Universal Browser Tips That You Probably Aren’t Using

The humble browser is your window into the world wide web. Choosing between Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera or anything else is about your requirements. But no matter what you install, there are some universal tips and tricks that you should use. From keyboard shortcuts to ideal security settings, we’ll cover it all in this one article.
The important thing is to use these tips regularly. Of course, awesome extensions can make your browser even better, but the idea here is to stick to what comes out of the box.

Use Common Keyboard Shortcuts :

Whether it’s a browser or any other program, learning keyboard shortcuts makes you more efficient. Especially with browsers, you will find there are a whole bunch of tricks to make your life easier.

The number of common keyboard shortcuts is huge, so let’s stick to the most common tasks. Your right hand is probably going to be on your mouse or trackpad, so with the left hand, these are the shortcuts you should remember :

• Esc : Stop loading a page
• Ctrl+Tab : Go to the next tab
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab : Go to the previous tab
• Ctrl+1, 2, 3…9 : Go to the first tab, second tab, and so on till the ninth tab
• Ctrl+T : Open new tab
• Ctrl+Shift+T : Reopen last closed tab
• Ctrl+L : Go to Address Bar
• Space : Scroll down one page
• Shift+Space : Scroll up one page
• Ctrl+D : Bookmark this page 

It can be overwhelming to learn keyboard shortcuts, so don’t start out with too many. Start with the shortcuts to go to the next or previous tab. Once you’ve mastered those and use them regularly rather than your mouse, move on to the next keyboard shortcuts, like opening a new tab and reopening a closed tab. Here’s a full list of standard keyboard shortcuts for browsers and tab management.
Much like keyboard shortcuts, there are also a few mouse shortcuts that will help you in browsing faster.

• Middle Click a tab to close it
• Middle Click or Ctrl+Left Click a link to open it in a new tab
• Ctrl+Scroll Up to zoom in
• Ctrl+Scroll Down to zoom out

Again, start with just one, and work your way upwards.