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The Fun(damentals) of ICT
Webinar 1: How to make the most of the tech you’ve already got Resource Pack
Chrome – Top General Tips
Customise the page you see when you open a new tab with:
• Most visited sites • Chosen links • A picture/logo • Set the background
colour
Set a group of tabs to open with Chrome chrome://settings/onStartup
Log in to Chrome For syncing settings, bookmarks, history, passwords, extensions, and more. ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + M
Setup Chrome’s password manager chrome://settings/passwords
Set language for Chrome’s spell-checker Control whether text is sent to Google chrome://settings/languages
Open the Clear Browsing Data options ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
Cycle forwards through clickable items TAB
Cycle backwards through clickable items SHIFT + TAB
Text selection
Select word Select Paragraph Select between two points Extend selection 1 char Extend selection 1 word
Double click Triple click
Click hold SHIFT then click SHIFT + Right Arrow
CTRL + SHIFT + Right
Paste as plain text ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + V
Save selected part of page as PDF
⌘ / CTRL + P
Chrome - Tabs and Windows Undo close tab: ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + T
Open a new tab: ⌘ / CTRL + T Drag a link to the tab strip
Close a tab: ⌘ + W / CTRL + F4 Middle Click on tab
Cycle through tabs: CTRL + TAB
Move to tab number (counted from left) ⌘ / CTRL + 1-8
Move to rightmost tab ⌘ / CTRL + 9
Open a new tab via the middle click on: Open a new background tab by ⌘ / CTRL + CLICK: Open a new tab in focus by ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK:
Open a new window by SHIFT + CLICK:
Links in pages A Bookmark
Entry in History Back
Forward Reload
Open an Incognito window ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + N
Perform actions on tabs via right click on the tab
Create a tab group via right click on a tab
Right click on the group to perform actions on a tab group
Left click on the group to expand/collapse the group
Chrome - Search the Internet Type into the omnibox to search: ENTER
From the omnibox open the search in a new tab: ⌘ / CTRL + ENTER
Use double quotes to specify a word or phrase is required in the results: Results must include “example”
Change the default search engine: chrome://settings/search
Chrome - Find on Page Find on page ⌘ / CTRL + F
Find next ⌘ / CTRL + G
Find previous ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + G
Link to text fragment: Requires extension to be installed (link right). 1. Select text on any page. 2. Right click and Copy a link to
that place in the page.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/link-to-
text-fragment/pbcodcjpfjdpcineamnnmbkkmkdpajjg
Chrome - Recalling Resources
Show/Hide Bookmarks bar ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + B
Open the Downloads page ⌘ / CTRL + J
Save the current page as a bookmark
⌘ / CTRL + D Drag page to bookmark bar
Click star
View browsing history
⌘ + Y / CTRL + H Click and hold back and
select view full history
Chrome - Navigation Go back ⌘ / ALT + Left Arrow
Go Forward ⌘ / ALT + Right Arrow
Reload ⌘ / CTRL + R
Reload full page (ignores any cached data) ⌘ / CTRL + SHIFT + R
Display tab history Click and hold Right click on Back
Scroll horizontally on the page (Windows only) SHIFT + Scroll-Wheel
Scroll down a webpage, a screen at a time SPACE
Scroll up a webpage, a screen at a time SHIFT + SPACE
Go to the top of the page HOME
Go to the bottom of the page END
Reload Frame
When a page is written with frames, you can reload a single frame and retain the information in any other frames.
Chrome - From the menu Open the Chrome menu: (Windows only) ALT + E
Zoom in CTRL + Scroll-Wheel (Windows only) ⌘ / CTRL + +
Zoom out CTRL + Scroll-Wheel (Windows only) ⌘ / CTRL + -
Reset Zoom CTRL + 0
Save the page Print to PDF is often more suitable. MHTML single file captures full page. ⌘ / CTRL + S
Chrome - Of Interest Google’s tips on Chrome usage https://www.google.com/chrome/tips/
Open the Chrome Help Centre (Windows only) F1
Turn full-screen mode on or off ⌘ + CTRL + F / F11
Remove an auto-suggestion
Manage extensions
Extensions of interest: • Traffic light • VT4Browsers • OneTab • ChromeRemoteDesktop
chrome://extensions/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore
Turn page into web app
Experimental features chrome://flags/
Set Sync preferences chrome://settings/syncSetup/advanced
Display your screen, or a tab, or a video, or a file on another screen via Chromecast
Open the Chrome menu, then choose Cast…