02 October 2008

Google Chrome Tips




As we all know about Google’s new web browser "Chrome".  
Here are some tips that you can do in Google Chrome.

1. Undo closing a tab: press Ctrl+Shift+T or open a new tab and check the "Recently closed tabs" section.

2. Focus on the default search option in the address bar: type ? before entering your query.

3.  Show the list of recently visited pages from the current tab: right-click on the "Back" button. This also works for the "Forward" button.


4. Perform simple calculations and unit conversions using Google Calculator by simply typing the expression in Google Chrome's address bar (or "omnibox"). To copy the answer, select the suggestion.






5.  If you need more space in a textarea, resize it by dragging the lower right corner.

6. Detach a tab and open it in a new window - just drag the tab outside the active window. You can also add it back to the original window using drag and drop.

7. Download : After downloading a file, you can copy it to the desktop or to any other folder by using drag and drop directly from Google Chrome.

8. There are lots of secret about pages in Google Chrome which you access by typing their URL in address bar and press Enter. All known About pages are as following:

  • about:memory
  • about:stats
  • about:network
  • about:internets
  • about:histograms
  • about:histograms/Loop
  • about:dns
  • about:cache
  • about:plugins
  • about:version
  • about:crash
  • about:%
  • about:ipc
  • about:shorthang
  • about:hang
  • about:objects
  • about:chrome-nativeui
  • view-cache:[Full_URL_of_Website]
  • view-source:[Full_URL_of_Website]
You can download Google Chrome using this link : http://www.google.com/chrome


If you don’t want to install Google’s new web browser “Chrome” in your system but still want to try it, then here is a good news for you.

A portable version of Google Chrome is available. Just download it and unzip it. Now you can run it and use it without any problem. No need to install. You can even carry it on your USB drive anywhere you want. 

Click here