Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts & Cheatsheet

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If you’re a regular Chrome user, chances are you know your way around the program by using your keyboard. By now, you might hit Ctrl + N to open a new window or Ctrl + T to open a new tab, but there are dozens of other helpful keyboard shortcuts for Chrome that you might not know about.

For instance, holding down Ctrl + Shift + T (Windows and Linux) reopens the last tab you closed. Holding down Shift and then clicking on a link opens the link in the new window, while Ctrl + Shift + link” opens it in a new tab.

Here are more navigation keyboard shortcuts for Chrome:

Windows	Linux	Mac	Function
Ctrl + Tab,
Ctrl + PgDown	Ctrl + Tab,
Ctrl + PgDown	Ctrl + Tab,
Ctrl + PgDown	Goes to the next tab. If there’s no tab, then it goes to the first tab from the left of the browser.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab,
Ctrl + PgUp	Ctrl + Shift + Tab,
Ctrl + PgUp	Ctrl + Shift + Tab,
Ctrl + PgUp	Goes to the previous tab
Ctrl + W,
Ctrl + F4	Ctrl + W,
Ctrl + F4	Cmd + W	This closes the current tab or pop up window
Press Alt and the left arrow together.	Press Alt and the left arrow together.	Cmd + [	Goes to the tab’s previous page in browsing history
Press Alt and the right arrow together.	Press Alt and the right arrow together.	Press Cmd + right arrow or Cmd + ]	Goes to the tab’s next page in browsing history
Alt + F	Alt + F	Cmd + , (comma)	opens the Chome or Tools menu, where most Chrome settings can be accessed and changed.
Ctrl + H	Ctrl + H	Cmd + Y	Opens the History page
Ctrl + J	Ctrl + J	Cmd + Shift + J	Opens the Downloads page
Ctrl + Shift + B	Ctrl + Shift + B	Cmd + Shift + B	Shows/hides the bookmark bar
Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Ctrl + Shift + Delete	Cmd + Shift + Delete	Opens the page for Clear Browsing Data

When browsing web pages, you can also do a lot with keyboard shortcuts. Below are some examples:

Ctrl + L or Alt + D	Ctrl + L	Cmd + L	Highlights the URL in the address bar
Ctrl + D	Ctrl + D	Cmd + D	Saves the current page as a bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D	Cmd + Shift + D	Saves all open pages in a new bookmark folder
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter.	Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter.	Type a URL, then press Cmd + Enter.	Opens a URL in a new tab in the background

If you have a Mac, there are certain shortcuts that are specific to the device. Here are some of them:

N.A.	N.A.	Cmd + , (comma)	Opens Preferences from the Chrome menu
N.A.	N.A.	Cmd + Option + J	Opens the JavaScript Console.
N.A.	N.A.	Cmd + :	Opens the Spelling and Grammar dialog.
N.A.	N.A.	Cmd + Z	Reverts your last action.

Feel free to ask any questions, Happy Learning!?