Using Web Browser Profiles

Overview

Web browser profiles are a convenient way to separate work, school, and personal accounts while maintaining unique logins within each profile. This proves most helpful when you have multiple Microsoft email accounts, such as a student account and employee account, and you need access to both at the same time. Create a student profile and sign into your student Microsoft account. Then create an employee profile and sign into your employee Microsoft account. Quickly switch between profiles to access the email you need.

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Google Chrome Profiles

Manage Chrome with Multiple Profiles

Add a new profile

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. At the top right, select the person icon then select Add Chrome profile.

     
  3. If you'd like to use your Google account to sync across computers, select Sign in. Otherwise select Continue without an account

     
  4. Give the profile a unique and recognizable name. Select a profile image and color scheme if you like.
  5. Select Done

Switch to another profile

  1. Select the person icon at the top right
  2. The current profile is shown at the top
  3. Additional profiles are shown below the section "Other Chrome Profiles"
  4. Select another profile to change to it

Safari Profiles

Use profiles in Safari on Mac

Add a new profile

  1. Open Safari
  2. Select Safari > Settings

     
  3. Select Profiles

     
  4. If this is the first time using profiles in Safari, select Start Using Profiles
    • The profile Personal (Default) will be automatically created with the current browser data. 
    • The first profile you create will be in addition to the default profile
  5. Otherwise, you can use the Plus symbol to add a profile and give it a name that is unique and recognizable

     
  6. Select Create Profile to finish

     

Switch to another profile

  1. Open Safari
  2. The current profile in Safari is shown at the top left of the Safari window
  3. Select the profile to see a list of available profiles
  4. Switch to another profile or open another profile in a new window

Microsoft Edge Profiles

Sign in and create multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge

Add a new profile

  1. Open Microsoft Edge
  2. At the top right, select the person icon then Set up a new personal profile
  3. Optionally, you can sign in to sync data which will allow data to be synced across different computers
  4. Select the gear icon to manage the profile settings, such as changing the profile name

     

Switch to another profile

  1. Open Microsoft Edge
  2. At the top right, select the person icon to view the current profile
  3. Below the current profile is a list of additional profiles
  4. Select the profile to switch to it

     

Mozilla Firefox Profiles

Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles

Profiles in Firefox work differently than Chrome, Edge and Safari. It is less user friendly but is possible.

Add a new profile

  1. Open Firefox
  2. In the address bar, type about:profiles and press Enter

     
  3. Select Create a New Profile and then select the Next button on the Create Profile Wizard.



     
  4. Give your profile a unique and recognizable name. Then, select Finish in the Profile Wizard

     
  5. The new profile will appear at the bottom of the list of profiles
  6. You may set the profile as default or launch it in a new browser

     

Switch to another profile

  1. Open Firefox
  2. In the address bar, type about:profiles and press Enter
  3. Under the profile you'd like to use, select Launch profile in a new browser
  4. You will now have two Firefox browser windows open, one with the default profile and one with the second profile you selected
  5. There is no indicator in the browser window to tell you which profile is in use
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