Google Chrome:Keyboard Shorcuts
Google Chrome is the fastest browser, other than Mozilla Firefox, and if you start using the Keyboard Shortcut keys than it become very fast and robust browser. The keyboard shortcuts are much more fast than to use the mouse. Most of the professional bloggers and the PC users use the keyboard shortcuts.
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
| Ctrl+N | Opens a new window. |
| Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab. |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Opens a new window in incognito mode. |
| Press Ctrl+O, then select file | Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. |
| Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). | Opens the link in a new tab in the background . |
| Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). | Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. |
| Press Shift and click a link. | Opens the link in a new window. |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopens the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed. |
| Drag a link to a tab. | Opens the link in the tab. |
| Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip. | Opens the link in a new tab. |
| Drag a tab out of the tab strip. | Opens the tab in a new window. |
| Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window. | Opens the tab in the existing window. |
| Press Esc while dragging a tab. | Returns the tab to its orginal position. |
| Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 | Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip. |
| Ctrl+9 | Switches to the last tab. |
| Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown | Switches to the next tab. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp | Switches to the previous tab. |
| Alt+F4 | Closes the current window. |
| Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 | Closes the current tab or pop-up. |
| Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). | Closes the tab you clicked. |
| Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar. | Displays your browsing history in the tab. |
| Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together. | Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. |
| Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together. | Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. |
| Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). |
Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background. |
| Double-click the blank area on the tab strip. | Maximizes the window. |
| Alt+Home | Opens your homepage in your current window. |
Google Chrome Feature Shortcuts:-
| Ctrl+B | Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Opens the Bookmark manager. |
| Ctrl+H | Opens the History page. |
| Ctrl+J | Opens the Downloads page. |
| Shift+Esc | Opens the Task Manager. |
| Shift+Alt+T | Sets the focus on the browser toolbar. Use right and left arrows on the keyboard to navigate to different buttons on the toolbar. |
| Ctrl+Shift+J | Opens Developer Tools. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Delete | Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. |
| F1 | Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite). |
The Google Chrome had divided the Keyboard shortcuts in the following ways :-
1. Windows And Tab Shortcuts
2. Google Chrome Feature Shortcuts
3. Address Bar Shortcuts
4. Webpage Shortcuts
5. Text Shortcuts
Every browser like IE, Firefox or the google chrome have most of the same keyboard list, but the latest version had more options.
