How to Install and Use the Flip It Chrome Extension and Bookmarklet

Last Updated: September 6, 2019

The Flip It Extension and Bookmarklet is a plugin for the Google Chrome browser that lets you bookmark any articles or contents you see on the web and instantly add it your Flipboard magazine with just a click of a button. The Flip It is actually a very nifty browser extension, especially for those who love to read articles online and make their own Flipboard magazine. If you've never heard of this plugin before, you can install and use it easily.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:
Installing the Flip It Chrome Extension

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Go to the Chrome Web Store. Launch the Google Chrome browser on your PC and visit the Google Chrome Webstore at https://chrome.google.com/webstore.
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Find Flip It. Type in “Flip It” on the search text field on the upper lefthand corner of the Web Store page and press the “Enter” button on your keyboard to begin searching. A list of search results will be displayed on the page.

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3
Install Flip It. Move down to the “Extensions” part of the search results and click the “Free” button beside “Flip It”.
- Note that you should select the Flip It listed under “extensions” and not “apps,” which is usually displayed first.
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Confirm installation. Do this by clicking the “Yes, I trust it” button on the Confirm New Extension pop up.
- After installing, a confirmation message will show on the top righthand section of the screen, pointing to the Flipboard icon added to your Chrome, right beside the menu button.
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Part 2

Part 2 of 2:
Using the Flip It Chrome Extension (Bookmarklet)

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Open any online articles that you'd like to add to your Flipboard magazine. The extension works well with news articles like those from Google or Yahoo News, and other online news webpage.
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Click the Flipboard icon. Once you've opened the web page, click the Flipboard icon on the upper righthand corner of the browser window, beside Chrome's menu button. The Flipboard login page will open on a new, small window.
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Log in. Enter your username/email and password on the text field provided to log into your Flipboard account.
- If you want to create a new account using your Facebook or Google+ account, or you're already using it as your login method, then just click either the “Sign In with Facebook” or “Sign In with Google” to continue.
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Hover your mouse over the magazine. After logging in to your account, the article you want to add to your magazine will be displayed on the same small window. Move your mouse cursor over the thumbnail of the magazine and a “Select” button will appear.
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Select a thumbnail. Click the “Select” button, and list of thumbnails that you can use for your magazine will appear. Just click on the thumbnail you like to select it.
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Choose which magazine you like to add the selected article to. Just click on one of your magazines from the list to select it.
- You could also make a new magazine to add the content to by clicking the “Create Magazine” thumbnail. Just enter a short name and description, and click “Save” to create one.
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Add a comment. Write any thoughts or ideas you have or what you may find interesting about the magazine on the text field provided at the bottom of the window.
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Add the article. Finally, click the “Add” button on the lower-right corner of the window to finalize and add the selected article to your Flipboard magazine.
- You can now read it from any device you have the Flipboard mobile app installed on.
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