10 Chrome shortcuts for beginners

These ten shortcuts follow Google's computer help, with Windows/Linux and Mac keys shown separately.

The screenshots are cropped from Google's Chrome Tips illustrations. For each shortcut, hold Ctrl on Windows or Linux, or Command on Mac, then press the other key. If the shortcut includes Shift, hold that too.

1. Find a word on the page

1. In Chrome, press Ctrl + F on Windows/Linux or Command + F on Mac.
2. Type the word. Use the Find bar's arrows to move between matches.

This searches the open page. It does not search the whole website.

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Google's Chrome Tips illustration of the Find bar searching for painting, with one of seven matches selected

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2. Make a page easier to read

1. Press Ctrl + plus or Command + plus to zoom in.
2. Use the same modifier with minus to zoom out.

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Google's Chrome Tips illustration showing page zoom at 175 percent with minus, plus and Reset controls

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3. Undo an accidental zoom

1. Press Ctrl + 0 or Command + 0.
2. Check that the page has returned to its default size.

4. Save a page as a bookmark

1. Press Ctrl + D or Command + D.
2. Check the name and folder, then select Done.

A bookmark saves the address. For anything you need offline, use the site's download option.

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Google's Chrome Tips illustration of a bookmark dialog with Name, Folder and Done controls

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5. Open a fresh tab

1. Press Ctrl + T or Command + T.
2. Type an address or search, then press Enter.

6. Close the current tab

1. Save any unfinished work on the page.
2. Press Ctrl + W or Command + W.

7. Reopen a tab you closed

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + T or Command + Shift + T.
2. Repeat to reopen earlier closed tabs in order.

8. Jump to the address bar

1. Press Ctrl + L or Command + L.
2. Type the destination, then press Enter.

9. Open the print options

1. Press Ctrl + P or Command + P.
2. Check the preview and destination before printing.

10. Find your recent downloads

1. Press Ctrl + J on Windows/Linux or Command + Shift + J on Mac.
2. Look for the file you just downloaded.

The Mac shortcut differs here. Follow Chrome's current download controls if a file is missing.

If a shortcut does nothing

Click the web page once and try again. Check that you used the keys for your system. If an app inside the page handles the shortcut itself, use Chrome's menu for that action.

Sources: Google's Chrome keyboard shortcuts (opens in a new tab), Chrome Tips (opens in a new tab) and bookmark instructions (opens in a new tab). Illustrations ©Google, cropped from the linked Tips page.