Windows and Linux Tab and window shortcuts To do this Press this Opens a new window. Ctrl+N Opens a new tab. Ctrl+T Opens a new window in incognito mode. Ctrl+Shift+N Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. Press Ctrl+O, then select file Opens the link in a new tab in the background.
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Press Ctrl and click a link Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link Opens the link in a new window.
Press Shift and click a link Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. Ctrl+Shift+T Opens the link in the tab.
Drag a link to a tab Opens the link in a new tab. Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip Opens the tab in a new window.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip Opens the tab in the existing window. Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window Returns the tab to its original position. Press Esc while dragging a tab Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip. Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switches to the last tab. Ctrl+9 Displays your browsing history in the tab. Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.
Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.
Maximizes or minimizes the window. Double-click the blank area on the tab strip. Google Chrome feature shortcuts To do this Press this Opens the Chrome menu which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome. Alt+F or Alt+E or F10 Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. Ctrl+Shift+B Opens the History page. Ctrl+H Opens the Downloads page. Ctrl+J Opens the Task Manager.
Shift+Esc 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. Shift+Alt+T Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:.
Highlights the URL in the address bar. Bookmarks bar (if visible). The main web content (including any infobars). Downloads bar (if visible) F6 or Shift+F6 Opens Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+J Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. Ctrl+Shift+Delete Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite). F1 Switch between multiple users. Ctrl+Shift+M Address bar shortcuts Use the following shortcuts in the address bar: To do this Press this Performs a search using your default search engine. Type a search term, then press Enter. Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter. Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL. Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter. And.com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL. Ctrl+Enter Opens the URL in a new tab.
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter. Highlights the URL. Ctrl+L or Alt+D Places a '?' In the address bar.
Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine. Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar Press Ctrl and the left arrow together.
Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar Press Ctrl and the right arrow together. Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar Ctrl+Backspace Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible. Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete. Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu. Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.
Webpage shortcuts To do this Press this Prints your current page. Ctrl+P Saves your current page. Ctrl+S Reloads your current page. F5 or Ctrl+R Stops the loading of your current page.
Esc Opens the find bar. Ctrl+F Finds the next match for your input in the find bar. Ctrl+G or F3 Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content. Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 Downloads the target of the link.
Press Alt and click a link Opens the source of your current page. Ctrl+U Saves the link as a bookmark. Drag a link to bookmarks bar Saves your current webpage as a bookmark. Ctrl+D Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder. Ctrl+Shift+D Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen. F11 Enlarges everything on the page.
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up. Makes everything on the page smaller. Ctrl and –, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down. Returns everything on the page to normal size. Ctrl+0 Scrolls down the web page. Space bar Goes to the top of the page. Home Goes to the bottom of the page.
End Scrolls horizontally on the page. Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel. Mac Tab and window shortcuts To do this Press this Opens a new window. ⌘ +N Opens a new tab. ⌘+T Opens a new window in incognito mode.
⌘+Shift+N Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. Press ⌘+O, then select a file Opens the link in a new tab in the background. Press ⌘ 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.
Press Shift and click a link Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. ⌘+Shift+T Opens the tab in a new window. Drag a tab out of the tab strip Opens the tab in the existing window.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window Switches to the next tab. Press ⌘+Option and the right arrow together Switches to the previous tab. Press ⌘+Option and the left arrow together Closes the current tab or pop-up. ⌘+W Closes the current window. ⌘+Shift+W Displays your browsing history in the tab. Click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Delete or ⌘+ Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Shift+Delete or ⌘+ Maximizes the window.
Press Shift while clicking the +button in the top left corner of the window Minimizes the window. ⌘+M Hides Google Chrome. ⌘+H Hides all other windows. ⌘+Option+H Closes Google Chrome. ⌘+Q Google Chrome feature shortcuts To do this Press this Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. ⌘+Shift+B Opens the bookmark manager.
⌘+Option+B Opens the Settings page. ⌘+, Opens the History page. ⌘+Y Opens the Downloads page. ⌘+Shift+J Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. ⌘+Shift+Delete Switch between multiple users.
⌘+Shift+M Address bar shortcuts To do this Press this Performs a search using your default search engine. Type a search term, then press Enter. Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword. Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter. Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL. Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.
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Opens the URL in a new background tab. Type a URL, then press ⌘+Enter. Highlights the URL. ⌘+L Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar Press Option and the left arrow together. Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar Press Option and the right arrow together. Highlights the preceding key term in the address bar Press Shift+Option and the left arrow together.
Highlights the next key term in the address bar Press Shift+Option and the right arrow together. Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar ⌘+Delete Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift-Fn-Delete. Webpage shortcuts To do this Press this Prints your current page.
⌘+P Opens the Page Setup dialog. ⌘+Shift+P Saves your current page. ⌘+S Emails your current page. ⌘+Shift+I Reloads your current page.
