You can organise tabs into groups with your keyboard.
Create a tab group
To create a tab group:
- Open the tab menu.
- Select Add tab to new group.
- Give the group a name.
- Press Enter.
Open the menu for tab groups
Windows
- On your Windows computer, open Chrome.
- To move to tab selection, press F6 until your tabs are in focus.
- To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.
- To open the tab group menu, press Menu .
- To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press Up arrow or Down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.
Chromebook
- On your Chromebook, open Chrome.
- To move to tab selection, press Ctrl + Tab.
- To switch focus to a specific tab, press Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward .
- To open the tab group menu:
- Press Search + Shift + Increase volume .
- You can also press Launcher + Shift + Increase volume .
- To make a menu selection:
- To move up or down, press Up arrow or Down arrow .
- To move left or right, press Left arrow or Right arrow .
- To select a menu option, press Enter.
Mac
- On your Mac, open Chrome.
- Make sure that you have VoiceOver turned on.
- To move to tab selection, press Tab.
- To switch focus to a specific tab, press Tab to move forward or Shift + Tab to move backward.
Add or remove tabs from a group
To add a tab to a group:
- Open the tab menu.
- Select Add tab to group the name of the tab group.
To remove a tab from a group:
- Open the tab menu.
- Select Remove tab from group.
Move, collapse and expand tab groups
You can collapse a tab group so that only the group name or a coloured circle shows. You can also expand a tab group so that all tabs show.
To collapse or expand a tab group:
- Switch focus to the tab group header.
- Press Space bar or Enter.
Tip: When a tab group is collapsed, you can only select the group. You can't select individual tabs inside the group.
To move a tab or tab group:
- Switch focus to the tab or tab group.
- Press Ctrl + Left arrow or Ctrl + Right arrow .