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Google Chrome: 3 tricks hiding in your browser

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Today I'm sharing 3 tips that are native to the Chrome browser, meaning these tips don’t require any extensions so you can apply them immediately. Let's just get started! 😁

Tip #1: Bookmark All Open Tabs at Once

Let’s say you’re deep in research mode with 8 tabs open, and they’re all related to the same project. You need to close Chrome (stupid update from Google, coming at the WORST time 😩) but want to pick up exactly where you left off tomorrow.

Most people either bookmark each tab one at a time (painful) or just leave Chrome open indefinitely (we've all done this, and let’s be honest, you’re doing this RIGHT NOW).

The faster way:

  1. Press CMD + SHIFT + D (Mac) or CTRL + SHIFT + D (Windows)
  2. Name the folder (e.g., "Q2 Research" or "Wedding Planning")
  3. Click Save

That's it. All your open tabs are bookmarked into a single folder. When you're ready to pick back up, right-click the folder and select "Open all."

Tip #2: Hide Your Pinned Tabs Behind a Dot

If you keep 5+ tabs pinned in Chrome at all times (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, AI tool 1, AI tool 2, AI tool 3, etc.), they work great but they eat up space on your tab bar.

Here's what you (probably) didn't know: You can group your pinned tabs into a collapsible group that shows as a single colored dot.

  1. Select all your pinned tabs (click the first, then SHIFT + click the last)
  2. Right-click and select "Add tabs to new group"
  3. Leave the name field blank and pick a color
  4. Click away

Now all your pinned tabs collapse behind a single dot. Click the dot to expand them when needed. Your tab bar goes from cluttered to minimal in seconds.

Tip #3: Take Full Page Screenshots

Plenty of people (who aren’t subscribed to this newsletter) install Chrome extensions just to capture a full page screenshot. You’re obviously not one of those losers people.

Chrome has this built in through DevTools, and it's easier than it sounds:

  1. Press CMD + OPT + I (Mac) or CTRL + SHIFT + I (Windows) to open DevTools
  2. Press CMD + SHIFT + P (Mac) or CTRL + SHIFT + P (Windows) to open the command menu
  3. Type "screenshot" and select "Capture full size screenshot"
  4. The full page screenshot downloads automatically

Don't be intimidated by DevTools opening. You don't need to touch any code. Just open the command menu, type "screenshot," and you're done.

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Pro tip: You'll also see options for "Capture screenshot" (visible area only) and "Capture node screenshot" (a specific element). "Capture full size screenshot" is the one you want for the entire page.

Bonus: My favorite keyboard shortcuts

  • CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + D = Bookmark all open tabs
  • CMD/CTRL + Y = Open History in a new tab
  • CMD/CTRL + SHIFT + T = Reopen last closed tab

Try one of these this week and let me know how it goes! 😁

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