9 cool browser shortcuts

9 BROWSER SHORTCUTSYOU NEED TO KNOW IN 2016

Navigating the web with ease.While most of us know at least some browser shortcuts (Ctrl + C for copy and Ctrl + P for paste), there are many other workarounds that can save you time and impress your friends in IT.

1.WEBSITE SHORTCUT

Pressing Ctrl + Enter will surround whatever you type into the address bar with www. and .com

“2. Highlighting a URLUsing CTRL + L in Chrome or Firefox will allow you to highlight the address

bar or URL

3. REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH

To do a reverse image search in Chrome, press and hold ”S” and right click the image.

4. RESTORING A CLOSED TAB

To open a tab you closed by mistake, press CTRL + Shift + T

CTRL + Shift + T

To switch between open applications with ease, use the Alt+Tab keys.

5. SWITCHING BETWEEN OPEN WINDOWS

Alt + Tab

6. NAVIGATING BETWEEN TABS

If you thought the last tip was useful, you will love this one. To switch between tabs without using the mouse at all, simply press Ctrl + Tab and you will be able to move with ease to the next tab in the browser.

7. Stop the annoying GIFsIn most cases, hitting the ESC button will stop the distraction of animated GIFs

8. Incognito with ease.While you’re probably aware of the Chrome features that allows you to browse anonymously, it can be a bit of a process to enable it. Using Ctrl + Shift + N opens the incognito feature quickly in a new tab.

9. CLEARING CACHETo clear your cache with ease, use Ctrl + Shift + R