Tabs & windows

Alt+1 through Alt+8

Activate launcher items 1-8

Ctrl+W

Close the current tab

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close the current window

Backspace, or press Alt and the left arrow

Go to previous page in your browsing history.

Ctrl+9

Go to the last tab in the window

Alt+9

Go to the last window open

Shift+Backspace, or press Alt and the right arrow

Go to the next page in your browsing history.

Ctrl+Tab

Go to the next tab in the window

Alt+Tab

Go to the next window you have open

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Go to the previous tab in the window

Alt+Shift+Tab

Go to the previous window you have open

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8

Go to the tab at the specified position in the window

Ctrl+Shift+L

Locks your screen

Ctrl+O

Open a file in the browser

Ctrl+T

Open a new tab

Ctrl+N

Open a new window

Ctrl+Shift+N

Open a new window in incognito mode

Type a URL in the address bar, then press Alt+Enter

Open the URL in a new tab

Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip

Open the link in a new tab

Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link

Open the link in a new tab and switch to the newly opened tab

Press Ctrl and click a link

Open the link in a new tab in the background

Press Shift and click a link

Open the link in a new window

Drag a link to a tab

Open the link in the tab

Ctrl+Shift+T

Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed.

Press Esc while dragging a tab

Return the tab to its original position

Click and hold the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar

See your browsing history for the tab

Ctrl+Shift+Q (twice)

Sign out of your Google Account on Chrome OS

Search+1 through Search+=

Use F1 to F12