Using Chrome`s Address Bar or Omnibox to the Fullest

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Using Chrome’s
Address Bar or
Omnibox to the
Fullest
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W
tention was its search-plus-address bar. The Chrome address bar was called
the Omnibox
you type in a website address. There was more to it than that.
also shows the closest match in real-time as you type.
site. You could then click on such a link and land on the related website directly.
A recent New York Times article said that in over 95% of households with a microwave oven the microwave is used only for reheating and not cooking. In the same
more.
each of which has a high coolness as well as usefulness quotient. That means you
Sound tempting? Let’s begin.
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right from the Omnibox
Here’s how: Let’s say that at some point you used the search bar at the top right of
‘guid’, and hit the Tab key on
your keyboard. You’ll get a Search guidingtech.com option that’ll allow you to search
that site directly from the Chrome address bar.
Tab
key. Simply type your search query right there and Chrome will search the site for
you. Helps you skip a step.
THE CATCH: You need to have searched the site using its native search bar at
least once Since most sites these days have a built-in search bar, that shouldn’t
be a problem
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8 2 Use the calculator
ing calculations just like on a calculator.
than hunting for a calculator on your desktop or phone or on the web. Those few sec-
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8 3 Paste and Go and Paste and Search
How do you visit links in Chrome that you’ve copied from outside the browser? You
do a Ctrl+V in the address bar and then hit Enter
Enter
Paste
and go
Paste and search if it’s text you’ve copied.
If you use the mouse or the touchpad more often than the keyboard you will really
like this trick.
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8 4 Create special keywords
to visit sites quickly
Chrome usually auto-completes the names of your most-visited sites. If you visit
tap on the Enter key is all it takes to visit the site.
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you can just type a letter and then hit Enter to visit them.
these letters before pressing the Enter key to get to either site quickly.
Here are the steps to do this:
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1. Right-click anywhere on the empty space on the Omnibox and click
on the option that says Edit search engines.
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2. This will open a page that will list the default search engines on Chrome.
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3. Here, scroll down to the bottom to the point where it has the tabs
named Add a new search engine, Keyword and more.
4. Although the third tab asks for ‘URL with %s in place of…’ simply enter
the URL of the website for which you want to set up a keyword shortcut. And that’s the secret. The image below shows how I added the
keyword ‘gt’ for Guiding Tech.
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‘gt’
Enter. Chrome will instantly jump
to the site.
You may use this trick to set up any number of keyword-site combinations.
ductivity by a bit.
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8 5 Change the default search engine
from Google to Bing or others
Simply hover the mouse pointer over one of the listed search engines and you should
see a Make default option on the right. Click it and then click on OK
and you’re done!
one of the features that help Chrome stand out among other popular browsers.
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