Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys used with the Google Chrome Internet browser. See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for shortcut keys used in other programs.
NoteKeyboard Shortcuts For Mac Os X
Close tab (or close Chrome if only one tab is open) Command + Shift + T: Reopen last tab closed. Command + / Command + / Switch to the previous tab/ next tab in browsing history for tab: Command + N: Open n ew Chrome window: Command + Shift + N: Open n ew Chrome window in incognito mode: Command +Left-click: Open link in a new. How to add a Google Chrome shortcut icon to your desktop on a Mac or PC. Christine Kopaczewski. 2019-06-07T17:18:00Z The letter F. It indicates the ability to send an email. Shortcut: Open the Chrome menu: Alt + f or Alt + e: Show or hide the Bookmarks bar: Ctrl + Shift + b: Open the Bookmarks Manager: Ctrl + Shift + o: Open the History page in a new tab: Ctrl + h: Open the Downloads page in a new tab: Ctrl + j: Open the Chrome Task Manager: Shift + Esc: Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar: Shift.
If you are using Chrome on a Mac computer, use the Command key instead of the Ctrl key where applicable.
TipWe also have a full list of shortcuts specific to Chromebooks on our Chromebook shortcut keys page.
Shortcut Keys | Description |
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Alt+Home | Open your homepage. |
Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page. |
Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
Esc | Stop loading the page or a download from loading. |
Ctrl+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, '-' will zoom out and '+' will zoom in on the page. |
Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 moves to the corresponding tab in your tab bar. |
Ctrl+9 | Switch to last tab. |
Ctrl+0 | Reset browser zoom to default. |
Ctrl+Enter | This combination is used to quickly complete an address. For example, type 'computerhope' in the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to get https://www.computerhope.com. |
Ctrl+Shift+Del | Open the Clear browsing data window to quickly clear private data. |
Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown. |
Ctrl+A | Select everything on a page. |
Ctrl+D | Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. |
Ctrl+F | Open the 'find' bar to search text on the current page. |
Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser. |
Ctrl+Shift+O | Open the Bookmark manager. |
Ctrl+H | Open browser history in a new tab. |
Ctrl+J | Display the downloads window. |
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Moves your text cursor to the omnibox so that you can begin typing your search query and perform a Google search. |
Ctrl+L, Alt+D | Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it. |
Ctrl+N | Open New browser window. |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Open a new window in incognito (private) mode. |
Ctrl+P | Print current page or frame. |
Ctrl+R or F5 | Refresh the current page or frame. |
Ctrl+S | Opens the Save As window to save the current page. |
Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab. |
Ctrl+U | View a web page's source code. |
Ctrl+W | Closes the current tab. |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Closes the currently selected window. |
Ctrl+Shift+T | This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs, you can press this shortcut key multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs. |
Ctrl+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the right. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Moves through each of the open tabs going to the left. |
Ctrl+Left-click | Open a link in a new tab in the background. |
Ctrl+Shift Left-click | Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab. |
Ctrl+Page Down | Open the browser tab to the right. |
Ctrl+Page Up | Open the browser tab to the left. |
Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
Home | Go to top of page. |
End | Go to bottom of page. |
Alt+Down Arrow | Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu. |
Additional information
Summary :
Desktop shortcut refers to the shortcut placed (usually an icon, or small file) on a computer desktop; it helps users open a program, folder, or file easily. You can create s desktop shortcut yourself to point to a certain program, folder, document, or Internet location. This post of MiniTool is going to show you how to create a new desktop shortcut for Chrome.
Usually, when you install a new application on your computer, the system will ask you whether you'd like to create a desktop icon. If you check the option, the desktop shortcut will be created immediately. If you didn’t check the option, you can create a desktop shortcut manually when you want. In this way, you are able to open the application directly by double clicking on the icon; this is quite convenient.
Create Desktop Shortcut for Chrome
The same is true when it comes to desktop shortcut for Chrome. The following content shows you the ways and steps to create Chrome shortcut when you didn’t create desktop shortcut for Chrome during installation or when you find Chrome icon missing.
In addition, it will teach you how to create shortcuts to your favorite website or frequently used folder easily.
How to Create Desktop Google Chrome Icon Windows 10
First of all, I’ll focus on Google Chrome create desktop shortcut on Windows 10.
- Close unnecessary windows opening on your computer.
- Click on the Windows logo button located in the lower left corner.
- Scroll down until you find Google Chrome from the menu.
- Right click on Google Chrome and navigate to More in the context menu.
- Choose Open file location from the submenu of More.
- The Google Chrome will be selected by default in the opening File Explorer window.
- Right click on Google Chrome -> navigate to Send to -> select Desktop (create shortcut).
Create Chrome shortcut PC desktop more easily: you should repeat step 1 to step 3 and then drag & drop Google Chrome to the desktop directly.
How to Add Google Chrome Icon to Mac Desktop
- Open Finder on your Mac desktop.
- Close other opening windows.
- Select Applications in the left pane.
- Look for Google Chrome in the right page.
- Drag and drop the icon onto your Mac desktop directly.
How to Create Website Shortcut on Desktop Chrome
After telling you how to place Google Chrome icon on desktop, I’ll show you how to create a shortcut for your favorite/frequently used website in Google Chrome.
- Open Google Chrome on your computer.
- Go to the website you’d like to create a shortcut.
- Click on the three dots button in the upper right corner.
- Navigate to the More tools option from the drop-down list.
- Select Create shortcut, Add to desktop, or Create application shortcuts (depending on the OS you use).
- Give a new name to the shortcut or just keep the default name.
- Click on the Create button.
What does Open as window mean? Should you enable it?
Open as window indicates opening in a separate window. If you check the Open as window option while creating shortcut, the corresponding website will be opened in a new separate window whenever you open the shortcut. Otherwise, the website will be opened as a new tab in the browser window you have already opened.
How to Create a Shortcut to a File/Folder
- Go to your computer desktop.
- Right click on any blank area.
- Navigate to the New option.
- Choose Shortcut from the submenu.
- Type the correct path of a file/folder or click on the Browse button.
- Select the target of the shortcut (a file or a folder) and click on the OK button.
- Click on the Next button at the bottom of the Create Shortcut window.
- Type a name for the shortcut or just keep the default name.
- Click on the Finish button and the shortcut will be created immediately.
Chrome Macbook Shortcuts
Create shortcut to a file/folder more easily: open File Explorer -> navigate to the file or folder -> press Alt on the keyboard -> drag and drop the file or folder to the desktop -> release Alt.