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║ DocuElevate Browser Extension - Installation Guide ║
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📦 INSTALLATION STEPS
For Chrome / Edge / Chromium-based browsers:
1. Open your browser
2. Navigate to extensions page:
• Chrome: chrome://extensions/
• Edge: edge://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top right)
4. Click "Load unpacked"
5. Select the browser-extension folder
6. Extension is now installed! 🎉
For Firefox:
1. Open Firefox
2. Navigate to: about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
3. Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
4. Select manifest.json in browser-extension folder
5. Extension is installed (temporary) 🎉
⚙️ CONFIGURATION
1. Click the DocuElevate icon in toolbar
2. Enter your server URL:
https://your-docuelevate-server.com
3. (Optional) Add session cookie if auth enabled:
session=your_session_value
4. Click "Save Configuration"
5. Ready to use! 🚀
🎯 USAGE
Method 1: Extension Popup
• Click extension icon
• Current URL is displayed
• (Optional) Enter custom filename
• Click "Send to DocuElevate"
Method 2: Context Menu
• Right-click on any link
• Select "Send to DocuElevate"
• Notification shows result
Method 3: Current Page
• Right-click on page
• Select "Send to DocuElevate"
• Notification shows result
✅ VERIFICATION
Extension should show:
• Icon in browser toolbar
• "Send to DocuElevate" in right-click menu
• Configuration popup when clicked
• Browser notifications for sent files
🔐 SECURITY
Permissions:
• activeTab - Get current tab URL
• storage - Save configuration
• contextMenus - Add right-click option
• notifications - Show alerts
Privacy:
• No data collection
• No browsing tracking
• No third-party communication
• Only talks to YOUR server
📚 DOCUMENTATION
Complete guides available:
• README.md - Full user guide
• QUICKSTART.md - 5-minute setup
• VISUAL_GUIDE.md - UI mockups
• PERMISSIONS.md - Security details
• test.html - Testing page
🐛 TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem: Extension not appearing
→ Check developer mode is enabled
→ Reload the extension
Problem: Can't connect to server
→ Verify server URL is correct
→ Check server is running
→ Try: http://localhost:8000 for local
Problem: Authentication error
→ Add session cookie in settings
→ Log in to DocuElevate first
→ Copy session cookie value
Problem: Unsupported file type
→ Only PDF, Office docs, images supported
→ Check file has correct extension
📞 SUPPORT
Need help?
• Check browser-extension/README.md
• See docs/BrowserExtension.md
• Open issue on GitHub
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🎉 Installation Complete! Start sending files to DocuElevate!
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