how to add a thumbnail on google

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When you open a new tab in Chrome, you are generally presented with the New Tab page, which is a blank page with thumbnails of your favorite sites. The thumbnails that appear on the page are called shortcuts and you have control over what shows up here on the desktop version. When you click one of these thumbnails, you are taken to the site. For example, the thumbnail of Facebook will you Facebook.com. This wikiHow will show you how to add thumbnails to your Google Chrome New Tab page. You cannot, however, alter the thumbnails that appear on Chrome from a mobile phone or tablet, since those are controlled by an algorithm.

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Open Chrome on your computer. You'll usually find it in the Start menu (PC) or the Applications folder (Mac). Chrome will either open a specific website (which means you need to open a new tab), or it will open on the New Tab page.
- Make sure you're using the latest version of Chrome. Click the three-dot menu, click Help and About Google Chrome. A new page will load about your version of Chrome; you will be prompted to update it if you need to.
- If you don't see the New Tab page, you will need to enable it. Type chrome://flags in the address bar of Chrome, press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return , and then search use-google-local-ntp. Make sure the box next to it says "Enabled" instead of "Disabled" or "Default." If you make a change here, be sure to restart Chrome.^[1]
- It's not possible to change the thumbnails that appear on the New Tab Page on a phone or tablet as it only displays your recently-visited websites. You can long-tap an icon to pull up a menu and Remove it, but another thumbnail will take its place.
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Open a new tab (optional). If your home page is set to a specific site instead of a New Page tab, you'll need to open a new tab to find the shortcuts. Click the + next to the currently-open tab to create a new one.
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Remove thumbnails or shortcuts. You can do this by clicking the three-dot menu that appears when you hover over a shortcut, then click Remove. You can only have 10 thumbnails at a time, so you may need to delete a few to make room.^[2]
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Click the + Add shortcut button. A dialog box will pop up for the shortcut name and address link. You can have up to 10 thumbnails or shortcuts here.
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Enter the website's address. You can type or paste the full address of the website you want to appear on the New Tab page here.
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Click Done . The thumbnail will be added to your Google Chrome New Tab Page.
- After you add or delete a thumbnail or shortcut, you'll see a pop up that will let you either undo your action or reset to default settings.

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1. Enable use-google-local-ntp from chrome://flags in a Chrome browser.
2. Open a new tab in Chrome.
3. Click the plus icon (+).
4. Type the shortcut name and address.
5. Click Done.

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