Most people in the world use a browser (the application that opens your websites) called Chrome. It’s so popular and well-made that many other companies have built their one with the same engine (its core), that’s how browsers like Microsoft Edge, Opera Browser or Brave Browser came to be.
So, where’s the problem?
Many people use Chrome but rarely do they
master it. This article helps with some tips and tricks that no one teaches, which
would improve its usage.
Tips & Tricks
Browse with keyboard, not mouse
If you want to master navigation, you
should learn browser hotkeys: they’re keyboard shortcuts to do things without
the usage of a mouse.
Because there are too many shortcuts, I can’t write all of them below, but you can easily learn the most useful from the upper-right menu of Chrome: there are all hotkeys you can use for almost every list item (ex. New Window ➜ CTRL + N).
Use the URL bar, not the search bar
Browsers are designed for URLs (google.com
etc.). They are always displayed on the address bar, while the search bar is
exclusive for a search engine (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.).
When looking for Amazon, you shouldn’t focus on the search bar after opening a new window (with CTRL + N) or tab (CTRL + T), but open it and just start writing A-M-A… because focusing on the address bar is by default.
If you have already opened Amazon recently, it will probably autocomplete (display what you probably were looking for) your writing, and if correct, you'll just need to press enter. You’re done! How many times did you search on Google for the same result?
Drop it
Chrome is fantastic as for drag ‘n drop
(dragging something over another, then releasing it to achieve an action) and
you can use it in most cases.
Close without the close button (really?!?!)
Yes, you can close a tab without a close
button, of course, just by hitting CTRL + W, or if you are a mouse lover, by
hitting the middle button of your mouse on a tab ( yes, most mouses have a
middle button, you just need to press the mouse wheel).
Like on File Explorer you would pick more
files with CTRL + click, on Chrome you can select multiple tabs with the same
shortcut. So you can close all your group research tabs (with CTRL + W) just keeping the ones you need.
Bye-Bye tabs playing audio random
Watching a YouTube video, you hear noise from another page you left. Closing it may be wrong if you need it later on and you can’t just stop the audio with some button. To fix this, right-click the tab and Mute site.
Find the content of a page
Looking for text on a page, you're
scrolling through thousands of lines. STOP doing this!
Press CTRL + F (stays for find) and search for the content you need.
Open it on a mobile device
Of course, I will send you an email - What?
Sorry, a WhatsApp through WhatsApp Web -
Noooooooo!!! (throwing out of a window)
You probably want to open the page from the computer to a mobile device with a snap so click the share button on the right of the address bar, then QR Code.
Reopen the wrong closed tab
If you closed a tab by mistake, don’t panic, press CTRL + Shift + T and… here it is!
Offline Dino… online
If you started using Chrome not so
recently, you probably have seen at least once the offline page, which shows
Dino, a dino-saurus. Pressing the spacebar, you can interact with it and play a
little video game, waiting for the network to come back online.
What if you want to play online? You really shouldn’t disconnect from your network just for this, so you can solve it writing in the address bar (note: not the search bar) chrome://dino and hit enter!
Endings
Probably this is only the tip of the
iceberg. There are (and there will be) lots and lots more tips and tricks you
can find, and these are just the most useful for good Chrome management.
Anyway, if you know or find some other Chrome tip and trick, let everyone know by posting a comment below!
Giorgio B., 4sc
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