The table below lists the keyboard shortcut keys that will prove useful.
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Esc | Stop the loading of your current page |
| Alt + Up arrow | Page up |
| Alt + Down arrow | Page down |
| Alt + Left arrow or Backspace | Go to the previous page in your browsing history |
| Alt + Right arrow or Shift + Backspace | Go to the next page in your browsing history. |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move to the end of the next word |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Move to the start of the previous word |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow | Home |
| Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow | End |
| Ctrl + Alt + Right arrow | Select the next word or letter |
| Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow | Select the previous word or letter |
| Ctrl + Alt + Z | Enable or disable accessibility features if you're not signed in with a Google Account. If you're signed in, you can configure the accessibility feature on the Settings page. |
| Ctrl + Alt + / | Open the list of available keyboard shortcuts |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Save all open pages in the current window as bookmarks in a new folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + Enter | Go to the previous match for the input in the find bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggle the display of the bookmarks bar. Bookmarks appear on the New Tab page if the bar is hidden. |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | Toggle the display of the Developer Tools panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Toggle the display of the DOM Inspector |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Locks the screen |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new window in incognito mode |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggle the bookmark bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Sign out Google Account |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q (twice) | Sign out Google Account on Chrome OS |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload your current page without using the cached content |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last tab being closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs being closed. |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste content from the clipboard as plain text |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + . | Display hidden files in the Files app |
| Ctrl + ? | Go to the Help Center |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom level |
| Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | Go to the tab at the specified position in the window |
| Ctrl + 9 | Go to the last tab in the window |
| Ctrl + A | Select everything on the page |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected content to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + D | Save your current webpage as a bookmark |
| Ctrl + F | Search your current webpage |
| Ctrl + G or Enter | Go to the next match for the input in the find bar |
| Ctrl + H | Open the History page |
| Ctrl + J | Open the Downloads page |
| Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | Perform a search. Type a search term after the question mark in the address bar and press Enter. |
| Ctrl + L or Alt + D | Select the content in the address bar |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + O | Open a file in the browser |
| Ctrl + P | Print your current page |
| Ctrl + R | Reload your current page |
| Ctrl + S | Save your current page |
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + U | View page source |
| Ctrl + V | Paste content from the clipboard |
| Ctrl + W | Close the current tab |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the previous word |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch to next tab |
| Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Go to the previous tab in the window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Refresh | Rotate screen 90 degrees |
| Ctrl + Shift + ) | Reset screen scale |
| Ctrl + Shift + + | Increase screen scale |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Decrease screen scale |
| Alt + v | Gives OS version, unit serial number and barcode of unit (if set) |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom in on the page |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom out on the page |
| Alt + click a link | Open the link you clicked in a new background tab |
| Alt + 1 through Alt + 8 | Go to the window at the specified position |
| Alt + 9 | Go to the last window open |
| Alt + E or Alt + F | Open the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar |
| Alt + Backspace | Delete the next letter (forward delete) |
| Alt + Tab | Go to the next window that has opened |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | Go to the previous window that has opened |
| Alt + Shift + M | Open the Files app |
| Alt + Shift + B | Place focus on the bookmarks bar. Use the actions listed for Shift+Alt+T to move the focus. |
| Shift + Alt + S | Opens the status area in the bottom-right corner of the screen |
| Shift + Alt + L | Place focus on the launcher Press Tab or the right arrow to focus on the next item in the toolbar Press Shift+Tab or the left arrow to focus on the previous item in the toolbar \\Press Space or Enter to activate buttons, including page actions and browser actions Press Shift + Volume Up to open the context menu for the button (if available). Press Esc to return focus to the page |
| Shift + Search + Volume Up | Open right-click menus for focused items. |
| Shift + Esc | Open the Task Manager |