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Tips and shortcuts for better browsing

From grouping your tabs together, to learning time-saving keyboard shortcuts, these Chrome tips can help you get things done more quickly with your browser.

Organize your tabs with groups

Working with multiple tabs is one of the realities of getting things done. Organize and categorize your tabs for more productivity.

Chrome browser window with dialog box showing the creation of a new tab group.

Create your group

You can group tabs to keep related pages together in one workspace. To create a group, just right-click any tab and select Add tab to new group.

  1. Right-click a tab.
  2. Click Add Tab to new group.
  3. Click New Group or click the name of an existing tab group.
Chrome browser window with dialog box showing the naming of a tab group.

Name your group and customize colors

When you create a group, the tabs in your group will all have the same color. You can assign different colors to different groups to find them faster. Just click the circle next to your tab group to enter a name and pick a color.

  1. Right-click the colored circle next to the tab group you wish to name.
  2. Enter a name for the tab group.
  3. Pick a color for the tab group.
Chrome browser window showing the collapse of a tab group.

Collapse groups

A simple click is all it takes to collapse a tab group when you need more space. Just click once on your tab group name to collapse, then click again to reopen.

  1. To expand or collapse a tab group, click its name or colored circle.
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Reorder groups

Tab groups are easy to rearrange. Click and hold the name of your Tab Group and drag to the desired spot.

  1. Click and drag a tab group name or colored circle to move the whole group.

Organize your tabs with groups

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Create your group

You can group tabs to keep related pages together in one workspace. To create a group, just right-click any tab and select Add tab to new group.

  1. Right-click a tab.
  2. Click Add Tab to new group.
  3. Click New Group or click the name of an existing tab group.
Chrome browser window with dialog box showing the creation of a new tab group

Customize Chrome

Chrome lets you customize your browser in a variety of ways to help you get more done, in exactly the ways you want to.

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Create shortcuts to your favorite sites

Shortcuts can help save you precious time. Just go to the ‘Shortcuts’ dialog in the Customize menu.

  1. Open a new tab.
  2. At the bottom right, click Customize.
  3. Click Shortcuts.
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Choose your browser's color

Pick a color theme that fits your mood, or apply different themes to different Chrome profiles.

  1. Open a new tab.
  2. At the bottom right, click Customize.
  3. Click Color and theme.
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Add a Chrome profile

Adding a Chrome profile will help save your bookmarks and history.

  1. At the top right, click Profile .
  2. Click Add.
  3. Choose a name and a photo.
  4. Click Add.
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Sync Chrome across your laptop and phone

Syncing lets you autofill saved usernames and passwords, connecting you to your bookmarks, history and payment info, across your devices.

To turn on sync, you'll need a Google Account.

  1. Sign in to Chrome with your Google account.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Under "You and Google," click Sync and Google services.

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Create shortcuts to your favorite sites

Shortcuts can help save you precious time. Just go to the ‘Shortcuts’ dialog in the Customize menu.

  1. Open a new tab.
  2. At the bottom right, click Customize.
  3. Click Shortcuts.
Chrome browser settings window showing the Shortcuts dialog.

Helpful tips for Chrome

Start with these tips to make the most of all the tools built into the Chrome browser.

Chrome browser window with an open PDF document, zoomed-in on the download and print options menu.

Fill out and save PDFs without losing your edits

Fill out a PDF form in Chrome, and don't worry about losing the information you entered. Just save it with your inputs and when you open the file again, you can pick up where you left off.

  1. Fill out the PDF in your browser.
  2. Click Download .
  3. Select either the “Original” or “Edited” version.
Chrome browser window with dialog box showing the Bookmark all tabs option.

Bookmark all your tabs at once

Don’t waste time clicking on individual tabs to bookmark them. With Chrome you can bookmark all your open tabs just by clicking Bookmarks in your menu and selecting Bookmark All Tabs.

  1. At the top right, click More .
  2. Click Bookmarks.
  3. Click Bookmark All Tabs.
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Automatically open a set of pages on Chrome startup

With Chrome, you can set your go-to pages to open automatically every time you open your browser.

  1. At the top right, click More .
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Under “On Startup," click Open a specific page or set of pages.
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Find what you’re looking for fast

Save time sifting through tons of text and search for a specific word or phrase.

  1. At the top right, click More .
  2. Click Find.
  3. Enter the text you want to find.

Helpful tips for Chrome

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Fill out and save PDFs without losing your edits

Fill out a PDF form in Chrome, and don't worry about losing the information you entered. Just save it with your inputs and when you open the file again, you can pick up where you left off.

  1. Fill out the PDF in your browser.
  2. Click Download .
  3. Select either the “Original” or “Edited” version.
Chrome browser window with an open PDF document, zoomed-in on the download and print options menu.

Use keyboard shortcuts to save time

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Reopen your last closed tab

Sometimes you realize a split second too late that you shouldn’t have closed that tab. That’s why Chrome lets you bring it back with a few simple key strokes.

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + T
  • Mac: Command + Shift + T
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Clear browsing data

Clear your browsing data in a snap with this shortcut.

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + Delete
  • Mac: Command + Shift + Delete
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Adjust zoom levels

Easily zoom in, zoom out, and return to your default zoom with these simple keyboard shortcuts.

Zoom in:

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl and +
  • Mac: Command and +

Zoom out:

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl and -
  • Mac: Command and -

Reset zoom:

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl and 0
  • Mac: Command and 0
Chrome browser window with open Bookmark dialog box visible.

Bookmark current page

Save your favorite and frequently visited websites with this quick keyboard shortcut.

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl + D
  • Mac: Command + D

Use keyboard shortcuts to save time

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Reopen your last closed tab

Sometimes you realize a split second too late that you shouldn’t have closed that tab. That’s why Chrome lets you bring it back with a few simple key strokes.

  • Windows, Chrome OS & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + T
  • Mac: Command + Shift + T
Chrome browser window showing the reopening of a recently closed tab.

Extensions

Add more functionality with extensions for Chrome.