Browser tabs can be a pain to manage, but with a few keyboard shortcuts, you can speed up your workflow. Here are 10 of the most useful:
- Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the tab you want to open in a new window.
- Press Alt + Tab to cycle through all open tabs.
- Press Shift + Tab to cycle through all open windows, excluding the current one.
- To close a tab, press Ctrl + W (or Cmd + W on a Mac).
- To close all open tabs and windows, press Alt + F4 (or Option + F4 on a Mac).
- To zoom in or out on an image in a web page, press Ctrl + mouse wheel up/down or use the mouse scroll wheel.
- To move focus between different elements in a web page, use the arrow keys or your cursor keys while holding down Ctrl (or Cmd for Mac users). 8. To save an image from a web page for later use, right-click (Control-click) it and choose Save Image As from the menu that pops up. 9..To print an entire web page without having to go through individual pages first, select All Pages from the Print menu in most browsers.. 10..To quickly search for something on a web page using your keyboard, type part of what you’re looking for into Google Chrome’s address bar and hit Enter . ..
These Work in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and More
All web browsers have tabs in some way or another. For the most part, they all work generally the same, too. A lot of browsers have “Tab Groups” for organization now, which is a great tool if you frequently have dozens of tabs open.
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We’re going to take a step back with something a little more old school: Good old-fashioned keyboard shortcuts. Save yourself some time by getting to know these shortcuts.
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Browser Tabs
On a PC running Windows 11, Windows 10, or any other version of Windows, try the following shortcuts. They work on Chromebooks and Linux PCs, too:
Open a New Tab: Ctrl+T
Switch to the Next Tab: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to the Previous Tab: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Close Current Tab: Ctrl+W
Go to a Specific Tab: Ctrl+1-8 (Use “1” for the leftmost tab, “2” for the second-from-the-left tab, and so on.)
Open the Last Closed Tab: Ctrl+Shift+T
Open Incognito/Private Window: Ctrl+Shift+N
Open a New Browser Window: Ctrl+N
Open Link in New Tab: Ctrl+click link
Close the Window: Alt+F4
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts for Browser Tabs
On a Mac, the shortcuts are a little different. Here are the web browser keyboard shortcuts you need for macOS:
Open a New Tab: Command+T
Switch to the Next Tab: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to the Previous Tab: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Close Current Tab: Command+W
Go to a Specific Tab: Command+1-8 (The number “1” selects the leftmost tab, “2” selects the second tab from the left, and so on.)
Open the Last Closed Tab: Ctrl+Shift+T
Open Incognito/Private Window: Command+Shift+N
Open a New Browser Window: Command+N
Open Link in New Tab: Command+click link
Close the Window: Command+Shift+W
Keyboard shortcuts are sort of a forgotten part of navigating around a computer. Diehards love keyboard shortcuts, but they can be useful for everyone. Take some time to learn a few of these and you’ll be browsing the web even more efficiently.
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