Continuing on from last week’s blog post, I’d like to take this opportunity to share some of the keyboard shortcuts that I use on a daily basis within Google Chrome. Efficiency is an integral part of success, no matter the task at hand. So without further ado, here are my 20 most frequently used keyboard shortcuts within Google Chrome:
Ctrl + T: New Tab
Ctrl + J: Opens the Downloads tab
Ctrl + W: Close Tab
Ctrl + U: Opens the source code of the current webpage
Ctrl + F: Find text on a webpage
Ctrl + Enter: While in the address bar, this will add www. and .com to the domain
Ctrl + Page Up/Down: Shift between tabs
Ctrl + Backspace: Deletes an entire word in the address bar
Ctrl + Left Click: Opens up a hyperlink in a new tab while remaining on your current tab
Ctrl + Shift + Left Click: Opens up a hyperlink in a new tab while bringing you to the new tab
Ctrl + Shift + T: New Window
Ctrl + Shift + N: New Incognito Window (this is helpful when using a two Google accounts simultaneously)
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + M: Turn on/off Moz bar (Click here for the Chrome extension)
Ctrl + Shift + T: Re-open last closed tab
Ctrl + 1-8: Switches to the tab at the specified location on the tab strip
Ctrl + Right/Left Arrow: Highlight by character
Ctrl + Shift + Right/Left Arrow: Highlight by word, rather by character
Ctrl + Shift + B: Opens/closes your bookmarks bar
Alt + D: Brings your cursor right into the address bar
F5: Refreshes the current webpage
Like I said earlier, by no means is this a comprehensive list, but rather the shortcuts that I use most frequently. I would also like to note that not all of these Chrome shortcuts are compatible with Firefox, however a few of them do work. For complete list of Chrome shortcuts follow this link here. Do you utilize any tips or tricks to expedite your tasks? Let me know down below in the comments!
