Tech Tips

Browser & Web Navigation Tips

Ways to navigate websites, portals, and long webpages faster using built-in browser features and keyboard shortcuts.

Use your browser’s built-in Task Manager to find hidden performance drains.

Press: Shift + Esc (in Chrome/Edge)

You’ll see:

• RAM usage per tab
• CPU usage
• Extensions consuming memory

Often it’s not the number of tabs — it’s one rogue extension.

Disable what you don’t use weekly.

Most “slow systems” are extension-heavy, not hardware-limited.

To find anything on a long page or document:

Press: Ctrl + F

Type a keyword → jump directly to it.

Works on:
• Govt portals
• Notifications & circulars
• PDFs
• Long webpages

Text size too small or too large on a webpage?

Press:
Ctrl + + (zoom in)
Ctrl + - (zoom out)
Ctrl + 0 (reset)

To search anything, you don’t need Google first.

Type your query directly in the browser address bar
and press Enter.

It searches instantly using your default search engine.

Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox.

Closed a browser tab by mistake?

Press:
Ctrl + Shift + T

Reopens the last closed tab.
Press again to reopen earlier ones.

Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox.