Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Users [Free PDF Cheat Sheet]

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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts on Chrome
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts on Chrome

Looking to browse smarter on Chrome for Windows? This shortcut guide covers everything from tabs to text to full-screen zoom.

Whether you’re clearing cache or closing dozens of tabs in seconds, we’ve got you covered.

Tab and Window Shortcuts

Ctrl+N Open a new window.
Ctrl+T Open a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N Open an incognito window.
Ctrl+O Open a file from your computer.
Ctrl + click link Open link in background tab.
Ctrl+Shift + click link Open link in a new tab and switch to it.
Shift + click link Open link in new window.
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen last closed tab (up to 10).
Drag tab Move tab to another window or make new window.
Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+8 Jump to specific tab position.
Ctrl+9 Switch to last tab.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown Next tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp Previous tab.
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Shift+W Close current window.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 Close current tab.
Alt+Home Open homepage in current window.

Chrome Address Bar Shortcuts

Search term + Enter Use default search engine.
Keyword + Space + search term Search using specific engine keyword.
Engine URL + Tab + search Search using that URL’s search engine.
Ctrl+Enter Adds www. and .com around input and opens it.
Alt+Enter Open typed URL in a new tab.
Ctrl+L or Alt+D Select the address bar.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Add a ? to perform search.
Ctrl+Backspace Delete previous word in the bar.
Shift+Delete Remove selected history item.

Webpage Shortcuts

Ctrl+P Print the current page.
Ctrl+S Save the current page.
F5 or Ctrl+R Reload the current page.
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 Force reload, ignoring cache.
Esc Stop loading the page.
Ctrl+F Open the find bar.
Ctrl+G or F3 Find next match.
Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3 Find previous match.
Ctrl+U View source code of the page.
Alt + click link Download link target.
Ctrl+D Bookmark the current page.
Ctrl+Shift+D Bookmark all open pages in a folder.
F11 Toggle full-screen mode.
Ctrl + + or scroll up Zoom in.
Ctrl + or scroll down Zoom out.
Ctrl+0 Reset zoom to default.
Spacebar Scroll down the page.
Home / End Jump to top or bottom of page.
Shift + scroll Scroll horizontally.

Text Shortcuts

Ctrl+C Copy selected content.
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert Paste from clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+V Paste without formatting.
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete Cut selected content.

Chrome Feature Shortcuts

Alt+F, Alt+E, or F10 Open the Chrome menu.
Ctrl+Shift+B Toggle bookmarks bar.
Ctrl+H Open History page.
Ctrl+J Open Downloads page.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager.
Shift+Alt+T Focus on browser toolbar (then use arrows, Tab, Enter, etc.).
F6 or Shift+F6 Cycle focus between address bar, page, toolbar, etc.
Ctrl+Shift+J Open Developer Tools.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete Open Clear Browsing Data dialog.
F1 Open Chrome Help Center in new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+M Switch between user profiles.

Mouse Shortcuts

Drag link to tab Open in current tab.
Ctrl + click link Open in background tab.
Ctrl+Shift + click link Open in new foreground tab.
Drag link to tab strip blank area Open in new tab.
Shift + click link Open link in new window.
Drag tab out Move tab to new window.
Drag tab into window Move tab to that window.
Esc while dragging Snap tab back to original spot.
Drag address to bookmarks bar Bookmark page.
Alt + click link Download link.
Shift + scroll Scroll horizontally.
Double-click tab strip blank area Toggle maximized mode.
Ctrl + scroll up/down Zoom in or out.

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