The 33 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Chrome

What if you could navigate Google Chrome at lightning speed?

Well, it turns out you can. By learning a few simple keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up your prospecting research, gain valuable insights about your leads faster, and really build out that pipeline.

Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

The key is to not waste time learning all of them because you likely won't use them all on a daily basis. But it's worth memorizing shortcuts for the Google Chrome tasks you perform every day.

The best part?They only take two minutes to learn.Try them out as you read along.

4. View the next tab.

Instead of dragging my mouse to the top of the browser to click another tab, I rapidly move to the next tab by holdingCommandandOption, then pressing theright arrow key.For PC, holdCtrland presstab.

5. View the previous tab.

Likewise, I can switch to the previous tab by holdingCommandandOption, then press theleft arrow key. For PC, holdCtrland press9.

6. Switch to a specific tab (first eight tabs).

If I need to jump to a specific tab, I holdCommandand select the appropriate number. For example, if I need to jump to the seventh tab open, I holdCommandand press 7. If I need to jump back to the second tab open, I holdCommandand press 2. For PC, it's the same action, just holdCtrlinstead ofCommand.

9. Put a cursor in the search bar.

I hate dragging my mouse to the search bar to type in a URL or Google something. Rather, I holdCommandand pressLto jump my cursor to the search bar.

10. Erase the current search.

If I totally screw up a URL or Google search, I'll quickly start it over by holdingCommand新闻ingdelete.For PC, holdCtrland pressBackspace.

11. Highlight the next word in search.

To highlight the next word in a search, I holdShiftandOption, then press theright arrow key. For PC, holdCtrland press theright arrow key. I use this to quickly highlight a word if I need to delete it.

12. Highlight the previous word in search.

To highlight the previous word, holdShiftandoption, then press theleft arrow key. For PC, holdCtrland press theleft arrow key.

13. Go back to the previous page.

Wanna jump back to the previous page? Just pressdelete. On PC, pressBackspace.

14. Go forward to the next page.

Wanna go forward? HoldShiftand pressdelete. On PC, holdshiftand pressBackspace.

15. Reload the current page.

Is the page frozen? HoldCommandand pressRto quickly reload it. On PC, holdCtrland pressR.

16.打开发现酒吧。

Need to find a keyword or phrase on the page? HoldCommandand pressF. Then simply type what you're looking for. On PC, holdCtrland pressF.

17. Scroll to the next keywords in the find bar.

The first keyword isn't correct that appears in the find bar? PressEnterto move to the next search term. On PC, holdCtrland pressG.

18. Scroll to the previous keywords in the find bar.

To scroll back to the previous keyword, holdShiftand pressEnter. On PC, holdCtrland pressG.

19. Save the current page as a bookmark.

Read an awesome article? Or need to bookmark a useful tool? HoldCommandand pressD. On PC, holdCtrland pressD.

20. Open the settings page.

Need to activate an extension (such asHubSpot Sales, an email productivity tool)? HoldCommandand press thecommakey. There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.

21. Open the downloads page.

Downloaded something you quickly need to reference? HoldCommandandShift, then pressJ. For PC, holdCtrland pressJ.

22. Open a new window.

When I have too many tabs open, but I don't want to close them yet, I'll open a new window. To do this, holdCommandand pressN. On PC, holdCtrland pressN.

23. Drag a tab out of the 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.

25. Minimize the current window.

To minimize the current window, holdCommandand pressM. On PC, there isn't a keyboard shortcut for this.

27. Scroll down the web page.

滚动到页面的底部,点击Space Baronce.

28. Quit Google Chrome.

To quit Google Chrome, holdCommandand pressQ. On PC, holdCtrlandShiftand pressQ.

29. Jump to the last tab.

To open the last tab in your browser, holdCommandand then press the numbernine. On PC, holdCtrland then press the numbernine.

30. Hide Google Chrome.

If you need to hide Chrome to jump to a different task, holdCommandand pressH. There is no similar shortcut for this for PC.

31. Log in as a different user

Want to sign in as a different user with saved settings? PressCommand+Shift+Mfor Mac. For PC, holdControl+Shift+M.

32. Clear browsing data

Open your data options by pressingCommand+Shift+删除on Mac. On PC, hitControl+Shift+删除.

33. Search for selected text

If the Find Bar is open, you can search for selected text by holdingCommand+Eon Mac. No similar shortcut available for PC.

It only takes a few minutes to learn these shortcuts. My logic is if we spend 80% of our time online, isn't it worth investing a few minutes into mastering these?

If you ever need a quick reference, consider saving this keyboard shortcut cheat sheet to reference for later. It has the 25 most common keyboard shortcuts for Google Chrome you'll need during your workday.

To get the most out of youremail apps, check out these guides toGmail shortcutsandGmail keyboard shortcutsas well.