Top 10 Google Chrome tips
Know your keyboard shortcuts
Like any good browser, Google Chrome has several
dozen different keyboard shortcuts that can help improve your
productivity. Below is just a few of our top favorites.
Ctrl + 1-8 = Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move to the corresponding tab in your tab bar.
Ctrl + 9 = Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl + H = Show history
Ctrl + J = Open Downloads window
Ctrl + K = Move the cursor to the Omnibox (address bar)
Ctrl + T = Open a new tab
Ctrl + Shift + T = Undo any closed tab
Ctrl + 9 = Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl + H = Show history
Ctrl + J = Open Downloads window
Ctrl + K = Move the cursor to the Omnibox (address bar)
Ctrl + T = Open a new tab
Ctrl + Shift + T = Undo any closed tab
Full listing of Google Chrome shortcut keys
Shortcut Keys | Description |
---|---|
Alt + Home | Open your home page. |
Alt + Tab | Toggle between browser windows |
Backspace or Alt + Left Arrow | Back a page. |
Alt + Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
Esc | Stop page or download from loading. |
Ctrl + (- or +) | Zoom in our out of a page '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Ctrl + 0 will reset back to default. |
Ctrl + 1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move to the corresponding tab in your tab bar. |
Ctrl + 9 | Switch to last tab. |
Ctrl + 0 | Reset browser zoom to default |
Ctrl + Enter | Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. |
Ctrl + Shift + Del | Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data. |
Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown |
Ctrl + A | Select everything on a page |
Ctrl + D | Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. |
Ctrl + F | Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page |
CTRL + O | Open a file in the browser |
Ctrl + Shift + O | Open the Bookmark manager. |
Ctrl + H | Open history in a new tab |
Ctrl + J | Display the downloads window |
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | Perform a Google search |
Ctrl + L | Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it. |
Ctrl + N | Open New browser window. |
Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new window in incognito mode. |
Ctrl + P | Print current page or frame. |
Ctrl + R or F5 | Refresh the current page or frame. |
Ctrl + S | Saves the current page |
Ctrl + T | Opens a new tab. |
Ctrl + U | View a web page's source code |
Ctrl + W | Closes the currently selected tab. |
Ctrl + Shift + W | Closes the currently selected window. |
Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopens the last tab you've closed (up to 10). |
Ctrl + Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs. |
Ctrl + Left-click | Open the link in a new tab in the background |
Ctrl + Shift Left-click | Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab |
Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
Shift + Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow | Go to top of page |
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow | Go to bottom of page |
Alt + Down Arrow | Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu. |
Use the Omnibox to do more than just search
The Google Omnibox
does more than displaying the URL and allowing you to search. It is
also capable of performing mathematical calculations (as shown in the
picture) and even answer questions such as "how many cups are in 2
liters?" Try adding any math calculation now in the Omnibox without
pressing enter to have the results shown.
Sync Chrome with your Google account
Chrome allows you to sync
your settings, passwords, and bookmarks to your Google account. This is
a great feature for anyone who switches computers (e.g. work computer
and home computer) and needs access to all their bookmarks and account
settings. You can log into your Google Account and adjust your sync
settings by going into Settings under the "wrench" or "Menu" icon.
Pin your frequently used tabs
Pin
your favorite tabs to save space on your tab bar without losing quick
access to your favorite pages. In the above picture, you can see we have
eight pinned tabs, which would have normally consumed our tab bar.
To Pin a tab right-click on any open tab and click Pin Tab.
Bonus tip: You can also click-and-drag a pinned tab to the position of your choice.
Use the Autofill feature
Use the Chrome Autofill
feature for automatically filling out any online form with common
fields such as your name, e-mail, address, etc. To enter the Autofill
values follow the steps below.
- Click on the "wrench" or "Menu" icon in the top right corner.
- Click Settings
- At the bottom of Settings, click Show advanced settings...
- Click Manage Autofill settings under Passwords and forms.
- In the Autofill settings window, click the Add new street address button.
- Fill out all address settings you want to be saved and click ok.
- Once complete try out your Autofill using the below form. To enter the values click on any of the below fields and select the name of your Autofill.
Resize text boxes
Chrome gives you the ability to resize any text
field, which is useful for when you're filling out a form that doesn't
seem big enough for all the information you're entering. To resize the
text field click-and-drag the bottom right corner of the box. Below is a
text field that can be used as an example.
Use the Chrome Task Manager
Since each open tab runs it its own sandbox to
help with browser stability, it can be difficult to see the overall
system resources being used. For example, in the Windows Task Manager
you will see multiple instances of Google Chrome running for each open
tab.
Use the Chrome Task Manager to show you how much
memory and CPU resources each open tab and extension you have installed
is using. To open the Task Manager press Shift + Esc or Click on the "wrench" or "Menu" icon in the top right corner, click Tools, and then Task Manager. If you want to get real geeky click the stats for nerds click at the bottom of the Task Manager.
Quickly close a tab
Any tab can be closed by clicking on the x on the
tab. However, there are much quicker ways to close a tab. For example,
if you have a mouse with a wheel pushing in on the wheel anywhere on the
tab closes the tab. The shortcut keys Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 also close the current open tab.
Bonus tip: Middle-clicking on any link also opens that link in a new tab.
Use Chrome commands
Use the chrome:// commands to access many hidden
features of Chrome. There is a few dozen of these commands available
that allows you to do everything from viewing DNS information, GPU information, look for conflicts, setting flags, and much more. A listing of these commands can be accessed by typing chrome://chrome-urls in the Omnibox.
Install Extensions
No Internet browser has every feature you want, therefore we suggest visiting the Google Chrome Webstore
to install free extensions for your browser. Today, there are thousands
of available extensions, games, and other add-ons that can be installed
into your browser.
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