What if you could navigate Google Chrome at lightning speed?
Well, it turns out you can. By learning a few simple Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up your prospecting research, gain valuable insights about your leads faster, and really build out that pipeline.
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Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
| Goal | Shortcut |
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Open a new tab |
Hold Command and press T |
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Close the current tab |
Hold Command and press W |
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Reopen last tab closed |
Hold Command and Shift, then press T |
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View next tab |
Hold Command and Option, then press the right arrow key |
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View previous tab |
Hold Command and Option, then press the left arrow key |
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Jump to a specific tab |
Hold Command and select the appropriate number |
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Open a hyperlink in a new tab |
Hold Command and click the link |
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Open a link in a new window |
Hold Shift and click the link |
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Put a cursor in the search bar |
Hold Command and press L |
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Erase the current search |
Hold Command and press delete |
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Highlight the next word in search |
Hold Shift and Option, then press the right arrow key |
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Highlight the last word in a search |
Hold Shift and Option, then press the left arrow key |
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Go back to the previous page |
Press delete |
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Go forward to the next page |
Hold Shift and press delete |
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Reload the current page |
Hold Command and press R |
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Open the find bar |
Hold Command and press F |
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Scroll to the next keywords in find bar |
Press Enter |
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Scroll to previous keywords in the find bar |
Hold Shift and press Enter |
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Save the current page as a bookmark |
Hold Command and press D |
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Open the settings page |
Hold Command and press the Comma key |
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Open the downloads page |
Hold Command and Shift, then press J |
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Open a new window |
Hold Command and press N |
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Drag a tab out of your window |
Click the tab and drag it downwards |
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Close the current window |
Hold Command and Shift, then press W |
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Minimize the current window |
Hold Command and press M |
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Maximize the current window |
Hold Control and Command, then press F |
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Scroll down the web page |
Tap the Space Bar |
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Quit Google Chrome |
Hold Command and press Q |
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Jump to the last tab |
Hold Command and press the number nine |
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Hide Google Chrome |
Hold Command and press H |
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Log in as a different user |
Hold Command and press Shift and M |
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Clear browsing data |
Hold Command and press Shift and Delete |
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Search for selected text |
Hold Command and press E |
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Tabs
1. Open a new tab.
Mac: Hold Command and press T.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press T.
2. Close Tab.
Mac: Hold Command and press W.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press W.
3. Open a closed tab.
Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then Press T.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then Press T.
4. View the next tab.
Mac: Hold Command and Option, then press the right arrow key.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press Tab.
5. View the previous tab.
Mac: Hold Command and Option, then press the left arrow key.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press 9.
6. Switch to a specific tab (first eight tabs).
Mac: Hold Command and select the appropriate number. For example, if I need to jump to the seventh tab open, I hold Command and press 7. If I need to jump back to the second tab open, I hold Command and press 2.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and select the appropriate number.
7. Open link in a new tab.
Mac: Hold Command and click the link.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and click the link.
8. Jump to the last tab.
Mac: Hold Command and then press the number nine.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and then press the number nine.
9. Open link in new window.
Mac: Hold Shift and click the link.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then click the link.
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Search Bar
10. Put a cursor in the search bar.
Mac: Hold Command and press L.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press L.
11. Erase the current search.
Mac: Hold Command and press delete.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press Backspace.
12. Highlight the next word in search.
Mac: Hold Shift and Option, then press the right arrow key.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press the right arrow key.
13. Highlight the previous word in search.
Mac: Hold Shift and option, then press the left arrow key.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press the left arrow key.
14. Go back to the previous page.
Mac: Press delete.
Windows PC & Linux: Press Backspace.
15. Go forward to the next page.
Mac: Hold Shift and press delete.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold shift and press Backspace.
16. Reload the current page.
Mac: Hold Command and press R to quickly reload it.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press R.
17. Open the find bar.
Mac: Hold Command and press F.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press F.
18. Scroll to the next keywords in the find bar.
Mac: Press Enter to move to the next search term.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl, Shift, and press G.
19. Scroll to the previous keyword in the find bar.
Mac: Hold Shift and press Enter.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press G.
20. Save the current page as a bookmark.
Mac: Hold Command and press D.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press D.
21. Open the settings page.
Mac: Hold Command and press the comma key.
Windows PC & Linux: There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.
22. Open the downloads page.
Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then press J
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press J.
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Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
23. Open a new window.
Mac: Hold Command and press N.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and press N.
24. Drag a tab out of the strip to open in a 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. Close a window.
Mac: Hold Command and Shift, then press W.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift, then press W.
26. Minimize the current window.
Mac: Hold Command and press M.
Windows PC & Linux: There is no keyboard shortcut for this for PC.
27. Maximize window.
Mac: Hold Control and Command, then press F.
Windows PC & Linux: Press F4.
28. Scroll down the web page.
All Operating Systems: To scroll to the bottom of the page, tap the Space Bar once.
29. Quit Google Chrome.
Mac: Hold Command and press Q.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Ctrl and Shift and press Q.
30. Hide Google Chrome.
Mac: Hold Command and press H.
Windows PC & Linux: There is no shortcut for this for PC.
31. Log in as a different user
Mac: Hold Command + Shift + M.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Control + Shift + M.
32. Clear browsing data
Mac: Hold Command + Shift + Delete.
Windows PC & Linux: Hold Control + Shift + Delete.
33. Search for selected text
Mac: Hold Command + E.
Windows PC & Linux: There is no shortcut for this for PC.
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Editor's note: This post was originally published in August 2019 and has been updated for comprehensiveness.
