Use Chrome browser

Modified on Wed, 9 Jul at 4:45 PM

Browse the web

Use the address bar like a search box in Chrome browser to look for content.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top, in the address bar, enter your search.
Select a result or press Enter.

Open a new tab or window

You can open as many tabs as you want in Chrome. You can also view all your tabs and switch between them. When you open a new tab, a personalized New Tab page based on your browsing history appears.

Open a new tab

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top, in the address bar, enter your search.
Select a result or press Enter.

Windows and Linux: Ctrl + t
Mac: Command ⌘ + t

Open a new window

Click and drag the tab outside the Google Chrome window.

To open a new window, use a keyboard shortcut:

Windows and Linux: Ctrl + n
Mac: Command ⌘ + n

Add and organize bookmarks

Add bookmarks

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to the site you want to visit again in the future.
To the right of the address bar, select Bookmark .

Organize your bookmarks

At the top right, click More BookmarksBookmark Manager.
On the left, click a folder to see its contents.
Drag to reorder a folder or bookmark.
Next to a bookmark, click More and select an option to edit or delete.

Download files

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to the site where you want to download the file.
Save the file:
- Most files: Click the download link. You can also right-click on the file and choose Save as.
- Images: Right-click on the image and choose Save Image As.
- Videos: Point to the video. Click Download . If you can't do this action, the video's owner or hosting site has prevented downloads.
- PDFs: Right-click on the file and choose Save Link As.
  - When you use the Chrome PDF viewer to access PDFs, scanned PDFs of physical documents are automatically converted to be searchable and selectable using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). After the conversion, you can highlight, search, copy, paste, and find text within the document. The conversion is completed on your device without sending any data to Google or third parties.
- Web pages: At the top right, click More More Tools Save Page As.
If asked, choose where you want to save the file, then click Save.
- Executable files (.exe, .dll, .bat): If you trust the file, click Save. If you're not sure about the contents of the download, click Discard.
When you begin a download, a Download in progress icon appears on the top right next to the address bar. Once the download completes, the Download tray opens.
To open your file, click Open new .
- You can also click the file to open it.

Tips:

To show extra actions like Show in Folder , point to the filename.
If you download a file, or if you’ve recently downloaded a file, the Download tray will appear. Recently downloaded files will appear to the right of the address bar.
To view all downloads if the Download tray isn't present to the right of the address bar, click More Downloads.
You can drag a downloaded file to another folder, program, or website. To move a downloaded file, in the Download tray , click the file and drag it to the target location.
If the scanned PDF has several pages, OCR conversion might take some time. When the PDF loads, you get the notification “Extracting text from PDF…”

Change your download location

You can choose a location on your computer where downloads should be saved by default or pick a specific destination for each download.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More Settings Downloads.
Adjust your download settings:
- To change the default download location, click Change and select where to save your files.
- If you'd rather choose a specific location for each download, turn on Ask where to save each file before downloading.

Print web pages

To print from Chrome browser:

On your computer, open Chrome.
Open the page, image, or file you want to print.
Click File Print. Or, use a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + p
- Mac: ⌘ + p
In the window that appears, select the destination and change your preferred print settings.
Click Print.

Open Google Workspace apps

Open an app

In Chrome browser, open a new tab.
Choose an option:
- At the top right, click the App Launcher the app you want to open.
- In the address bar, enter chrome://apps and press Enter. Then, click the app you want to open.