New Delhi: If you use Google Chrome on your desktop computer, you might not know about these features that will end up being really helpful. Here we provide you with five simple and effective Google Chrome tips so you can surf both faster and more efficiently in Google Chrome.
Boost your Google searches
If you want to save time when searching the web, you can refine your Google searches for a specific domain by typing “site:domain.com”. If you are looking for a specific article or topic, eg if Amazon has an offer on an iPad Air 2, you can enter this phrase in the address field: site:amazon.com + iPad Air 2.
Save all open tabs in a folder
This useful trick for you when you have several different tabs open at the same time and want to save them all so you can easily and quickly proceed where you left off. Press Ctrl + Shift + D (Cmd + Shift + D if you have a Mac). Here you save all the open tabs as a bookmark in a folder. When you are ready to open them again, right-click on the folder and press “Open all bookmarks in new window”.
Smart shortcuts
- Ctrl / Cmd + L – Selects all text in the address bar.
- Ctrl / Cmd + T – Opens a new tab.
- Ctrl / Cmd + W – Closes current tab.
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + T – Opens the last tab you closed.
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + B – Displays or hides the bookmarks field.
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + Delete – This opens the tab where you can clear your browser history.
Quickly close several tabs
When you have long surfed and the tabs are piling up, you can right-click on a tab and select “Close All Other Tabs” by using this Google Chrome tip. You do not have to close the tabs one by one, but close all other tabs near the page you are on. You can also select “Close the tabs to the right”. This trick is perfect for you who have the important tabs on the left and the random ones on the right, keep reading for more Google Chrome Tips.
