Common keyboard shortcuts for Google Chrome
We begin our
guide with some of the common keyboard shortcuts which shall help you
save your time and make your Google Chrome experience a lot easier and
enjoyable.
Ctrl+T – Open New Tab
Ctrl+N- Open New Window
Ctrl+W – Close Current Tab
Ctrl+Tab- View Next Tab
Ctrl+L-Put Cursor in Search Bar
Ctrl+R-Reload Current Page
Ctrl+F-Open the Find Bar
Ctrl+D- Bookmark the Current Page
Ctrl+J- Open Downloads Page
Ctrl+Enter- Add ‘www.’ and ‘.com’ to input in address bar and open the corresponding URL
For a more detailed list of such keyboard shortcuts visit:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179?hl=en
How to make notes using Chrome
Every once in a while you may
need to note down something important for future reference or other
purposes. So, instead of having you scramble across your desk for a pen
and a notepad, Google Chrome provides a much better alternative. Simply
type in:
” data:text/html, <html contenteditable> ” on your search bar and take down notes at your leisure.
Reduce data usage in Google Chrome
Most people who use Google
Chrome on their phones are often found complaining about the excessive
amount of mobile data that Chrome uses up. Well good news for all of
you, the ‘Data Saver Feature’ introduced by Google may just help you
work your way around this problem. Simply open Google Chrome and go to
Settings-> Data Saver -> Turn On Data Saver and surf the web for
less data.
Detail Read: How To Browse Faster On Chrome For Android
Play media files in Google Chrome
Did
you know, you can play a wide variety of movie and music files (.avi,
.mov, .mp4, .mp3, .mkv, .ogv, .ogm,.webm, .wav etc) using Google Chrome?
Simply drag your file into the search-bar and enjoy watching it play.
What’s more? Chrome can even be used to view images, open Microsoft Office files and PDF files as well.
Pin tabs in Google Chrome
One
of the most overlooked features of Google Chrome is the Pin Tab
feature. It enables the user to lock their most used/favorite tabs (ones
they might want to keep open all day) onto the left side of the browser
and reduce it to the size of an icon so that it occupies less space. A
pinned tab can’t be closed accidentally and opens up by default every
time, one opens Google Chrome. It provides a handy way of organizing
tabs in Chrome. In order to pin a tab, simply ‘right click’ on the tab
and select the Pin Tab Option.
Google Chrome Task Manager
Google
Chrome provides a built-in Task Manager. Just like the Task Manager of a
Windows System, it allows the user to monitor the amount of memory a
particular site is using, CPU Usage and its network activity. Chrome
treats each tab as a separate process. In case your browser seems to
slow down or stop responding, you can simply open up the Task Manager
and kill the tab which seems to be hogging down the system resources, to
prevent the browser from crashing. You can open the task manager by
pressing the ‘
Shift+Esc’ key or by clicking on the drop-down menu at the upper right corner and going to More Tools -> Task Manager.
Desert Dino Run game in Google Chrome
Google
loves hiding features here and there within its browser. One such
feature is the Desert Dino Run. You must have seen the image of the
dinosaur which appears on the screen when you are either unable to
connect to the internet or are offline, it turns out that it is not just
an image but a game that can be played by simply tapping on the screen
once the T-Rex pops up.
Detail Read: A Hidden Game in Your Google Chrome, Works on Android and PC
Use the Search Bar as a Calculator or Unit Converter
You
can use Google Chrome even as a calculator or a unit converter as well.
All you need to do is type in the calculation/conversion into the
search bar and watch as Chrome works its magic.
Drag and drop downloads in Google Chrome
Instead
of changing the download location of a file or manually cutting and
pasting it at the desired location. You can simply drag the file to the
folder where you want to save your file, thereby saving effort and time.
Chrome Flags feature
Another
treasure trove of Google Chrome features are the Chrome Flags. They
enable the user to enable certain functionalities in Chrome that may not
have been implemented fully up till now or may be un-standardized. Here
are some of the Chrome Flags that are worth giving a try, but beware
that some of these features could turn out to be buggy and cause your
browser to crash.
In order to enable them simply type in
chrome://flags in the search bar and then enable the one which you wish
to, from the list provided.
- Enable Multilingual Spellchecker- It allows the user to turn on support for performing spellchecking in multiple languages at the same time.
- Download Resumption-
It allows for downloads that may haven’t been interrupted to be
continued or restarted. This features comes in really handy in case you
have a slow internet connection.
- Password Generation-
This feature allows the user to have Chrome generate passwords when it
detects account creation pages. Passwords created by Chrome may seem to
be gibberish, but mind it they are super safe and nigh impossible to
crack.
- Mute Tabs- Ever so often you might have
multiple tabs open, each of which may be playing its own audio. In order
to avoid such a situation and mute unwanted audio, just enable this
flag and Google Chrome shall provide you with audio indicators in the
tab strip as tab audio mute controls
Have some more tips and tricks of your own to add? Do post them in the comments below.
Detail Read: How To Make Google Chrome Faster For Web Browsing