The 33 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Chrome

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What if you could navigate Google Chrome at lightning speed?

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Well, it turns out you can. By learning a few simple Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up your prospecting research, gain valuable insights about your leads faster, and really build out that pipeline.

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    Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

    Goal Shortcut

    Open a new tab

    Hold Command and press T

    Close the current tab

    Hold Command and press W

    Reopen last tab closed

    Hold Command and Shift, then press T

    View next tab

    Hold Command and Option, then press the right arrow key

    View previous tab

    Hold Command and Option, then press the left arrow key

    Jump to a specific tab

    Hold Command and select the appropriate number

    Open a hyperlink in a new tab

    Hold Command and click the link

    Open a link in a new window

    Hold Shift and click the link

    Put a cursor in the search bar

    Hold Command and press L

    Erase the current search

    Hold Command and press delete

    Highlight the next word in search

    Hold Shift and Option, then press the right arrow key

    Highlight the last word in a search

    Hold Shift and Option, then press the left arrow key

    Go back to the previous page

    Press delete

    Go forward to the next page

    Hold Shift and press delete

    Reload the current page

    Hold Command and press R

    Open the find bar

    Hold Command and press F

    Scroll to the next keywords in find bar

    Press Enter

    Scroll to previous keywords in the find bar

    Hold Shift and press Enter

    Save the current page as a bookmark

    Hold Command and press D

    Open the settings page

    Hold Command and press the Comma key

    Open the downloads page

    Hold Command and Shift, then press J

    Open a new window

    Hold Command and press N

    Drag a tab out of your window

    Click the tab and drag it downwards

    Close the current window

    Hold Command and Shift, then press W

    Minimize the current window

    Hold Command and press M

    Maximize the current window

    Hold Control and Command, then press F

    Scroll down the web page

    Tap the Space Bar

    Quit Google Chrome

    Hold Command and press Q

    Jump to the last tab

    Hold Command and press the number nine

    Hide Google Chrome

    Hold Command and press H

    Log in as a different user

    Hold Command and press Shift and M

    Clear browsing data

    Hold Command and press Shift and Delete

    Search for selected text

    Hold Command and press E

    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Tabs

    1. Open a new tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut Open a new tab

    Mac: Hold Command and press T.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press T.

    2. Close Tab.

    chrome keyboard shortcuts: close tab

    Mac: Hold Command and press W.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press W.

    3. Open a closed tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut open a closed tab

    Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then Press T.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then Press T.

    4. View the next tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut view the next tab

    Mac: Hold Command and Option, then press the right arrow key.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press Tab.

    5. View the previous tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts - View the Previous Tab

    Mac: Hold Command and Option, then press the left arrow key.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press 9.

    6. Switch to a specific tab (first eight tabs).

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: switch to a specific tab

    Mac: Hold Command and select the appropriate number. For example, if I need to jump to the seventh tab open, I hold Command and press 7. If I need to jump back to the second tab open, I hold Command and press 2.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and select the appropriate number.

    7. Open link in a new tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: open link in a new tab

    Mac: Hold Command and click the link.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and click the link.

    8. Jump to the last tab.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: jump to last tab

    Mac: Hold Command and then press the number nine.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and then press the number nine.

    9. Open link in new window.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: open link in a new window

    Mac: Hold Shift and click the link.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then click the link.

    Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Search Bar

    10. Put a cursor in the search bar.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts: Put a Cursor In the Search Bar

    Mac: Hold Command and press L.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press L.

    11. Erase the current search.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts: erase the current search

    Mac: Hold Command and press delete.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press Backspace.

    12. Highlight the next word in search.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: highlight the next word in search

    Mac: Hold Shift and Option, then press the right arrow key.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press the right arrow key.

    13. Highlight the previous word in search.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: highlight the previous word in search

    Mac: Hold Shift and option, then press the left arrow key.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press the left arrow key.

    14. Go back to the previous page.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: go back to the previous page

    Mac: Press delete.

    Windows PC & Linux: Press Backspace.

    15. Go forward to the next page.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: go forward to the next page

    Mac: Hold Shift and press delete.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold shift and press Backspace.

    16. Reload the current page.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: reload the current page

    Mac: Hold Command and press R to quickly reload it.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press R.

    17. Open the find bar.
    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: open the find bar

    Mac: Hold Command and press F.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press F.

    18. Scroll to the next keywords in the find bar.

    Google Chrome Shortcut Scroll to the next keywords in the find bar

    Mac: Press Enter to move to the next search term.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl, Shift, and press G.

    19. Scroll to the previous keyword in the find bar.

    Google Chrome Shortcut: Scroll to the previous keywords in the find bar

    Mac: Hold Shift and press Enter.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press G.

    20. Save the current page as a bookmark.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: save the current page as a bookmark

    Mac: Hold Command and press D.

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press D.

    21. Open the settings page.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut open the settings page

    Mac: Hold Command and press the comma key.

    Windows PC & Linux: There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.

    22. Open the downloads page.

    Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: open the downloads page

    Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then press J

    Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press J.

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      Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

      23. Open a new window.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: open a new window

      Mac: Hold Command and press N.

      Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press N.

      24. Drag a tab out of the strip to open in a new window.

      No this isn't a keyboard shortcut, but it's just as useful. If I want to focus on only one tab, I'll click the tab and drag it downwards until a new window opens. This helps me focus on only one tab, by removing it from a cluster of too many other tabs.

      25. Close a window.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: close a window

      Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then press W.

      Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then press W.

      26. Minimize the current window.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: minimize the current window

      Mac: Hold Command and press M.

      Windows PC & Linux: There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.

      27. Maximize window.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut maximize a window

      Mac: Hold Control and Command, then press F.

      Windows PC & Linux: Press F4.

      28. Scroll down the web page.

      All Operating Systems: To scroll to the bottom of the page, tap the Space Bar once.

      29. Quit Google Chrome.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: quit google chrome

      Mac: Hold Command and press Q.

      Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift and press Q.

      30. Hide Google Chrome.

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: hide google chrome

      Mac: Hold Command and press H.

      Windows PC & Linux: There is no shortcut for this for PC.

      31. Log in as a different user

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: login as a different user

      Mac: Hold Command + Shift + M.

      Windows PC & Linux: Hold Control + Shift + M.

      32. Clear browsing data

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: clear browsing data

      Mac: Hold Command + Shift + Delete.

      Windows PC & Linux: Hold Control + Shift + Delete.

      33. Search for selected text

      Chrome Keyboard Shortcut: search for selected text

      Mac: Hold Command + E.

      Windows PC & Linux: There is no shortcut for this for PC.

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      Editor's note: This post was originally published in August 2019 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.

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