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.
Shortcut Keys
Description
Alt+Home
Open
your homepage
Alt+Tab
Toggle
between browser windows
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
page or download from loading
Ctrl+(-
or +)
Zoom
in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom
in
Ctrl+1-8
Pressing
Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move 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 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
Ctrl+L
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
Saves
the current page
Ctrl+T
Opens
a new tab
Ctrl+U
View
a web page's source code
Ctrl+W
Closes
the currently selected 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.
Shortcut Keys
|
Description
|
Alt+Home
|
Open
your homepage
|
Alt+Tab
|
Toggle
between browser windows
|
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
page or download from loading
|
Ctrl+(-
or +)
|
Zoom
in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom
in
|
Ctrl+1-8
|
Pressing
Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 will move 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 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
|
|
Ctrl+L
|
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
|
Saves
the current page
|
Ctrl+T
|
Opens
a new tab
|
Ctrl+U
|
View
a web page's source code
|
Ctrl+W
|
Closes
the currently selected 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.
|
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