⌘+R Opens the find bar. ⌘+F Finds the next match for your input in the find bar. ⌘+G Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar. ⌘+Shift+G or Shift+Enter Uses selection for find ⌘+E Jumps to selection ⌘+J Opens Developer Tools. ⌘+Option+I Opens the JavaScript Console.
⌘+Option+J Opens the source of your current page. ⌘+Option+U Downloads the target of the link. Press Option and click a link. Saves the link as a bookmark. Drag a link to the bookmarks bar. Saves your current webpage as a bookmark.
⌘+D Saves all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder. ⌘+Shift+D Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press ⌘-Shift-F again to exit full-screen. ⌘+Shift+F Enlarges everything on the page. ⌘ + (+) Makes everything on the page smaller. ⌘ + (-) Returns everything on the page to normal size. ⌘+0 Opens your home page in your current tab.
⌘+Shift+H Scrolls down the web page. Space bar Searches the web.
Google You likely use a couple keyboard shortcuts to navigate Google's browser, but why stop there? Check out this list of shortcuts to raise your Chrome game. I use a Mac, so I have listed shortcut combinations for a Mac keyboard, but an equivalent Windows shortcut exists for most if you substitute the Windows's Ctrl key for a Mac's Command key.
I note where a Windows shortcut does not exist or drastically differs from the Mac shortcut. Managing windows and tabs 1. Bring back closed tabs With this shortcut, you can act like the Red Priestess from Game of Thrones and bring back recently closed tabs from the dead. You probably use Command-T to open new tabs, but did you know that Command-Shift-T opens your most recently closed tab? Chrome remembers the last 10 you closed. Jump to specific tab If you are like me, then you have multiple tabs open within seconds of sitting down at your computer. To jump amongst your open tabs, press Command and any number key between 1 and 9.
Command-1, for example, takes you to your first (left-most) tab. Likewise, Command-5 jumps you to the fifth tab from the left.
Command-9 moves you to the right-most tab, so this keyboard shortcut is really only useful if your open tabs number in the single digits. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 3. Switch to previous or next tab Use Command-Option-right arrow to jump one tab to the right, and use Command-Option-left arrow to jump one tab to the left. On Windows, use Ctrl-Tab to move to the next tab to the right and Ctrl-Shift-Tab to move to the next tab to the left. Such a drag This shortcut isn't a keyboard shortcut but one of the best features of Chrome. Chrome is quite flexible when it comes to moving your tabs around.
You can click and drag a tab to move it to another spot among your row of open tabs in the current window. You can also drag a tab out of the current window and start a new window or drag it from one window to another. Open link in new tab Life is full of uncertainties. To wit, some links in Chrome open in the current tab while others open in a new tab. In order to be sure a link opens in a new tab, press Command when you click the link to stay on your current page while opening the link in a new tab in the background. Similarly, use Command-Shift-click to open link in new tab and switch to it.
When a door closes. Hold down the Shift key when you click a link to open it in a new window. Start private browsing Similar to Command-N opening a new window, Command-Shift-N opens a new Incognito window. Page control 10.
Turn around To go back a page, simply hit the Delete key. Your cursor, however, can't be in the middle of filling out a form or a Google Drive file, for example. On Windows, use the Backspace key. Forward, march Moving in the opposite direction of the above shortcut, use Shift-Delete to move forward a page. That's Shift-Backspace. Move to top or bottom To jump to the bottom of a page, hit Command-down arrow. You can then return to the top of the page with Command-up arrow.
On Windows, hit the Home and End keys to go to the top and bottom of a page, respectively. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 13. Page up and down When you are viewing a page (and not filling out a form, using Google Docs or otherwise engaging your cursor in Chrome), hit the spacebar to page down on a page and Shift-spacebar to page up. Stop and reload You can stop a page from loading by hitting the Escape key. To reload, hit Command-R.
Gain control of the URL bar Instead of clicking into the URL bar, you can hit Command-L to move your cursor to URL bar and highlight all text in it. Highlight and delete a URL If you click into the URL bar and don't highlight the text of the current URL, you can hit Command-Delete to highlight and delete all of the text in the URL bar. On Windows, with your cursor blinking in Chrome's URL bar, you must hit Ctrl-A to highlight all text in the URL before hitting Backspace. No more zooming Sometimes I accidentally zoom in on a page when flitting about on the Web, which is why I love this keyboard shortcut: Command-0 (as in zero) return to the normal zoom level in Chrome.
Put your bookmark in You probably know this oldie but goodie, but it's worth a mention in case you don't: Command-D bookmarks the current page. Find the find bar, settings and downloads 19.
Looking for something? Use Command-F to open the Find bar to search for text on the current page. Quickest way to Chrome's settings You can open Chrome's settings by going to File Preferences or hitting the hamburger button on the right edge and clicking Settings. A quicker way is to hit Command-comma, but it works only on a Mac. See all downloads.