Navigation
| 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 |
Webpage
| 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 |
Address Bar
| 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 |
Tools
| 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:
|
Shift + Alt + T |
Switch focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:
|
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 |