One of my colleagues (Lauren Walsh) gave a little presentation in one of our team meetings about this topic. It was a nice thing to learn for Google Chrome users and I wanted to share it with you.
SWITCH PROGRAMS
Switch between open programs.
If you have Google Chrome, Excel and Word open at the same time you can press and hold Alt and then press the Tab key to cycle through each program.
SWITCH TABS
Switch between open tabs.
If you have multiple tabs open in your Internet browser, press Ctrl and Tab to switch between them.
OPEN A NEW TAB
Press Ctrl and then T to seamlessly open a new tab.
CLOSE CURRENT TAB
Hitting the shortcut Ctrl and then W will close the tab that’s currently open.
CLOSE ALL TABS
Similar to the previous shortcut but will close all the tabs in your window. Just add the Shift key.
OPEN TAB LAST CLOSED
If you’ve accidentally closed a tab, this will bring it back.
Press Ctrl, Shift and then T.
SAVE A WEB PAGE AS A PDF
Press Ctrl and then P.
Once you’ve pressed these keys, click the “change” button under the “destination” field and then choose the “save as PDF” option under “local destinations”.
SEARCH A WEB PAGE FOR A WORD OR PHRASE
Rather than searching an entire webpage for information, you can search for it.
Press Ctrl and F then type your search term in the bar.
TASK MANAGER IN GOOGLE CHROME
A great way to track down memory-hogging tabs and quickly shut them down in order to speed things up.
Press the Shift key and Esc.
INSPECTING ELEMENTS ON A WEB PAGE
Find out image size, colours & fonts used on a website.
Toggle device view to see how your website looks on mobile, tablet and desktop.
Press F12 to open the panel.
Activate in the mouse to inspect an element.
Press Ctrl, Shift and C to activate the mouse, then roll over an element to see the font, size colour etc.
Toggle device view to see how the page looks on mobile, tablet and desktop.
Press Ctrl, Shift and M to change from desktop to mobile. Use the drop-down in the top of the left-hand screen to select your preferred device.
Obviously there are loads more shortcuts out there, but this is a nice simple list to refer to if you want to save a bit of time.
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