Google chrome has grabbed a sizeable portion of the browser market
share and has become the default browser for many users.chrome is now
one of the most popular web browser and most of its users are unaware
of many shortcuts and tricks that can make its use even better and
easier. Here are some tips, tricks and shortcuts that can be useful to
you.
Window shortcuts
Ctrl+N Opens a new window.
Ctrl+T Opens a new tab.
Press Ctrl+O, then select file. Opens a file from your computer in
Google Chrome.
Press Ctrl and click a link. Opens the link in a new tab in the
background .
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Opens the link in a new tab and
switches to the newly opened tab.
Press Shift and click a link. Opens the link in a new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome
remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown Switches to the next tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp Switches to the previous tab.
Alt+F4 Closes the current window
Alt+Home Opens your homepage in your current window
Google Chrome feature shortcuts
Alt+F Opens the Tools menu, which lets you customize and control
settings in Google Chrome.
Ctrl+Shift+B Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.
Ctrl+H Opens the History page.
Ctrl+J Opens the Downloads page.
Shift+Esc Opens the Task Manager.
Shift+Alt+T Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You
can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:
Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move
focus to different items in the toolbar.
Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page
actions and browser actions.
Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing
history for the Back button).
Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page.
Press F6 or Shift+F6 to switch focus to the next keyboard-accessible
pane, where panes include the main web content, toolbar, and bookmarks
bar (if visible).
Ctrl+Shift+J Opens Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.
F1 Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite)
Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:
Type a search term, then press Enter. Performs a search using your
default search engine.
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and
press Enter. Performs a search using the search engine associated with
the keyword.
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a
search term, and press Enter. Performs a search using the search
engine associated with the URL.
Ctrl+Enter Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and
open the resulting URL.
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter. Opens the URL in a new tab.
F6 or Ctrl+L or Alt+D Highlights the URL.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Places a '?' in the address bar. Type a search term
after the question mark to perform a search using your default search
engine.
Press Ctrl and the left arrow together. Moves your cursor to the
preceding key term in the address bar
Press Ctrl and the right arrow together. Moves your cursor to the next
key term in the address bar
Ctrl+Backspace Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the
address bar
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard
arrows, then press Shift+Delete. Deletes the entry from your browsing
history, if possible.
Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle
mouse button (or mousewheel). Opens the entry in a new tab in the
background.
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is
visible. Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.
Webpage shortcuts
Ctrl+P Prints your current page.
Ctrl+S Saves your current page.
F5 or Ctrl+R Reloads your current page.
Esc Stops the loading of your current page.
Ctrl+F Opens the find bar.
Ctrl+G or F3 Finds the next match for your input in the find bar.
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter Finds the previous match for
your input in the find bar.
Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Activates auto-
scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page automatically scrolls
according to the direction of the mouse.
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 Reloads your current page, ignoring cached
content.
Press Alt and click a link. Downloads the target of the link.
Ctrl+U Opens the source of your current page.
Drag a link to bookmarks bar Saves the link as a bookmark.
Ctrl+D Saves your current webpage as a bookmark.
Ctrl+Shift+D Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder.
F11 Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-
screen.
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up. Enlarges
everything on the page.
Ctrl and -, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down. Makes
everything on the page smaller.
Ctrl+0 Returns everything on the page to normal size.
Space bar Scrolls down the web page.
Home Goes to the top of the page.
End Goes to the bottom of the page.
Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel. Scrolls horizontally on the
page.
Text shortcuts
Ctrl+C Copies highlighted content to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert Pastes content from the clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste content from the clipboard without formatting.
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete Deletes the highlighted content and copies it
to the clipboard.
Create website shortcut:
You can create websites shortcuts on your desktop or start menu using
chrome too!
Simply open a website, like Facebook. Click on the setting icon on top
right corner, and
select TOOLS > CREATE APPLICATION SHORTCUT.
Choose the location where you want the shortcut to be placed.
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