Is there a shortcut in Chrome which allows me to click on a link and it opens in a new window?
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Clicking on the links and selecting "Open in New Window" is slowing me down. Its a repetitive task and the seconds are adding up.
I looked for a solution but could not find one.
"Ctrl + Enter" should work...
Shortcuts
- 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]
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Here you can find all Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts. Some of them are pretty useful.
I have tried to do this in the past and there is no built-in way to do this in Chrome. There is a Chrome extension called "Open Tabs Next to Current" I think it is called that can do this.
You can set a keyboard shortcut too via the extension for opening a new tab next to the currently active tab. Click the "Keyboard shortcuts" tab. Then, enter a keyboard shortcut in the "Open new tab next to current tab" field.
Hope that helps its the easiest solution I have found
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/open-tabs-next-to-current/gmpnnmonpnnmnhpdldahlekfofigiffh
The easiest solution is to use an extension. Otherwise, you may create a keyboard shortcut for a new tab to the right, but it has to typed into the address bar.
Do this :
- Open Chrome Settings > Search engine
- Click "Manage search engines and site search"
- Next to "Site search" click "Add"
- Enter the following:
- Search engine : Anything you like, for example "New tab to right"
- Shortcut : The characters to type into the address field, example
xx - URL : Enter
javascript:window.open()
- Now entering
xxin the address field will open a new tab to the right.
For further improvement, you may use a macro utility such as AutoHotKey to create a keyboard shortcut that will position to the address bar and type these characters for you.
Hi, is there a setting to open all links in a new tab? I am using a mouse without a middle click wheel, and I don't want to have to CTRL+Click or Right Click. Is this possible? Thanks!
I noticed this earlier today, it wasn't an issue previously. When I search something on Google and click on a link, it'll open as a new tab, leaving the tab for the search results open. This is happening on 2 different PCs, and I've already checked to make sure a CTRL button isn't stuck or anything.
This seems specific to my account as the problem doesn't occur in incognito. However, I've gone through my settings multiple times and cant for the life of me even find any option for "open links in new tabs". This is contained to just Google search as well, not getting any issues when opening links on websites and such.
Is anyone else having this issue?
EDIT: Since this post still seems to be getting views and comments, I thought I'd write up what fixed it for me here.
u/mammoth_trust4589's comment is what resolved it for me, which I'll break down here:
Go to the Google homepage, the default one that just has the search bar.
At the bottom right, select settings>search settings>other settings (top left), and make sure "Results in New Window" is not enabled.
For me, it was not enabled, but toggling it on and off again resolved it for me.
You may also have to do this on all of your devices logged into the same account, even if you don't have them turned on while doing this (I had to, anyway).
Some people have mentioned the above steps didn't solve it for them though, in which case some have reported disabling extensions fixed it, so might be worth disabling your extensions one by one and trying it out each time to find the one responsible if that's the case. If that STILL doesn't resolve it for you, I unfortunately don't have any other suggestions currently.
This problem doesn't actually seem to be specific to Chrome, as others (and myself) have noticed it on other browsers. It seems to more so be a Google search issue.
The problem is that you are violating manifest version 2's content security policy. To fix it all you have to do is get rid of inline script, in this case your background page. Turn it into a background script like this:
manifest.json
"background":{
"scripts": ["background.js"]
},
background.js
chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(activeTab){
var newURL = "http://stackoverflow.com/";
chrome.tabs.create({ url: newURL });
});
If, for some reason, you do need it to be a page, then simply include the script as an external file and declare it as a page like before.
In my case I needed to open link in a new tab when I clicked a link within extension popup window, it worked fine with target attribute set to _blank:
<a href="http://www.example.com" target="_blank">Example</a>