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Killer Chrome

Tips and Tricks

You Should Know

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Identify apps and extensions to help you be productive

Explore tips and

tricks for the Chrome Browser

In the next 50 minutes…


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that you can

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• In Chrome. there is an option to pin a tab that can minimize

the tab to display only the icon.

• When you have a number of tabs opened, this feature is very

useful, as it will display the icons, leaving more space for

multitasking.

• This option also avoids tabs

lost on the side of the screen

when you have numerous tabs

open at one time.

Pin Tabs


• In Chrome, there is another way to get quick access to your

favorite websites by creating favicon of the website instead of

whole URL text.

• To get this, first click the wrench icon, selecting “Tools” and

then ticking “Always show bookmarks bar.”

• Once done with this, whenever you are going to add new

sites to your bookmarks, always make sure to delete the text

in the name box, for a favicon-only list.

Make Favicons Your Bookmarks


• For private browsing, you can enable secret (incognito)

mode, where Chrome will not keep your browsing or

download history.

• You can enable secret mode by pressing Ctrl + Shift + N, or

go to Settings click “new incognito Window”, or you can

select “open link in incognito window” by a right mouse click.

Incognito Mode


• Chrome claims a simple design that a lot of people love, but

some users want to see a “home” button to click.

• To add a home button in Chrome you just have to click on the

‘Wrench Icon’ at the top-right corner, select ” Preferences,”

and under the tab you will find a check-box for “show Home

button in the toolbar.”

Display the Home Button


• You can control what page or pages appear when you launch

Chrome on your computer.

• Rather than opening your browser with just one homepage,

Chrome gives you an option to open several pages as it

starts up, providing an instant access to several websites and

services you prefer to start your day with.

Open Multiple Pages on Start Up


• Every once in a while you may

need to note down something

important for future reference or

other purposes.

• So, instead of having you

scramble across your desk for

a pen and a notepad, Google

Chrome provides a much better alternative.

• Simply type in: data:text/html, <html contenteditable> on

your search bar and take down notes at your leisure.

Take Notes While Using Chrome


• Did you know, you can play a wide variety of movie and

music files (.avi, .mov, .mp4, .mp3, .mkv, .ogv, .ogm,.webm,

.wav etc) using Google Chrome?

• Simply drag your file into the search

bar and enjoy watching it play.

• Chrome can even be used to

view images, open Microsoft Office

files and PDF files as well.

Play Media Files


• Ctrl+T – Open New Tab

• Ctrl+N- Open New Window

• Ctrl+W – Close Current Tab

• Ctrl+Tab - View Next Tab

• Ctrl+L - Put Cursor in Search Bar

• Ctrl+R - Reload Current Page

• Ctrl+F - Open the Find Bar

• Ctrl+D - Bookmark the Current Page

• Ctrl+J - Open Downloads Page

Common Keyboard Shortcuts


• Open tab you just closed - Shift+Ctrl+T (PC) or Shift+Command+T

(Mac)

• Pin a tab - Right click on the tab and select Pin tab

• Duplicate a tab - Right click on the tab and select Duplicate tab

• Bookmark all tabs - Open tabs, Right click on tab and select

Bookmark all Tabs

• Jump to open tabs - Ctrl+number of tab (PC) or Command+number

of tab (MAC)

• Split tabs from a window - Drag the tab down and it will open in it's

own window

• Reorganize tabs - Drag the tabs where you want them

Chrome Tab Tricks


• Google loves hiding features here and there within its

browser. One such feature is the Desert Dino Run.

• You must have seen the image of the dinosaur which appears

on the screen when you are either unable to connect to the

internet or are offline, it turns

out that it is not just an image

but a game that can be played

by simply tapping on the screen

once the T-Rex pops up.

Desert Dino Run Game


• Google Chrome has a built-in PDF writer. Open any web

page, press Ctrl+P on Windows (or Cmd+P on your Mac) and

choose “Save as PDF” from the list of available printers to

download that page as a PDF file.

Save Web Pages as PDFs


The omnibox (address bar) can solve the mathematical

calculations. Even it can solve questions such as “how many

cups in 4 liters?” Trying to add or multiply any math calculation

in the omnibox without pressing the enter.

For example:

• 1 cup = tbsp. or ounces

• set time 30 seconds

• define leprechaun

• southwest 152

Solve Mathematical Problems


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favorite apps

and extensions?

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Recommended Chrome Apps & Extensions

• Each app or extension has been reviewed by an

educator before making it on the list, which is organized

by category (Tools, ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)

and then by topic within each category.

• Each recommended extension or app is then linked so

that you can quickly learn more about it.

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