Power up Google Chrome!
Elizabeth (Liz) Stee
Created on October 19, 2023
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Add item to reading list
Use one Chrome profile per Google account
Adjust Zoom levels
Send link to highlighted text on a web page
Reopen closed tabs
Customize shortcuts on your "new tab page"
Quickly create a QR code
Quickly copy a link
Power up Google Chrome!
Use reading mode for a clean page
Auto-alphabatize bookmarks
10 Tips for everyday technology
You can customize your "new tab page" to include shortcuts to your most visited sites so they are easily accessible.Open a new tab and click Add shortcut to enter the name and URL for the site you want.
Customize shortcuts on your "new tab page"
Many of us have more than one Google account, often a work account and a personal account. To keep these separate and avoid access errors, create a Chrome profile for each and switch between them as needed.
Use one Chrome profile per Google account
To add a profile, click your profile icon and + Add
Use Chrome’s Share this page button to quickly create a QR code.Click the button next to the web address and select Create QR Code.
Quickly create a QR Code
Use reading mode for a clean page
Remove distractions from a webpage to support your digital reading. Adjust sizing, color, and spacing to further customize to your needs. On any page, open the side panel, select Reading mode, and adjust as needed.
You are super organized, so you have been creating bookmark folders to store your sites. You can automatically alphabetize them too!Open your Bookmark manager (More/Three dots > Bookmarks > Bookmark manager) and at the top right of any page or folder, click More/Three dots and Sort by name.
Auto-alphabetize bookmarks
Oops! Have you ever accidentally closed one or more tabs? Quickly get them back open by clicking Ctrl + Shift + T.Repeat as many times as needed.
Reopen closed tabs
Sometimes you want to direct a reader to a specific part or quote of a web page. You can create a link that highlights the text and brings them right to it...like this example!Just highlight any text on a page, right-click, and select Copy link to highlight. Your link is ready to paste.
Send link to highlighted text on a web page
Use Chrome’s Share this page button to quickly copy a link to paste somewhere. No need to highlight the URL, just click the button next to the web address and select Copy link.
Quickly copy a link
When you need to see something more closely or to fit it on the screen, use zoom. Two ways are:Ctrl + or - and More (three dots) > ZoomClick the magnifying glass and Reset to return to your default setting.
Adjust Zoom Levels
Use the reading list to keep track of items you want to come back to at a later time.Open the side panel, select Reading list, and + Add current tab. The page you are on will be saved. When finished reading, you can mark them as read and if needed, bookmark for future access.
Add item to reading list