Window and tab shortcuts
- Ctrl+N : Open a new window
- Ctrl+T : Open a new tab
- Ctrl+Shift+N : Open a new window in incognito mode
- Ctrl+O, then select file : Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome
- Press Ctrl, and click a link : Open link in a new tab
- Press Shift, and click a link : Open link in a new window
- Alt+F4 : Close current window
- Ctrl+Shift+T :Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.
- Drag link to tab : Open link in specified tab
- Drag link to space between tabs : Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip
- Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 : Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents the position of the tab on the tab strip.
- Ctrl+9 : Switch to the last tab
- Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown : Switch to the next tab
- Ctrl+Shift+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
Address bar shortcuts
Do one of the following actions in the address bar:
- Type the part of the web address that's between 'www.' and '.com', then press Ctrl+Enter : Add www.and .com to your input in the address bar and open the web address
- Type a search engine keyword or URL, press Tab, then type a search term : Perform a search using the search engine associated with the keyword or the URL. Google Chrome prompts you to press Tab if it recognizes the search engine you're trying to use.
- 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
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