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A small extension to topic 2 "Use browser shortcuts for faster access to features" use chrome://chrome-urls/ to see all available URL's inside the chome browser.
For those used to the IE "Close all tabs" / "Close current tab" saviour when hitting the X in the top right hand red box by mistake there are numerous extension such as "Window Close Protector" that warn if you hit the Chrome X in the top right hand red box with "Leave this page" / "Stay on this page".
It is ridiculous that Chrome doesn't have this option built-in.
No way to quickly email a link to someone either. That's why I just stick with IE unless it's a slow machine.
No way to quickly email a link to someone either. That's why I just stick with IE unless it's a slow machine.
If you drag the icon to the left of the URL up into the tab bar, it will open a second tab on the same URL (but without the back history). I find this useful for example when I'm scanning for good google hits. Click a search result; if it's good, drag it up, go back to the first tab and hit back; else just hit back; ...aaand repeat. This allows you to collect the set of useful hits very quickly.
You can also "group" tabs for tearing them off to a new window. Just use Shift or Ctrl to select a number of tabs; if you drag the tabs then they will come off as a single unit. Quite handy!
Very nice article...chrome is my favorite browser...after reading this it seems i cant browse without it...thanks for this nice post...:D
You can bookmark the new tab page and reopen it on an existing tab.
My other most used feature is F12.
My other most used feature is F12.
"But there are several useful keyboard shortcuts without an easy corresponding mouse action ...Saves an existing page as a bookmark...Reopens a closed tab"
The activities described above are ones I engage in daily.
I've never liked memorizing things; that's what I have a computer for. One reason I like Firefox is the ability to customize the toolbar with mouse-clickable icons for most features, and the ability to position them where I want. I don't have to memorize any keystrokes when there are icons right in front of me.
Maybe I'm the only guy left on the planet willing to sacrifice a bit of vertical screen space for a toolbar. But if I am, am I going to be unhappy trying to use Chrome?
The activities described above are ones I engage in daily.
I've never liked memorizing things; that's what I have a computer for. One reason I like Firefox is the ability to customize the toolbar with mouse-clickable icons for most features, and the ability to position them where I want. I don't have to memorize any keystrokes when there are icons right in front of me.
Maybe I'm the only guy left on the planet willing to sacrifice a bit of vertical screen space for a toolbar. But if I am, am I going to be unhappy trying to use Chrome?
You can click the star in the URL bar to favorite it/bookmark it. The new tab page has a nice "Recently Closed tabs" menu to let you open recently closed tab(s).
I learned most of those keyboard shortcuts several years ago because using them is so-o-o-o much easier than diddling a touchpad.
I use them every day...in Firefox!
I use them every day...in Firefox!
most of these "tricks" have been standard use in Opera for years.
Can I navigate it effectively with a mouse as I am accustomed to, without having to learn a bunch of keyboard shortcuts?
You shouldn't have any problems.
I tried it, I didn't like it. I like my tabs immediately above the page display and I couldn't find a way to make Chrome do that for me.
I tried it, I didn't like it. I like my tabs immediately above the page display and I couldn't find a way to make Chrome do that for me.
At the bottom? I'm also a 'tabs on top' kinda guy; that's where every other browser and app I use puts them.
At the top of the window. It's the same location as the Firefox default for a new install: just below the window controls, but above all menu bars and tool bars. Later versions of FF have the same default location.
and was completely put off by the bookmarks / favorites management. I couldn't figure out a way to pin the bookmark menu on the left side. I quickly got tired of scrolling the top menu bar, and couldn't figure out a quick way to access my favorites.
Back to FF for me.
Back to FF for me.
and select "Add Page" to put a favorite on there. I've been using Chrome a while though - I remember tearing my hair out several years ago trying to keep up with the changes. I can't drag myself away from Dragon(Comodo's Chrome), because it is so crazy fast. Now that Chrome is soon going to be supporting Trusteer's Rapport, I may never go back to the other two browsers at all.
I also miss the bookmarks sidebar from Firefox. But you can easily hide the bookmark bar in Chrome with its own shortcut (ctrl-shift-b). However, you can also opt to have your bookmarks page open (ctrl-shift-o, or open it from the settings menu) as its own tab. You may choose to open this page automatically each time Chrome starts.
You can also quickly activate full screen mode by pressing f11.
You can also quickly activate full screen mode by pressing f11.
Chrome is Forceware, as in it has only spread due to the Google deal with Adobe to spam users pc with Chrome when they upgrade acrobat/flash.
supporting couple hundred pc's and have had to remove Chrome off of their pc since it messes up the default browser of choice IE. When you remove Chrome it doesn't uninstall correctly and then links in emails or our software no longer work to open a web page. You need to edit the registry to fix the issues Chrome causes. This software was not asked for but installed because Goggle and Adobe knows not a sole reads the update notice and clicks to install a new flash vers then they a stuck with Chrome. If it was not for this cheaters delivery system no one would use Chrome.
I remove it from every system I touch. It's only an evil tracker to give them more info on how you use the internet.
supporting couple hundred pc's and have had to remove Chrome off of their pc since it messes up the default browser of choice IE. When you remove Chrome it doesn't uninstall correctly and then links in emails or our software no longer work to open a web page. You need to edit the registry to fix the issues Chrome causes. This software was not asked for but installed because Goggle and Adobe knows not a sole reads the update notice and clicks to install a new flash vers then they a stuck with Chrome. If it was not for this cheaters delivery system no one would use Chrome.
I remove it from every system I touch. It's only an evil tracker to give them more info on how you use the internet.
Self-inflicted injuries. If your supported users don't know what they're doing, maybe they shouldn't have the rights to install software in the first place.
I was a loyal Chrome user until sometime late last year, when for some inexplicable reasons Google / Chrome Team chose to tinker with the font rendering, making reading extremely difficult and stressful for the eyes. Despite several posts on their forum and feedback to Google, there has been no resolution to this issue. Besides, Chrome remains the memory hog it always was. Certain website compatibility issues persist, forcing one to switch to IE / FF which handle webpage rendering easy. So, I had promptly switched to FF & IE9 as Google has become the new Microsoft. Unless Google gets the basics right, which made it a super success in its early days of Chrome, it is bound to lose eyeballs to competitors. Hope someone from Google is reading this, or at least reads feedback / comments posted on their forum. So, IMO, the points discussed in the articles are irrelevant if Google can't set right its Chrome usability.
that will just not go away. Apparently they think you have a screen magnifier on all the time! I just think they could care less; because people have been screaming about this for at least four years(it seems like). 
AddThis is a great add-on. Customize the list to get your favorite sites for sharing. Since I added this plugin, I find it totally intuitive to share stuff on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ or by email... whereas before if I was busy I often wouldn't bother even if I felt it was something I should share.
Chrome is the top of the line browser as regards speed, getup and reliability and for a long time it was my default browser, till I needed to deal with Video downloads. Chrome has no integrated Video downloader like IE and Firefox. Therfore, I am using chrome for the limited use of Search.Please ddo something about this shortcoming of Chrome.
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