Thursday, July 7, 2011
Make Your Own Browser Toolbars
A browser toolbar is located at the top of your Internet browser. Its function is to make surfing the Internet easier. Most toolbars will come with a search function so that you can locate Web pages that you'd like to visit, back and forward buttons, and an address field for you type the URL of a website. If you'd like to make your own toolbar, visit a website, such as Conduit, that allows you to create a free one after you start an account.
Instructions
- Navigate to conduit.com and click "Create your app or toolbar now," located near the bottom-right corner of the home page.
- Create an account with Conduit by entering a login name, a password and an email address that will used by Conduit to confirm the account.
- Visit your email account, find the email from Conduit, validate your account and sign in to that account using the login name and password you provided.
- Click the Toolbar tab, which is located near the top of your dashboard page. You'll be taken to a page that allows you to edit the contents of your toolbar.
- Choose the components you would like to add to your toolbar. Begin by adding a logo; you can upload an existing one or choose one from the style templates. Choose the other components -- such as links, an RSS feed, an email notifier or a radio player -- by clicking on them in the list, following the directions for installing each and clicking "Save" for each.
- Click "Install Your Toolbar" from the dashboard of your Conduit account. Log out of your account and restart your Web browser. Your new toolbar will now be installed.