Technical Guides

How to Enable Cookies in Chrome

This guide shows the process of enabling Cookies in Google Chrome.

Note: These screenshots are taken in Chrome on Windows but the process is identical on Mac and Linux computers.

  1. Click the "Customize and Control" button

    Screenshot showing the Settings item in the Customise menu

    This will reveal a menu with options. One of them will be named "Settings".

  2. Select the "Settings" menu item

    Screenshot showing the Settings item in the Customise menu

    The Settings screen will now appear.

  3. Search for the Cookies settings

    The main interface for Chrome's settings will appear, with a dark blue search box at the very top. (If you only see the magnifying glass icon, either click it or drag your browser window a bit wider to make the search box appear).

    Type the word "cookies" into the search box.

    The search field with Cookie typed in.

  4. Scroll down to "Content settings" and click it

    After typing "cookies" in the search, there will be multiple options listed. Scroll down to the bottom of the settings screen and click the section named Content settings.

    Screenshot of the Content settings item in the list.

  5. Click the "Cookies" item

    Click the "Cookies" option to see the settings.

    Screenshot of the Content settings screen, with the Cookies option highlighted

  6. Choose your preferred Cookies settings

    Select the first option "Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)". This will allow the Portal to store cookies.

    Screenshot of the various cookie options

  7. Close the settings tab

    The new settings will take effect immediately. Close the Settings tab and resume browsing