3. Switch Profiles in Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome, and select the user icon in the top right.
   

1. Select the profile you'd like to use from the list.