Chrome keyboard shortcuts for windows and Linux | shortcuts keyboard

If you are working with chrome daily bases then you might be known about shortcut keys for chrome, it is best to know shortcut keys that will boost your productivity. Work can be done in a short period of time. Knowing the shortcut can help you to save and boost your time.

Most of us use Chrome to search on the internet and explore the world through the internet. Somehow we can boost our productivity by knowing the shortcut keys for example to open a new tab then you just have to find out the interface to click on instead we can use shortcut keys. With the help of shortcuts, key work can be done fast and quickly.

 

There are the above shortcut keys of Chrome for Windows and Linux:

Tab and windows shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
To Open a new window then enter.	Ctrl + n
To Open a new window in Incognito mode then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + n
To Open a new tab, and jump to it then enter.	Ctrl + t
To Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + t
To Jump to the next open tab then enter.	Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn
To Jump to the previous open tab then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp
To Jump to a specific tab then enter.	Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
To Jump to the rightmost tab then enter.	Ctrl + 9
To Open your home page in the current tab then enter.	Alt + Home
To Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab then enter.	Alt + Left arrow
To Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab then enter.	Alt + Right arrow
To Close the current tab then enter.	Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4
To Close the current window then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4
To Minimize the current window then enter.	Alt + Space then n
To Maximize the current window then enter.	Alt + Space then x
To Quit Google Chrome then enter.	Alt + f then x
To Move tabs right or left with keyboard focus then enter.	Ctrl + Right arrow or Ctrl + Left arrow

 

Google Chrome feature shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
To Open the Chrome menu then enter.	Alt + f or Alt + e
To Show or hide the Bookmarks bar then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + b
To Open the Bookmarks Manager then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + o
To Open the History page in a new tab then enter.	Ctrl + h
To Open the Downloads page in a new tab then enter.	Ctrl + j
To Open the Chrome Task Manager then enter.	Shift + Esc
To Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar then enter.	Shift + Alt + t
To Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar then enter.	F10
To Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars then enter.	F6
To Open the Find Bar to search the current page then enter.	Ctrl + f or F3
To Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search then enter.	Ctrl + g
To Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + g
To Open Developer Tools then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + j or F12
To Open the Clear Browsing Data options then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + Delete
To Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab then enter.	F1
To Log in a different user or browse as a Guest then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + m
To Open a feedback form then enter.	Alt + Shift + i
To Turn on caret browsing then enter.	F7
To Skip to web contents then enter.	Ctrl + F6
To Focus on inactive dialogs then enter.	Alt + Shift + a

 

Address bar shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
To Search with your default search engine then enter.	Type a search term + Enter
To Search using a different search engine then enter.	Simply Type a search engine name and press Tab
To Add www. and .com to a site name, open it in the current tab then enter.	Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter
To Open a new tab and perform a Google search then enter.	Type a search term + Alt + Enter
To Jump to the address bar then enter.	Ctrl + l or Alt + d or F6
To Search from anywhere on the page then enter.	Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
To Remove predictions from your address bar then enter.	Down arrow to highlight + Shift + Delete
To Move cursor to the address bar then enter.	Control + F5

 

Webpage shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
To Open options to print the current page then enter.	Ctrl + p
To Open options to save the current page then enter.	Ctrl + s
To Reload the current page then enter.	F5 or Ctrl + r
To Reload the current page, ignore cached content then enter.	Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + r
To Stop the page loading then enter.	Esc
To Browse clickable items moving forward then enter.	Tab
To Browse clickable items moving backward then enter.	Shift + Tab
To Open a file from your computer in Chrome then enter.	Ctrl + o + Select a file
To Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page then enter.	Ctrl + u
To Save your current webpage as a bookmark then enter.	Ctrl + d
To Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + d
To Turn full-screen mode on or off then enter.	F11
To Make everything on the page bigger then enter.	Ctrl and +
To Make everything on the page smaller then enter.	Ctrl and -
To Return everything on the page to default size then enter.	Ctrl + 0
To Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time then enter.	Space or PgDn
To Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time then enter.	Shift + Space or PgUp
To Go to the top of the page then enter.	Home
To Go to the bottom of the page then enter.	End
To Scroll horizontally on the page then enter.	Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
To Move your cursor to the beginning of the previous word in a text field then enter.	Ctrl + Left arrow
To Move your cursor to the next word then enter.	Ctrl + Right arrow
To Delete the previous word in a text field then enter.	Ctrl + Backspace
To Open the Home page in the current tab then enter.	Alt + Home
To Reset page zoom level then enter.	Ctrl + 0

 

Mouse shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
To Open a link in a current tab (mouse only) then enter.	Drag a link to a tab
To Open a link in new background tab then enter.	Ctrl + Click a link
To Open a link, and jump to it then enter.	Ctrl + Shift + Click a link
To Open a link, and jump to it (mouse only) then enter.	Drag a link to a blank area of the tab strip
To Open a link in a new window then enter.	Shift + Click a link
To Open a tab in a new window (mouse only) then enter.	Drag the tab out of the tab strip
To Move a tab to a current window (mouse only) then enter.	Drag the tab into an existing window
To Return a tab to its original position then enter.	Press Esc while dragging
To Save the current webpage as a bookmark then enter.	Drag the web address to the Bookmarks Bar
To Scroll horizontally on the page then enter.	Shift + Scroll your mousewheel
To Download the target of a link then enter.	Alt + Click a link
To Display your browsing history then enter.	Right-click Back  or click & hold Back   Right-click Next  or click & hold Next
To Switch between maximized and windowed modes then enter.	Double-click a blank area of the tab strip
To Make everything on the page bigger than enter.	Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel up
To Make everything on the page smaller then enter.	Ctrl + Scroll your mousewheel down

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