Google Chrome tips & tricks
Omnibox
That funky little box at the top is called the Omnibox and it isn't just for website addresses; this guy is also a calculator, currency converter, and more. You don't even need to hit enter to see results, the Omnibox will immediately provide you with a result.
- Simple math problems
- Convert currency
- Convert units
Bookmark commands
Plenty of Chrome's features are run by typing "Chrome://..." into your browser bar. However, you can also bookmark these commands for ease of use later.
- Open up Bookmark manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + O.
- Click the bottommost three-button-menu in the top right (.
- Click Add bookmark.
- Type in the name for the bookmark under Name.
- Type in the command under URL.
- Click Save.
Custom search engine
Using the Omnibox to search isn't limited to Google. It's simple to add any website you want instead. For example, this is a great way to quickly search your emails without opening up Gmail first.
- Type chrome://settings/searchEngines into the Omnibox.
- Click Add under the Default Search Engines section.
- Type in the name.
- Type in the keyword (This is what you'll type in to search).
- Copy the URL of the website.
- Click Save.
- To search, type your keyword in the address bar and press Tab on your keyboard.
Tab groups
A recent addition to Chrome, Tab groups help you manage your clutter of tabs.
- Left-click on a tab, then shift-click on another tab to select a group (Any tabs between these two will also be selected).
- Right-click on any of these tabs.
- Click Add tab to new group.
- Name your group to finish adding the tab group.
Experimental Features
To try out the latest features of Chrome before they're released, you'll want to try out Experimental Features. You'll need to download the Beta version of Chrome for this.
- Download Google Chrome Beta.
- Open Google Chrome Beta Click the Experiments button.
- Click the drop down menu underneath the feature you wish to try.
- Click Enable.
Save files directly to Google Drive
Rather than downloading files and immediately uploading them to Google Drive, you can skip out the middleman with this nifty extension from Google. Once installed, you'll have the option to save the file to Google Drive instead.
After setup, you'll see an extra option when saving a file. To use the extension, click Save to Google Drive when downloading a file.
Block third-party cookies
When you're asked to enable cookies, those are First-party cookies. They are provided by the website you're visiting and can be allowed or denied when visiting that site for the first time. Third-party cookies are provided by other sites that provide content for the site you're visiting (e.g. ads or images) and blocking those require a little more work.
- Click the three-button menu in the top right of Chrome.
- Click Settings.
- Click Security and Privacy.
- Click Cookies and other site data.
- Select Block third-party cookies.
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