Keyboard Shortcuts: Google Chrome for Windows
Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used with Google Chrome for Windows. These shortcuts can be used for a variety of purposes, starting with sending Chrome’s internal task manager to an active web page to your printer.
- CTRL + N: Open a new window
- CTRL + <link>: Open a link in a new tab
- CTRL + SHIFT + N: Open a new window in incognito mode
- SHIFT + <Link>: Open a link in a new window
- CTRL + T: Open a new tab
- CTRL + SHIFT + T: Reopen the last tab you closed
- CTRL + 1: Switch to tab 1 at position 1 on the tab strip
- CTRL + 2: Switch to Position 2 tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + 3: Switch to Position 3 tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + 4: Switch to Position 4 tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + 5: Switch to Position 5 tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + 6: Switch to Position 6 tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + 7: Switch the tab to position 7 on the tab strip
- CTRL + 8: Switch to the tab at position 8 on the tab strip
- CTRL + 9: Go to the last tab on Tab Street
- CTRL + O: Open a file in the browser
- CTRL + H: View browsing history
- CTRL + B: Toggle bookmark display
- CTRL + J: View downloads
- SHIFT + ESC: View Chrome’s internal task manager
- CTRL + P: Print the current page
- F5: Reload the current page
- ESC: Close the current page from loading
- CTRL + F5: Reload the current page, overriding the cache
- SHIFT + F5: Reload the current page, overriding the cache
- ALT + <link>: Download link
- CTRL + F: Open the ‘Find Page’ dialog box
- CTRL + G: Find the next match from the ‘Find Page’ box
- F3: Find the next match from the ‘Page Index’ box
- CTRL + SHIFT + G: Find the previous match from the ‘Find Page’ box
- SHIFT + F3: Find the previous match from the ‘Find page’ box
- CTRL + U: View the source code for the current page
- CTRL + D: Bookmark the current page
- CTRL + PLUS: Enlarge text
- CTRL + minutes: Shorten the text
- CTRL + 0: Return to default text format
- BACKSPACE or ALT + LEFT ARROW: Proceed to the previous page of your browsing history (for the current tab)
- SHIFT + BACKSPACE or ALT + RIGHT ARROW: Proceed to the next page in your browsing history (for the current tab)
- ALT + E or ALT + F: Open Chrome’s “Wrench”, or Tools, menu
- CTRL + SHIFT + B: Enable or disable the bookmark bar
- F6 or SHIFT + F6: Proceed through the active elements on the current page, or items from Chrome’s address bar, bookmarks bar , or download bar.
- CTRL + SHIFT + J: Open Chrome Developer Tools
- F1: Open Chrome’s Help Center in a new tab or window
- CTRL + SHIFT + Delete: Open the Clear Browsing Data window
- CTRL + ENTER: Automatically add www. (At the beginning) and .com (at the end) of the current text in the address (or URL) bar
- CTRL + BACKSPACE: Move any keyword before the active cursor in the address (or URL) bar
- CTRL + L or ALT + D: Highlight the full URL in the address bar
- CTRL + K or CTRL + E: A question mark enters the address bar. The question mark after typing in a keyword or keywords to your default engine search term deposit would.
- CTRL + S: Save the current page to your hard drive
- CTRL + C: Copy the selected text or image to the clipboard
- CTRL + V or SHIFT + Insert: Paste the current contents of the clipboard, saving the original formatting