Each number is associated with a different tab, starting with “1” as the first tab on the left and moving incrementally through 9 tabs as you move to the right.

If you ever need to read something quickly on another tab, hold down the Control key (Command on Macs) and any number for a shortcut to switch tabs in Chrome. If you closed an entire window with all your pinned tabs, open or click on a new Chrome window and select 'Reopen Closed Window.” Control-Shift-T (or Command-Shift-T) will also reopen a closed window if that was the last thing you closed. Simply right-click on another open tab and select 'Reopen Closed Tab' or press Control-Shift-T (Command-Shift-T on a Mac), and Chrome will reopen any recently closed tabs. Re-Open TabsĪccidentally closed a tab? Thankfully Chrome has the power to bring these tabs back. Keep in mind that once you close the window, the pinned tabs are don’t return when a new window is opened. This will anchor all them on the left, and then you can then order the pinned tabs whichever way you prefer. You can do this for all of your web apps that you keep open all day. To start using this great organizational feature, all you have to do is to right-click on a tab in Google Chrome and select the 'Pin Tab' option. Did you know that you can pin frequently used tabs by right clicking on a tab and hitting ‘pin tab’? The benefits of pinned tabs extend beyond easy access because you can’t close pin tabs, you won’t have to worry about accidentally hitting that X button in the corner of the tab.

But it can do a lot more if you know how to use it. Type in a URL, and you're taken to a web site. Here are a few secret features of Google Chrome that will make the average browsing experience “faster than a speeding bullet.” The Power to PinĬhrome's address bar doesn't do much at a glance. Luckily for you, at GoGuardian, we pride ourselves in making the most cutting edge technology easy to use and accessible-whether you're a teacher, parent, or student. Unfortunately, unless you’re a tech whiz, these powers are not immediately accessible to the layperson. Just as Clark Kent isn’t what he seems, neither is your Chrome browser. Like your favorite superhero or super-heroine, Google Chrome has hidden powers.

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