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10+ Chrome keyboard shortcuts that make surfing easier
Chrome, the new kid on the block, is fast. It has a spartan UI, too, which no doubt makes it feel faster -- but at a cost! Chrome, like IE9, has all of its juicier features hidden behind two or three mouse clicks. Having a lightning-fast JavaScript engine is great, but by moving your hand to the mouse you destroy any semblance of actual efficiency.If you really want to make the most of Chrome's speed, what you need is is a bevy of keyboard shortcuts. Check them out!
- Alt+F or Alt+E -- Open the Wrench (Tools) menu (you can then use the arrow keys to navigate it...)
- Ctrl+Shift+B -- Toggles the Bookmarks Bar on and off
- Ctrl+D -- Bookmark your current Web page
- Ctrl+Shift+D -- Bookmarks all of your open Web pages in one folder
- Ctrl+J -- Opens the Downloads tab
- Shift+Esc -- Opens the 'Task Manager', which you can use to close errant tabs/processes
- Ctrl+Shift+J -- Opens the Chrome Developer Tools (which are surprisingly good!)
- Ctrl+L -- Selects your current page's URL (and puts the cursor in the address bar)
- Ctrl+Backspace -- Deletes one word/phrase to the left of your cursor in the address bar
- Ctrl+G -- Finds the next instance of your search term (Ctrl+F!) Ctrl+Shift+G finds the previous instance
- Ctrl+U -- View the source of your current page
- Ctrl+R -- The same as F5 (might be faster for some people to type)
- Ctrl+1(2, 3, 4, etc) -- Switch to the tab designated by the number (from the left)
- Ctrl+Shift+T -- Re-open the most recently closed tab
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Subscribe to commentsAndroid underlingMar 1st 2011 4:25PM
I was so happy when they changed the bookmark bar toggle from Ctrl+B to Ctrl+Shift+B. I would always hit the toggle shortcut by accident instead of Ctrl+V. Being fairly OCD, this annoyed me to no end.
Sebastian AnthonyMar 2nd 2011 7:17AM
@Android underling Hehe, yeah, for a long time I wondered why the bookmarks bar would pop in and out, seemingly randomly... and it was because of Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V :)
kojo87Mar 1st 2011 4:36PM
this is only semi relevant but is it just me or does Chrome have the worst spelling correction ever?
KevinMar 1st 2011 7:32PM
Two other ones (that I always forget to use) that make tab switching easier are:
- Ctrl + PgUp
- Ctrl + PgDn
Sebastian AnthonyMar 2nd 2011 7:24AM
@Kevin Ah, that's cool -- shame it requires two hands, though.
Mac apparently has Ctrl+`, to switch between two tabs... Windows misses it, for some reason.
Ashish BogawatMar 1st 2011 10:10PM
Ctrl+9 in Chrome always takes you to the right-most tab, irrespective of the sequence.
efrenefrenMar 1st 2011 10:58PM
Other shortcuts for CTRL+L are ALT+D and F6
FrenchescoMar 2nd 2011 6:55PM
I use the following when searching instead of CTRL+G and CTRL+SHIFT+G when searching with CTRL+F.
ENTER - Finds the next instance of your search term
SHIFT+ENTER - Finds the previous instance.
I find it easier as my hands are normally already above the ENTER key when I'm searching.
Sebastian AnthonyMar 2nd 2011 7:24PM
@Frenchesco Good call! I think I've used that shortcut too :) Thanks for the tip.