Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Google Chrome shortcuts

If you are like me who has been using Google Chrome, you would appreciate these shortcuts. I learned these when I noticed a line on the browser's new tab page suggesting Ctrl + N and the likes. For some browser actions, the mouse click seem quicker, but all in all, the shortcuts are faster and cool. See for yourself.

Ctrl+N

Opens a new window.

Ctrl+T

Opens a new tab.

Ctrl+Shift+N

Opens a new window in incognito mode.

Press Ctrl+O, then select file.

Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome.

Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

Opens the link in a new tab in the background .

Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

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.

Drag a link to a tab.

Opens the link in the tab.

Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip.

Opens the link in a new tab.

Drag a tab out of the tab strip.

Opens the tab in a new window.

Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window.

Opens the tab in the existing window.

Press Esc while dragging a tab.

Returns the tab to its orginal position.

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8

Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip.

Ctrl+9

Switches to the last tab.

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.

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4

Closes the current tab or pop-up.

Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

Closes the tab you clicked.

Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.

Displays your browsing history in the tab.

Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.

Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab.

Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.

Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab.

Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background.

Double-click the blank area on the tab strip.

Maximizes the window.

Alt+Home

Opens your homepage in your current window.


Learn more at this page.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This list was useful.
Thank you!