Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Time Saving Chromebook Shortcuts




These are my can't live without shortcuts.

As we all get more and more dependent on our Chromebooks, I think we need to take time to look over the easiest ways to do things.
Open a new windowCtrl + n
Open a new window in incognito modeCtrl + Shift + n
Open a new tabCtrl + t
Open a file in the browserCtrl + o
Close the current tabCtrl + w
Close the current windowCtrl + Shift w
Reopen the last tab or window you closedCtrl + Shift + t
Go to tabs 1-8 in the windowCtrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Go to the last tab in the windowCtrl + 9
Go to the next tab in the windowCtrl + Tab
Go to the previous tab in the windowCtrl + Shift + Tab
Switch quickly between windowsPress & hold Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release.
Open the window you used least recentlyPress & hold Alt + Shift, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release.
Go to previous page in your browsing historyAlt + left arrow
Go to the next page in your browsing historyAlt + right arrow
Open the link in a new tab in the backgroundPress Ctrl and click a link
Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tabPress Ctrl + Shift and click a link
Open the link in a new windowPress Shift and click a link
Open the link in the tabDrag the link to the tab's address bar
Open the link in a new tabDrag the link to a blank area on the tab strip
Open the webpage in a new tabType a web address (URL) in the address bar, then press Alt + Enter
Return the tab to its original positionWhile dragging the tab, press Esc
Dock a window on the leftAlt + [
Dock a window on the rightAlt + ]

Page & web browser

Page upAlt or Search and up arrow
Page downAlt or Search and down arrow
Scroll down the web pageSpace bar
Go to top of pageCtrl + Alt and up arrow
Go to bottom of pageCtrl + Alt and down arrow
Print your current pageCtrl + p
Save your current pageCtrl + s
Reload your current pageCtrl + r
Reload your current page without using cached contentCtrl + Shift + r
Zoom in on the pageCtrl and +
Zoom out on the pageCtrl and -
Reset zoom levelCtrl + 0
Stop the loading of your current pageEsc
Right-click a linkPress Alt and click a link
Open the link in a new tab in the backgroundPress Ctrl and click a link
Save the link as a bookmarkDrag link to bookmarks bar
Save your current webpage as a bookmarkCtrl + d
Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folderCtrl + Shift + d
Search the current pageCtrl + f
Go to the next match for your searchCtrl + g or Enter
Go to the previous match for your searchCtrl + Shift + g or Shift + Enter
Perform a Google searchCtrl + k or Ctrl + e
Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the pageCtrl + Enter
View page sourceCtrl u
Show or hide the Developer Tools panelCtrl Shift i
Show or hide the DOM InspectorCtrl Shift j
Show or hide the bookmarks barCtrl Shift b
Open the History pageCtrl h
Open the Downloads pageCtrl j

Monday, January 9, 2017