When Galeon first starts up, it will automatically load the page specified here. Type an address into the entry bar or, if you are currently viewing a page you would like to set as your permanent home page, click the Set to Current Page button. You can also elect to make the "My Portal" page your home page by checking the Set to "My Portal" button.

When opening the initial browser window, you can have a page loaded automatically. You can choose to open your home page, the page you last viewed, or a blank page.

When opening a new, additional window or tab, you can have a page loaded automatically. You can choose to open your home page, the page you last viewed, or a blank page.

If the Always save session at exit button is checked, your session will always be saved when you exit Galeon. When you restart Galeon, it will automatically load the pages you were viewing when you quit.

When you add a normal bookmark, you can choose to have the bookmark name set to the page title or you can choose the name yourself. If you select the Ask user for a title option, Galeon will display a dialog for you to type the desired name into when adding bookmarks.

Here, you can control whether bookmark-editing functions will be displayed at the top or the bottom of each bookmark menu, or only in a context menu accessible by right-clicking on the menu.

Smart bookmarks are described in the Section called Smart Bookmarks in the chapter called Using Galeon Bookmarks. The Enable smart bookmarks history checkbox controls whether previously-searched-for items are stored in a drop-down list. The Clear smart bookmarks after use checkbox controls whether the entry fields should be cleared after a search is performed.

Galeon keeps a record of all your previously visited URLs. You can set how many days you want to keep these items in your history. After the specified number of days, a history item will be deleted. If you wish to immediately delete all items in your browsing history, click the Clear History button.

The location entry bar and the Open URL dialog support autocompletion of typed URLs. The autocompletion routine will search your history and bookmarks for a possible match to the characters being typed in. If autocompletion is enabled, the best current match will be automatically filled in as you type. You can also choose whether you'd like a list of possible completions to be displayed automatically as you type.