Table describing navigation tab and window shortcuts
| To do this |
Press this |
| Open a new window |
Ctrl + N |
| Open a new tab |
Ctrl + T |
| Open a new window in incognito mode |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome |
Press Ctrl + O, then select file |
| Open the link in a new tab in the background |
Press Ctrl and click a link |
| Open the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab |
Press Ctrl + Shift and click a link |
| Open the link in a new window |
Press Shift and click a link |
| Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Open the link in the tab |
Drag a link to a tab |
| Open the link in a new tab |
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip |
| Open the tab in a new window |
Drag a tab out of the tab strip |
| Open the tab in the existing window |
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window |
| Return the tab to its original position |
Press Esc while dragging a tab |
| Switch to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip |
Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 |
| Switch to the last tab |
Ctrl + 9 |
| Display your browsing history in the tab |
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar |
| Go to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab |
Press Backspace, or Alt + left arrow |
| Go to the next page in your browsing history for the tab |
Press Shift + Backspace, or Alt + right arrow |
| Maximize or minimizes the window |
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip |
Table describing webpage tab and window shortcuts
| To do this |
Press this |
| Print your current page |
Ctrl + P |
| Save your current page |
Ctrl + S |
| Reload your current page |
F5 or Ctrl + R |
| Stop the loading of your current page |
Esc |
| Open the find bar |
Ctrl + F |
| Find the next match for your input in the find bar |
Ctrl + G or F3 |
| Find the previous match for your input in the find bar |
Ctrl + Shift + G, Shift + F3, or Shift + Enter |
| Reload your current page, ignoring cached content |
Ctrl + F5 or Shift + F5 |
| Download the target of the link |
Press Alt and click a link |
| Open the source of your current page |
Ctrl + U |
| Save the link as a bookmark |
Drag a link to bookmarks bar |
| Save your current webpage as a bookmark |
Ctrl + D |
| Save all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Open your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen |
F11 |
| Enlarge everything on the page |
Ctrl + Plus sign |
| Make everything on the page smaller |
Ctrl + Minus sign |
| Return everything on the page to normal size |
Ctrl + 0 |
| Scroll down the web page |
Space bar |
| Go to the top of the page |
Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page |
End |
| Scroll horizontally on the page |
Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel |
Table describing address bar shortcuts
| To do this |
Press this |
| Perform a search using your default search engine |
Type a search term, then press Enter |
| Perform a search using the search engine associated with the keyword |
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter |
| Perform a search using the search engine associated with the URL |
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter |
| Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL |
Ctrl + Enter |
| Open the URL in a new tab |
Type a URL, then press Alt + Enter |
| Highlight the URL |
Ctrl + L or Alt + D |
| Place a ‘?' in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine |
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E |
| Move your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar |
Ctrl + left arrow |
| Move your cursor to the next key term in the address bar |
Ctrl + right arrow |
| Delete the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar |
Ctrl + Backspace |
| Delete the entry from your browsing history, if possible |
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift + Delete |
| Select the first or last entry in the drop-down menu |
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible |
Table describing feature shortcuts
| To do this |
Press this |
| Open the Chrome menu which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome |
Alt + F or Alt + E or F10 |
| Toggle the bookmarks bar on and off |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Open the History page |
Ctrl + H |
| Open the Downloads page |
Ctrl + J |
| Open the Task Manager |
Shift + Esc |
Set focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:
- Press Tab, Shift + Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to different items in the toolbar
- Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and browser actions
- Press Shift +F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button)
- Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page
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Shift + Alt + T |
Switch focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:
- Highlights the URL in the address bar
- Bookmarks bar (if visible)
- The main web content(including any infobars)
- Downloads bar (if visible)
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F6 or Shift + F6 |
| Open Developer Tools |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Open the Clear Browsing Data dialog |
Ctrl + Shift + Delete |
| Open the Help Center in a new tab |
F1 |
| Switch between multiple users |
Ctrl + Shift + M |
