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You can open as many tabs as you want in Chrome. You can also view all your tabs and switch among them.
Open a new tab
At the top of your Google Chrome window, next to the last tab on the right, click New tab . Or, use a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + t
- Mac: ⌘ + t
Open a tab in a new window
Click and drag the tab outside the Google Chrome window.
To open a new window, use a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + n
- Mac: ⌘ + n
Open a file in a new tab
Browse and select the file from your computer. Open a new tab, then use a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + o
- Mac: ⌘ + o
Open a link in a new tab
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + click a link
- Mac: ⌘ + click a link
Customize your new tab page
When you open a new tab, under the search box, you'll find websites you visit often or shortcuts to websites you've chosen.
- To hide shortcuts or your most visited websites, or to switch between them, open Chrome and go to the shortcuts tab under Customize .
- To visit a site, click the icon.
- To remove or edit a site, point to the icon. At the top right of the icon, click More .
Add a custom background image
You can upload a photo or use a background from Chrome.- In the bottom right of the new tab page, click Customize .
- In the “Background” tab, select a Chrome background to customize your browser, or upload your own photo.
Change your browser color
You can change the color of your Chrome browser.
- In the bottom right of a new tab, click Customize .
- In the “Color and theme” tab, select a color.
- After you select a color, click Done.
Arrange tabs
To change the order of your tabs, drag a tab along the top of the browser window.
- To pin a tab to the left, right-click the tab and select Pin tab. Pinned tabs are smaller and only show the site's icon.
- To unpin a tab, right-click the tab and select Unpin tab.
Close a tab
At the top right of the tab, click Close . Or, use a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + w
- Mac: ⌘ + w
Close a window
- Close all tabs in the window.
- At the top corner of the window, click Close .
- Windows & Linux: At the top right.
- Mac: At the top left.
You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to close a window:
- Windows & Linux: Alt + F4
- Mac: ⌘ + Shift + w
Close Google Chrome
You can close Google Chrome entirely.
- Open the Chrome menu.
- Windows & Linux: On the top menu bar, click More .
- Mac: On the top menu bar, click Chrome.
- Close Google Chrome.
- Windows & Linux: Click Exit.
- Mac: Click Quit Google Chrome.
You can also use the keyboard shortcut to close Google Chrome:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + q
- Mac: ⌘ + q
Bring back a tab or window
If you accidentally close a tab or window, you can open it again using a keyboard shortcut:
- Windows & Linux: Ctrl + Shift + t
- Mac: ⌘ + Shift + t
Force a page or app to close
If a tab, window, or extension isn't working, you can force it closed with Chrome's task manager.
- At the top right, click More .
- Click More tools Task manager.
- Select the webpage, extension, or app you'd like to close.
- Click End process.