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title: Google Chrome
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.696190
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 65 keyboard shortcuts found in Google Chrome
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## Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

### Tab and window

| Shortcut             | Action                                                      |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `N`           | Open a new window                                           |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `N`   | Open a new window in Incognito mode                         |
| `Ctrl` `T`           | Open a new tab, and jump to it                              |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `T`   | Reopen the last closed tab, and jump to it                  |
| `Ctrl` `Tab`         | Jump to the next open tab                                   |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Tab` | Jump to the previous open tab                               |
| `Ctrl` `1-8`         | Jump to a specific tab                                      |
| `Ctrl` `9`           | Jump to the last tab                                        |
| `Alt` `Home`         | Open your home page in the current tab                      |
| `Alt` `Left`         | Open the previous page from your history in the current tab |
| `Alt` `Right`        | Open the next page from your history in the current tab     |
| `Ctrl` `W`           | Close the current tab                                       |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `W`   | Close the current window                                    |
| `Alt` `Space` `N`    | Minimize the current window                                 |
| `Alt` `Space` `X`    | Maximize the current window                                 |
| `Alt` `F4`           | Close the current window                                    |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Q`   | Quite Google Chrome                                         |

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### Google Chrome features

| Shortcut                | Action                                             |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `Alt` `F`               | Open the Chrome menu                               |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `B`      | Show or hide the Bookmarks bar                     |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `O`      | Open the Bookmarks manager                         |
| `Ctrl` `H`              | Open the History page in a new tab                 |
| `Ctrl` `J`              | Open the Downloads page in a new tab               |
| `Shift` `Esc`           | Open the Chrome Task Manager                       |
| `Shift` `Alt` `T`       | Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar  |
| `F10`                   | Set focus on the last item in the Chrome toolbar   |
| `F6`                    | Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing)      |
| `Ctrl` `F`              | Open the Find Bar to search the current page       |
| `Ctrl` `G`              | Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search     |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `G`      | Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search |
| `F12`                   | Open Developer Tools                               |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Delete` | Open the Clear Browsing Data options               |
| `F1`                    | Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab           |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `M`      | Log in a different user or browse as a Guest       |
| `Alt` `Shift` `I`       | Open a feedback form                               |

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### Address bar

| Shortcut         | Action                                                        |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `(type)` `Enter` | Search with your default search engine                        |
| `(type)` `Tab`   | Search using a different search engine                        |
| `Ctrl` `Enter`   | Add www. and .com to a site name, and open in the current tab |
| `Alt` `Enter`    | Open a new tab and perform a Google search                    |
| `Ctrl` `L`       | Jump to the address bar                                       |
| `Ctrl` `K`       | Search from anywhere on the page                              |
| `Shift` `Delete` | Remove predictions from your address bar                      |

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### Webpage shortcuts

| Shortcut                 | Action                                                             |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `Ctrl` `P`               | Open options to print the current page                             |
| `Ctrl` `S`               | Open options to save the current page                              |
| `Ctrl` `R`               | Reload the current page                                            |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `R`       | Reload the current page, ignoring cached content                   |
| `Esc`                    | Stop the page loading                                              |
| `Tab`                    | Browse clickable items moving forward                              |
| `Shift` `Tab`            | Browse clickable items moving backward                             |
| `Ctrl` `O`               | Open a file from your computer in Chrome                           |
| `Ctrl` `U`               | Display non-editable HTML source code for the current page         |
| `Ctrl` `D`               | Save your current webpage as a bookmark                            |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `D`       | Save all open tabs as bookmarks in a new folder                    |
| `F11`                    | Turn full-screen mode on or off                                    |
| `Ctrl` `+`               | Make everything on the page bigger                                 |
| `Ctrl` `-`               | Make everything on the page smaller                                |
| `Ctrl` `0`               | Return everything on the page to default size                      |
| `Space`                  | Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time                          |
| `Shift` `Space`          | Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time                            |
| `Home`                   | Go to the top of the page                                          |
| `End`                    | Go to the bottom of the page                                       |
| `Shift` `(scroll mouse)` | Scroll horizontally on the page                                    |
| `Ctrl` `Left`            | Move your cursor to the front of the previous word in a text field |
| `Ctrl` `Right`           | Move your cursor to the back of the next word in a text field      |
| `Ctrl` `Backspace`       | Delete the previous word in a text field                           |
| `Alt` `Home`             | Open the Home page in the current tab                              |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Google Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en) _(support.google.com)_