Are you reading this post on your chrome browser?
Chances are, you clicked on the plus icon in Chrome and opened Candlemonk.
And to switch from Candlemonk to your email, you open another tab & open gmail.
And let's be honest. That is pretty old school.
You are the new techy writer. You don’t want to open your browser like your grandpa. Do you?
So, in this post, I will share 10 awesome Chrome keyboard shortcuts that will help you read, write & feel better as a writer.
If you apply these 10 shortcuts, you will be 10 times more productive than your fellow writers.
Comment below, and let other writers here know your favorite shortcuts.
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Let's start with the basics
This is something you will do very frequently. So, instead of using a mouse to open a tab just use this:
If you want to type in a website address, what do you do? Usually, you will highlight the link in the address bar with your mouse. Right?
Instead, you can select the entire address by using this shortcut.
This works mainly for websites with .com extension.
You can simply type part of the name in the address bar and press this key
You don't have to type the full web address. Let Chrome open the website & now start reading your favorite website.
Sometimes, you come across articles that you want to bookmark.
Now, how to save it? Use the below shortcut.
Instead of bookmarking, you may want to copy & paste some facts.
But what if you want to paste the article on a google doc as a plain text?
Well, here is how to do.
So, now you can paste texts without worrying about formats.
In your existing chrome browser, if you want to scroll through multiple tabs, here is the trick
Use the below shortcuts to close a new tab.
Sometimes, you may accidentally close a tab.
Usually, you will go to the settings or history of chrome and open the recently closed tabs.
A faster way to do this is to use the below keyboard shortcut.
Next, you may want to open your work or some serious stuff on a different chrome window.
Here is the shortcut for the same.
Now that you have multiple chrome windows open, here is how you can switch between them.
These were the 10 most useful chrome keyboard shortcuts to make your life easy.
Try using these shortcuts once a while and you will start to feel more productive.
You can download this infographic of shortcuts & use it for any of your daily tasks.
I hope this article helped you. If it did, please like it and share your comments below.
There are some 5 more useful shortcuts, which I didn't include in this post. If you are curious, you can check these here
Next, you may want to minimize this window down. If so, here is the shortcut for it.
On Mac if your windows are in full screen, press ⌘ + Ctrl+F ( in mac) to reduce the size and then press ⌘ + M
You can check the full 15 tips in this infographics here.
