Is is possible to open a link in a new background tab in Google Chrome with a keyboard shortcut?
(I know it's possible with Ctrl+click and middle click, and I know that Shift+Enter opens the link in a new browser window.)
6 Answers
"Ctrl + Enter" should work...
7Shortcuts
- for Windows and Linux: ALT + ENTER
- for Mac:
- open in new background tab: CMD + ENTER
- open in new tab: CMD + SHIFT + ENTER
Usage
You could use it the following ways:
- Highlight link: TAB
- Open link in new tab: ALT + ENTER [Windows/Linux], CMD + ENTER (+ SHIFT) [Mac]
or
Jumb to address bar: STRG + L [Windows/Linux], CMD + L [Mac]
Type in url or search term
Open in new tab: ALT + ENTER [Windows/Linux], CMD + ENTER (+ SHIFT) [Mac]
Source
Here you can find all Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts. Some of them are pretty useful.
1Ctrl + Enter to open a link in a new tab and stay on the current tab
Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open a link in a new tab and go to the new tab
- Type your query in the search box.
- Press
ENTER - When the results page appears, press
Tabonce. - You should be able to see an arrow pointing towards the first link.
- You can move to other links using
UpandDownarrows. - Go to the link you want and press
Ctrl+Enterto open in a new tab or justEnterto open in the same tab. You can useShift+Enterto open it in a new window.
Type in your search query and then use the shift+ to navigate through the search results. You would see an arrow appear near the links when you move through them. To open a link, hit enter. ctrl+entr would open it in a new tab.
It would be great if there was a keyboard shortcut to open the first link directly in a new tab, something like shift+1. I have not found anything of that sort till now.
It is now ctrl + cmd + enter. Ctrl + enter only opens it in the same tab.
