Some Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts you should know

A keyboard short cut is a key (or combination of keys) that performs a function. This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Google Chrome, and don't forget to Subscribe and receive more great updates.



Window and Tab Shortcuts

Ctrl+N = Open a new window

Ctrl+Shft+N = Open a new window in incognito mode

Press Ctrl, and click a link = Open link in a new tab

Press Shft, and click a link = Open link in a new window

Alt+F4 = Close current window

Ctrl+T = Open a new tab

Ctrl+Shft+T = Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 = Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents a position on the tab strip.

Ctrl+9 = Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown = Switch to the next tab

Ctrl+Shft+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp = Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 = Close current tab or pop-up

Alt+Home = Open your homepage

Ctrl+O, then select file = Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

Address Bar Shortcuts

Type a search term = Perform a search using your default search engine

F6 or Ctrl+L or Alt+D = Highlight content in the web address area

Type a web address, then press Alt+Enter = Open your web address in a new tab

Shortcuts to open Google Chrome features

Ctrl+B = Toggle bookmarks bar on and off

Ctrl+H = View the History page

Ctrl+J = View the Downloads page

Shft+Escape = View the Task manager

Webpage shortcuts

Ctrl+P = Print your current page

F5 = Reload current page

Esc = Stop page loading

Ctrl+F5 or Shft+F5 = Reload current page, ignoring cached content

Press Alt, and click a link = Download link

Ctrl+F = Open find-in-page box

Ctrl+G or F3 = Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+Shft+G or Shft+F3 = Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+U = View source

Drag link to bookmarks bar = Bookmark the link

Ctrl+D = Bookmark your current webpage

Ctrl++ = Make text larger

Ctrl+- = Make text smaller

Ctrl+0 = Return to normal text size

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