Google Chrome: the best shortcuts

With the right shortcuts, you can get a lot more out of Google Chrome. We have summarized the best keyboard shortcuts for the popular browser for you.

Google Chrome: keyboard shortcuts that are simply practical

• If you want to open a new tab in Google Chrome, use the key combination [Ctrl] + [T].
• Open the history, ie your internet history, with [Ctrl] + [H].
• Search for a specific word on an open website by pressing the [Ctrl] and [F] keys simultaneously. A small search window then opens, enter your search term there and confirm with the [Enter] key.
• If you want to quickly open new URLs in the background while surfing, hold down [Ctrl] and click with your mouse button on the link. Chrome then opens the desired website in the background.
• This is how you can search for terms very quickly: Simply enter your search term in the address bar and press [Enter].
• Sometimes the browser reloads old data from the cache. If you want to load the current status of the website for sure, use the keys [Ctrl] + [F5] or the [Shift] + [F5].
• You can also scroll using the buttons. To do this, use the [Spacebar]. To go to the bottom of a website, press the [End] key. You can go up with [Pos1].
• If you have several tabs open and want to save them all as bookmarks, use the shortcut [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [D].
• You have opened several tabs and would like to switch between the tabs very quickly, then try this: The key combination [Ctrl] + [1] to [Ctrl] + [8] changes to the tab with the specified position number the table bar.
• If you do not want your surfing behavior to be saved permanently, open the incognito mode of Chrome with the shortcut [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [N].

In the next practical tip, read how to reset your Chrome browser to default settings.