If you want to work your way back through the history, consecutive hits on Ctrl+ Shift+ T will do the trick. Close a Tab Now that the work is done on a tab, clutching the mouse wheel to hover around the X button seem such a tedious task, right? Well, the earth has many lazy people like me.
Just hold the Ctrl key and press W, the page will be uprooted in a flash. Minimise Window Perhaps you’re stealing a few moments on the internet when you should be working and your boss just happens to whizz. Instead of scrambling for the mouse to minimize the window, simply memorize this nifty trick — Win+M. This should do the trick of minimizing the open windows in a jiffy.
But this reduces a maximized windows first before minimizing it, and later when I switch to the window again, I need to press Windows + up arrow to maximize it, which is not handy enough. So is there any key combination to minimize the window at once? Minimize Chrome to the system tray (notification area) 1 By default, Google Chrome minimizes like any other Windows application, with a stack, or a taskbar button for each window if you disabled combining taskbar buttons.
Open Link in New Window Surely we all know that Ctrl+Link opens a new tab in the same window. Replace Ctrl with Shift, and you’ll have the link open in a brand new window.
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Zoom Out to Normal Who needs peering into a web page, if you have some awesome shortcuts to zoom. Yes, I am talking about the Ctrl+ + and the Ctrl+ – shortcuts which act as the magnifying glass and beyond. But sometimes, restoring the page back to its previous glory may need a tad more taps on the minus key. A nifty solution that presents itself in the way of Ctrl + 0 (Zero) which does the work all too easily. Jump to a Tab Yet again, I will cite the example of scrambling for the mouse when the boss whizzes.
Jump to a tab merely by pressing Ctrl+ Number (1 through 8) to jump to the tab of your choice (online research is important, you see). Jump to the Page bottom On long articles and new posts, scrolling through the page using the mouse wheel can turn out to be a bit tedious. If you ask me, over a long duration, my hands develop a certain pain. Open File Need to open the file manager to head over to settings? The seemingly straightforward trick of pressing Alt+F does the trick.
After which you can use the up/down keys to navigate the menu. Did you know you can open any file from your desktop (or any folder) in Chrome? Press Ctrl+ O and you are good to go. From pictures to documents, you can bring anything to the browser. Switch User Wish to switch user or add a new user seamlessly? Press Ctrl + Shift + M and you are all set to go.
The rest of the job can be handled by the up/down keys. Open Bookmark Manager It’s a common knowledge that Ctrl+ D adds a bookmark, but what if you wanted to view the whole? A simple press on Ctrl+ Shift+ O opens up the bookmark manager quite seamlessly.
Save all Open Pages The and you want to bookmark all the pages at one go? Ctrl+ Shift+ D does the trick rather neatly. All you have to do is name the new folder and hit enter and a new folder will be created having all the details. In the case of accidental crashes, an extension which goes by the name of may help you in recovering pages lost in sudden crashes. See the Memory Usage One of the good things about Chrome is that can run at the same time, thanks to its multi-process architecture. However, not all web pages are built equal, and unfortunately, some simply excel in the task of crashing. In such a situation, Chrome’s built-in task manager can help you identify the culprit.
All you need to do is hit Shift + Esc and the task manager will be visible to you. It even details the usage by the extensions as well. Purge All Data Wish to delete the whole browsing history and data? A simultaneous hit on Ctrl + Shift + Delete will do the trick. After which, you can use the Tab and Enter keys to select and deselect the options.
Toggle the Developer Tool The developer tool has been lending developers the helping hand in identifying the hits and misses of web apps development over many years. While inspecting the elements ( Ctrl+ Shift+ C) has been a blessing in disguise, another nifty feature is enabling the Inspector mode. Press Ctrl+ Shift+ I and it will bring up the inspector, from where you can select the web responsive option and select the device of your choice. Press S and right click on the image. A new tab will open with the for the same having all the info about it, as well as the visually similar images. Switch to the Last tab Wish to go to the last open tab?
A press on Ctrl+ 9 will immediately transform you to the last open tab. Bring the Toolbar into Focus The is a rather helpful companion when you have a slew of Chrome extensions. And opening one in just a few shortcuts is an absolute delight. All you need to do is press Shift+ Alt+ T and Tab away to the particular extension. Over and Out So all the work in Chrome is complete and it needs to be closed. Hit the Ctrl+ Shift + Q to quit Chrome.
That’s a Wrap Google Chrome is an interesting blend of features and hidden settings that make it all the more interesting. And it’s beyond a doubt that its slew of amazing shortcuts makes work so much more easier and makes you more productive at the same time. So go ahead and be super productive.
Also Read: Last updated on 8 Feb, 2018.