- 1). For Firefox in Windows, open Firefox and visit the Web page that you want for your homepage. Click on "Tools" in the Firefox menu and scroll down to "Options." Select the "General" tab and enter the URL of your favorite website next to "Home Page." Or, if you have navigated to your favorite website, click "Use Current Page." To set Firefox as your default Web browser, make sure "Show my home page" is selected from the dropdown box next to "When Firefox starts." Click "OK" to apply all settings.
For Firefox in Mac, open Firefox and click on "Firefox" from the menu and scroll down to "Preferences." On the "Main" tab, select "Show my home page" in the dropdown box next to "When Firefox starts." Type your favorite Web page's address in the field next to "Home Page:" and select the "Advanced" tab. Select the "General" secondary tab and check the box under the "System Defaults" dialog if you want Firefox as your default Web browser. - 2). For Internet Explorer 7 or 8, open Internet Explorer and visit the Web page that you want for your homepage. Click on the "Home" icon with a dropdown arrow next to it on the right tab and scroll down to "Add or Change Home Page." Select the "Use this webpage as your own home page" radio button if the URL of your favorite Web page is correct on the following dialog box. Click the "Yes" button to set your favorite Web page as your Web browser page. To set Internet Explorer as your main Web browser, select "Tools" from the main menu and select "Programs" tab. Click on the "Make default" button next to "Internet Explorer is not currently the default web browser."
- 3). For Google Chrome, open Google Chrome and click on the tool icon on the top right corner of the browser window. Scroll down to "Options" to open the "Options" window. Select the "Open this page" radio button and type your favorite website's address in the field. Make sure the "Make Google Chrome my default browser" is clicked. Close the window.
- 4). For Safari 4 or 5, open Safari. Go to your favorite Web page. Click "Safari" from the main menu and scroll down to "Preferences." On the "General" tab, make sure the URL of your favorite Web page is correct in the field next to the "Home Page" and click the "Set to Current Page" button. To set Safari as your default Web browser, select "Safari web browser" in the dropdown box next to the "Default web browser" under "General" tab and close the "Preferences" box.
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