Tips and shortcuts for better browsing – Google Chrome (2025)

You can group tabs to keep related pages together in one workspace. To create a tab group, just right-click any tab and select Add tab to new group.

1. Right-click a tab.
2. Click Add tab to new group.
3. Click New group or click the name of an existing tab group.

When you create a group, the tabs in your group will all have the same colour. You can assign different colours to different groups to find them faster. Just click the circle next to your tab group to enter a name and pick a colour.

1. Right-click the coloured circle next to the tab group that you wish to name.
2. Enter a name for the tab group.
3. Pick a colour for the tab group.

A simple click is all it takes to collapse a tab group when you need more space. Just click once on your tab group name to collapse, then click again to reopen.

1. To expand or collapse a tab group, click its name or coloured circle.

Tab groups are easy to rearrange. Click and hold the name of your tab group and drag to the desired spot.

1. Click and drag a tab group name or coloured circle to move the whole group.

Shortcuts can help save you precious time. Just go to the ‘Shortcuts’ dialogue in the Customise menu.

1. Open a new tab.
2. At the bottom right, click Customise.
3. Click Shortcuts.

Pick a colour theme that fits your mood, or apply different themes to different Chrome profiles.

1. Open a new tab.
2. At the bottom right, click Customise.
3. Click Colour and theme.

Adding a Chrome profile will help save your bookmarks and history.

1. At the top right, click Profile .
2. Click Add.
3. Choose a name and a photo.
4. Click Add.

1. Sign in to Chrome with your Google Account.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click Settings.
4. Under \'You and Google',\ click Sync and Google services.

Fill in a PDF form in Chrome, and don't worry about losing the information that you entered. Just save it with your inputs and when you open the file again, you can pick up where you left off.

1. Fill in the PDF in your browser.
2. Click Download .
3. Select either the 'Original' or 'Edited' version.

Don’t waste time clicking on individual tabs to bookmark them. With Chrome you can bookmark all your open tabs just by clicking Bookmarks in your menu and selecting Bookmark All Tabs.

1. At the top right, click More .
2. Click Bookmarks.
3. Click Bookmark all tabs.

With Chrome, you can set your go-to pages to open automatically every time that you open your browser.

1. At the top right, click More .
2. Click Settings.
3. Under 'On start-up',\ click Open a specific page or set of pages.

Save time sifting through tons of text and search for a specific word or phrase.

1. At the top right, click More .
2. Click Find.
3. Enter the text that you want to find.

Sometimes you realise a split second too late that you shouldn’t have closed that tab. That’s why Chrome lets you bring it back with a few simple key strokes.

Clear your browsing data in a flash with this shortcut.

Easily zoom in, zoom out and return to your default zoom with these simple keyboard shortcuts.

Save your favourite and frequently visited websites with this quick keyboard shortcut.