One of the great mysteries of the universe is why software developers keep changing things. Gmail for instance. In a previous existence, it was possible to find the contacts tab so you could edit your contacts, create mailing lists etc. But now it has changed, and the contacts seem to have disappeared, and what looks like a link to contacts, is actually a link to “Hangouts”. Quite useful if you wish to chat to someone face to face, but not if you wish to create an email to send to a list of friends.

The contacts tab has not disappeared, but it is more difficult to find.

There are two ways to find the Contacts app.

Go to https://contacts.google.com. Bookmark this page, so you can find it again.

 

Alternatively, click on the “Apps” button and navigate to the Contacts icon:

 

A list of available apps will be displayed

Look for the Contacts Icon

The problem is that the Contacts icon is not always displayed.

In this case click More and another list of functions will be displayed

 

If your Chromebook is acting strangely when you are logging into your favourite websites (such as Banking), it may be because your cookie cache is overfull.

Note, once all your cookies are deleted, you will be logged out of your favourite sites, so you will have to log back in again.

Clear all cookies

If you remove cookies, you’ll be signed out of websites and your saved preferences could be deleted.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More Settings.
3. At the bottom, click Advanced.
4. Under “Privacy and security,” click Site settings.
5. Click Cookies  See all cookies and site data  Remove all.
6. Confirm by clicking Clear all.

Delete specific cookies

Delete cookies from a site

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More Settings.
3. At the bottom, click Advanced.
4. Under “Privacy and security,” click Site settings.
5. Click Cookies  See all cookies and site data.
6. At the top right, search for the website’s name.
7. To the right of the site, click Remove

Delete cookies from a period of time

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click More tools
   Clear browsing data.
4. At the top, click the dropdown next to “Time range.”
5. Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day.
6. Check “Cookies and other site data.” Uncheck all the other items.
7. Click Clear data.

Useful Links

https://www.meetchrome.com/delete-chromebook-cache-and-cookies/

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en