Chromebook 101: how to add another user to your Chromebook

Because they tend to be inexpensive and fairly hardy, Chromebooks are often bought as laptops for families — to be shared between parents and kids or passed around among friends. And because a Chromebook may have more than one user, it needs to have more than one login so that each user has access to their own personal apps and content.

Adding a new user to a Chromebook is not difficult. Here’s how to do it:

• Click on the button in the lower-right corner. (The one that shows the time, battery life, etc.)


• Click on Sign out at the top of the pop-up window.


• You’ll be brought back to the sign-in screen. At the bottom left of the screen, click on the button labeled Add Person.


• You’ll be asked whether you want to add an adult (assuming you’re...

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