Google Chrome Shortcuts (Windows)

  1. Manage Tabs

ctrl+t Open new ttab
ctrl+w or ctrl+f4 Close tab (or close Chrome if only one tab is open)
ctrl+shift+t Reopen last tab closed. Up to 10 tabs.
ctrl+1 through ctrl+8 Jump to first tab, second tab, etc.
ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab
ctrl+tab/ctrl+shift+tab Switch to the next / previous tab
(or use ctrl+page up/ctrl+page down)
ctrl+n Open new Chrome window
ctrl+shift+n Open new Chrome window in incognito mode
alt+f4 Close current window
ctrl and click on link Open link in a new background tab
shift+ctrl and click on link Open link in a new foreground tab
shift and click on link Open link in a new window
alt and click on link Download link
Drag link to existing tab Open link in selected tab
Drag link to tab bar Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip.
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   2. Address Bar

alt+d or ctrl+l Jump to address bar; highlights current webpage URI if available
ctrl+e Enter search query in address bar
home/end in address bar Jump to beginning / end of address bar
ctrl+a in address bar Select all text of address. Also use shift+end with cursor at beginning or shift+home with cursor at end
Type name of site and press ctrl+enter Add www. to beginning and .com to end of input and opens the web address in current tab.
Type name of site and press alt+enter Add www. to beginning and .com to end of input and opens the web address in new background tab.
Type search term and press enter Perform a search using the search engine associated with the keyword or the URI.
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   3. View Webpages

f6 Alternate focus between address bar and webpage
arrow down/arrow up
with focus on webpage
Scroll down / scroll up
page down/page up Scroll one page down / one page up. Also use space/shift+space
home/end Jump to beginning / to end of webpage
ctrl++/- Zoom in / zoom out (or ctrl+mousewheel)
ctrl+0 Return to normal text size
ctrl+u View webpage source
f11 Turn full screen on / off
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   4. Browse between Webpages

alt+home Jump to homepage
alt+arrow left/arrow right Jump to previous webpage visited / jump to next webpage
f5 or ctrl+r Reload current webpage
ctrl+f5 or shift+f5 Reload current webpage with cache override
escape Stop webpage loading
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   5. Browse within Webpages

tab/ shift+tab
with focus on webpage
Jump to next / previous link
enter on link Open link in current tab
ctrl+enter on link Open link in a new background tab
shift+ctrl+enter on link Open link in a new foreground tab
shift+enter on link Open link in a new window
alt+enter on link Download link
shift+f10 Open context menu (simulate right mouse button)
ctrl+a Select all content on webpage
ctrl+c with content selected Copy selected content to clipboard
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   6. Access Browser Features

ctrl+p Print current webpage
ctrl+o Open file
ctrl+s Save current webpage
alt+f Open Wrench Menu (I'd call it file menu to remember the shortcut)
ctrl+h Open History tab
ctrl+j Open Downloads tab
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   7. Search

ctrl+f Find text on webpage
enter with text found on webpage Find next match
shift+enter with text found on webpage Find previous match
escape Close Search Window
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   8. Bookmarks Shortcuts

ctrl+shift+b Show or hide bookmarks bar
ctrl+d Add bookmark for current webpage
ctrl+shift+d Add bookmark for current webpage and edit details
Drag URI to bookmark bar Bookmark webpage (can be URI from address bar or link from page)
alt+d, then f6 Jump to bookmark toolbar. Use arrow keys and enter to access bookmarks
alt+f, then b Open Bookmark Manager Tab
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   9. The Rest

shift+alt+t Set focus on the toolbar. Use arrow keys to navigate between different buttons on the toolbar.
ctrl+shift+i/ctrl+shift+j Open Developer Tools / JavaScript Console
shift+escape View Google Task manager
f1 Chrome Help

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