Google Chrome (Mac)
- Begin by opening up Google Chrome and select "Settings" from the tools button at the top right of the page.
- In the "Default browser" section at the bottom of the page select "Make Google Chrome my default browser".
Normally, during the installation of Google chrome, or on first use, you will be prompted with the following window titled "Welcome to Google Chrome".
By putting a checkmark in the "Make Google Chrome the default browser" box and hitting the "Start Google Chrome" button, you will make Google Chrome the default.
By not putting a checkmark in the "Make Google Chrome the default browser" box and hitting the "Start Google Chrome" button, will keep your current browser as your default browser. If in the future you wish to make Google Chrome your default browser, follow the instructions below.
Normally, after downloading Opera, on first use, you will be prompted with the following window titled "Use Opera as default Web Browser".
Choosing "Yes" will make Opera your default browser.
Choosing "No", will keep your current browser as your default browser. If in the future you wish to make Opera your default browser, follow the instructions below.
If you have installed an alternative browser (example: Netscape, Firefox, etc.) and Safari no longer appears to be your default web browser, the following instructions will guide you through the process of changing your default web browser back to Safari.