The 25 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts For Google Chrome On Mac And PC

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You can save a lot of time when it comes to navigating the web by learning these simple keyboard shortcuts. The shortcuts below work with the Google Chrome browser and are shown for both a Mac and PC. 

14. Go forward to next page

Want to go forward? Hold Shift and press delete. On PC, hold shift and press Backspace.


15. Reloads current page

Is the page frozen? Hold Command and press R to quickly reload it. On PC, hold Ctrl and press R.


16. Opens the find bar

Need to find a key word or phrase on the page? Hold Command and press F. Then simply type what you’re looking for. On PC, hold Ctrl and press F.


17. Scrolls to next keywords in find bar

The first keyword isn’t correct that appears in the find bar? Press Enter to move to the next search term. On PC, hold Ctrl and press G.


18. Scrolls to previous keywords in find bar

To scroll backwards to the previous keyword, hold Shift and press Enter. On PC, hold Ctrl and press G.


19. Save current page as bookmark

Read an awesome article? Or need to bookmark a useful tool? Hold Command and press D. On PC, hold Ctrl and press D.


20. Open settings page

Need to activate an extension (such as Sidekick, an email productivity tool)? Hold command and press the comma key. There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.


21. Open downloads page

Downloaded something you quickly need to reference? Hold Command and Shift, then press J. For PC, hold Ctrl and press J.


22. Open new window

Have too many tabs open, but don’t want to close them yet? Open a new window. To do this, hold Command and press N. On PC, hold Ctrl and press N.


23. Drag tab out of strip to open in 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.


24. Close current window

Quickly close the current window by holding Command and Shift, then press W. On PC, hold Ctrl and Shift and press W.


25. Minimize current window

To minimize the current window, hold Command and press M. On PC, there isn’t a keyboard shortcut for this.


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