A browser is a program that every modern user is familiar with. With this application you can go online. Without it, surfing the web is impossible. But not everyone knows how to work with pages in Internet browsers. Next, we will try to figure out how to close all the tabs, as well as open certain pages. With these basic concepts should be familiar to every modern user. To cope with the tasks is not difficult.
A tab is ...
First, let's try to understand what are called tabs. Without these elements, you will not be able to cope with the tasks.
A tab is an open page in a browser. There may be several. The user can switch between tabs, create new pages in the browser, and also close and restore the mentioned elements.
Important: the more tabs you open, the slower your browser will work.
Basic operations
You can use various tricks to close all tabs. But this is not all that the user should know about.
Here is a list of the basic tabbed operations:
- update;
- closing (one, several, all);
- opening;
- recovery.
To update, use either the button near the address bar with the image of a twisted arrow, or the key combination (F5, Ctrl + F5, Fn + F5). Next, we will get acquainted with the rest of the functions. Not everyone knows about them.
Close one tab
To close a tab in Chrome or in any other browser, it is recommended to use the mouse. This technique is well suited for situations in which the user needs to close certain tabs.
The step-by-step instruction will look like this:
- Open a web browser.
- Create a tab.
- Move the mouse cursor to the desired tab at the top of the browser.
- Click on the cross in the right corner of the corresponding element.
That's all. After the done manipulations, the user will close the selected page. To get rid of all tabs, it is necessary to do the above actions with all open elements.
Active tab and keyboard
You can close all tabs differently. For example, using the keyboard. True, the technique proposed below is used primarily to complete work with a specific site.
You must go to the desired tab, making it thereby active. Next, press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + W (Command + W on MacOS). The tab will close quickly.
Important: in some browsers, the active page is closed using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F12. For example, a similar technique is used in Opera.
Mouse help
How to open a closed tab? And restore all the pages? Finish working with all the previously studied elements?
A computer mouse will help to cope with the tasks. It is enough to click RMB on the line with browser tabs. Next, the user must choose what to do:
- Open a new one.
- Close all tabs left / right.
- Close selected page.
- Open a recently closed tab.
In addition, this technique will help to consolidate pages, duplicate them, as well as add all open tabs to bookmarks. There is nothing difficult or incomprehensible in this.
Completion of work with all elements
There is another rather simple and interesting trick. It helps answer how to close all tabs in an Internet browser.
Simply open the browser, and then click on the cross in the upper right corner. The browser closes. All previously opened pages will disappear with it.
Emergency completion
How to open a closed tab? We have already met one trick. Later we will consider a few more scenarios. First, let's deal with closing tabs.
There is an emergency shutdown with browsers. This technique also helps to get rid of all closed tabs at once.
The action algorithm is proposed as follows:
- Press on the keyboard Ctrl + Alt + Del.
- Select "Task Manager."
- In the window that opens, select the appropriate (pre-opened) browser.
- Click on "Finish task / Finish work".
It remains only to agree with a warning about possible errors in the OS. That's all. This technique will help close all tabs if the browser freezes.
About recovery
How to open a closed tab? It all depends on the circumstances. If the page was closed during the current session, you can use various tricks. Otherwise, you will need to create a new tab and go to a particular address.
To return recently closed tabs, it is recommended to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + T. This technique works in almost all browsers.
Recently closed pages and settings
These are not all the tricks that help to cope with the pages in Internet browsers. The last closed tabs can be found and activated through the browser settings.
As a general rule, proceed as follows:
- Go to the browser.
- In the upper right corner, click on the "Settings" button. Most often this is either an image of a list, or an image with three dots located one under the other.
- Hover over the "History" section.
- Select the "Recently Closed Tabs" option.
- Click on the page you want to open.
The corresponding address is activated in a new tab. This technique does not work if the page has been closed in past sessions.
If the browsing history is saved in the browser, you can find the corresponding pages in this settings item. Perhaps this is all. These tricks work equally well on both Windows and MacOS.