Windows-Chrome-Keyboard-Shortcuts
Author: Juniya
Date: 2025-06-20T22:00:00+00:00
Publisher: ChromeGeek.com

Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

Complete Reference Guide for Windows

Master Google Chrome with these essential keyboard shortcuts for Windows. These shortcuts will help you browse more efficiently, manage tabs effectively, and boost your productivity while using Chrome browser.

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Tab and Window Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION Ctrl+N Opens a new window Ctrl+T Opens a new tab Ctrl+Shift+N Opens a new window in incognito mode Ctrl+O Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome

Ctrl + Click link Opens the link in a new tab in the background

Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly

Ctrl+Shift + Click link
opened tab

Shift + Click link Opens the link in a new window

Reopens the last tab you've closed (remembers last 10

Ctrl+Shift+T
tabs)

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switches to the tab at the specified position number

Ctrl+9 Switches to the last tab Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+PgDown Switches to the next tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab /

Switches to the previous tab

Ctrl+PgUp

Alt+F4 / Ctrl+Shift+W Closes the current window Ctrl+W / Ctrl+F4 Closes the current tab or pop-up Backspace / Alt+Left

Goes to the previous page in browsing history

Arrow

Shift+Backspace /

Goes to the next page in browsing history

Alt+Right Arrow

Alt+Home Opens your homepage in current window

Chrome Browser Address Bar Shortcuts Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

SHORTCUT ACTION Type search term +

Performs a search using your default search engine

Enter

Ctrl+Enter Adds www. and .com to your input and opens the URL Alt+Enter Opens the URL in a new tab Ctrl+L / Alt+D Highlights the URL Ctrl+K / Ctrl+E Places a '?' in the address bar for search Ctrl+Left Arrow Moves cursor to the preceding key term in address bar

Ctrl+Right Arrow Moves cursor to the next key term in address bar Ctrl+Backspace Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor Shift+Delete Deletes selected entry from browsing history

Webpage Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION Ctrl+P Prints your current page Ctrl+S Saves your current page F5 / Ctrl+R Reloads your current page Ctrl+F5 / Shift+F5 Reloads page, ignoring cached content Esc Stops the loading of your current page Ctrl+F Opens the find bar Ctrl+G / F3 Finds the next match in the find bar Ctrl+Shift+G / Shift+F3 Finds the previous match in the find bar Alt + Click link Downloads the target of the link Ctrl+U Opens the source of your current page Ctrl+D Saves current webpage as a bookmark

Ctrl+Shift+D Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder

Opens page in full-screen mode (press F11 again to

F11
exit)

Ctrl and + Enlarges everything on the page Ctrl and - Makes everything on the page smaller Ctrl+0 Returns everything on the page to normal size Space bar Scrolls down the web page Home Goes to the top of the page End Goes to the bottom of the page

Text Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION Ctrl+C Copies highlighted content to clipboard Ctrl+V / Shift+Insert Pastes content from clipboard

Ctrl+Shift+V Paste content without formatting Ctrl+X / Shift+Delete Cuts highlighted content to clipboard

Google Chrome Feature Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION

Opens the Chrome menu for customization and

Alt+F / Alt+E / F10

settings

Ctrl+Shift+B Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off Ctrl+H Opens the History page Ctrl+J Opens the Downloads page Ctrl+Shift+Esc Opens the Task Manager Shift+Alt+T Sets focus on the first tool in browser toolbar

F6 / Shift+F6 Switches focus to next keyboard-accessible pane

Ctrl+Shift+J Opens Developer Tools Ctrl+Shift+Delete Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog F1 Opens the Help Center in a new tab Ctrl+Shift+M Switch between multiple users

Mouse Shortcuts

ACTION METHOD Open link in current

Drag link to a tab

tab

Open link in new

Ctrl + Click link

background tab

Open link and jump to

Ctrl + Shift + Click link
it

Open link in new window Shift + Click link Close tab Middle mouse button click on tab Auto-scroll page Click middle mouse button on page Scroll horizontally Shift + Scroll mousewheel Zoom in Ctrl + Scroll mousewheel up Zoom out Ctrl + Scroll mousewheel down Display browsing

Right-click Back/Forward buttons
history

Maximize/minimize

Double-click blank area of tab strip
window

Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

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