The top choice among web browsers, Google Chrome is not perfect by any means. It can be slow, it can be buggy, and it requires a lot of memory. However, with the right tweaks and learning how to use Chrome to its fullest potential, you can have the best web browsing experience you’ve ever had! Here are 8 Chrome tips, tricks to help you get started! 8 Chrome Tips Tricks and
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Google Translate gives you instant translations of text in more than 100 languages. It’s useful if you’re chatting with someone in a different language or need to read an email sent to you by someone whose first language isn’t English. To turn on auto translation in Google Translate for Chrome, tap More > Settings > Translate: Languages… > Auto-Detect Language.
Incognito Tab vs Private Browsing
The incognito tab works just like private browsing in that it won’t save any of your browsing data. The difference is that you don’t have to close all your tabs first—just click on New Incognito Tab and you can instantly start using it.
Quick Copy & Paste
Press Ctrl + Shift + C (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ Command + Shift + C (Mac) to copy text from a website. Then switch over to another tab, place your cursor where you want to paste it, press Ctrl + V (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac), and voilà: The content will be there.
Command-Shift-L – This Will Take a Screenshot of an Entire Web Page
If you’re an SEO pro or a web marketer who wants to capture specific parts of web pages without scrolling around with your mouse, then know that there’s a keyboard shortcut that can help. Just hit Command-Shift-L on Mac or Control-Shift-L on Windows to take a screenshot of an entire webpage. To capture just part of it, simply use your mouse to highlight it before hitting that same key combination. Screenshots will be saved in PNG format for easy sharing.
Resize Browser Window by Moving the Middle Bar Up or Down
Resizing your browser window is as easy as moving your mouse cursor to a certain location on any web page. Simply hold down Alt + Shift (for Windows) or Option + Command (for Mac) while dragging up or down on a blank part of your screen to resize. This can be very helpful if you’re trying to view a long website while trying to keep it within viewable area of your screen.
Disable Android Apps From Syncing In The Background
You can easily disable apps from syncing in your Android device settings. Go to Settings > Google > Sync. To disable an app, uncheck it and turn off sync for all accounts by tapping Cancel under Sync all your settings. However, doing so will remove that app’s icon from your home screen and uninstall any associated apps you may have installed (e.g., Gmail).
Use Google Docs Offline On Your Chromebook (Mac or PC)
Do you frequently find yourself needing to get some work done on your Chromebook but there is no WiFi? Check out Google Docs Offline – a new feature that lets you use Google Docs when you don’t have an internet connection. This comes in handy if you are traveling and don’t want to pay for data or if there is no WiFi in sight! Now open up any of your docs offline! Cool right? 🙂
Get An App Launcher For Instant Launch Of Apps
Launchers are little mini programs that can be run from your phone’s homescreen for quick launching of favorite applications. There’s a ton of different launchers out there, but we recommend going with Google Now Launcher, which is free on both Android and iOS. (It even comes pre-installed on most Nexus devices.) Download it today to get quick access to apps like Settings, Maps, Google+, and Gmail.