One of the great things about the Chrome browser is
the ability to customize its appearance with the use of themes. The Chrome
Web Store has a decent selection of themes to choose from, but
if you're not thrilled with the premade themes, you can create your own. Here's
how:
If you're already familiar with JSON files, the Theme Creation Guide might be all you'll
need to get started For the rest of us, there's a Web site called ChromeTheme.net that has a Web-based
Chrome theme creator. We'll go over some of the basics of using the Chrome
Theme Creator to create, save, and install your own Chrome theme.
Step 1: Go to the Chrome Theme Creator. The left side of the
page contains the tools for creating the theme, and the right side displays a
preview.
Step 2: If you just want to use your own wallpaper in the
large white space of Chrome and be done with it, upload the wallpaper at the theme_ntp_background image element, then move on
to Step 3. To create a full theme, however, click through each tab to customize
the image, color, and tint elements. Hovering over each element will bring up a
tip box for that element and the preview area will display your changes as you
make them.
