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How do I reorder browser tabs in Chrome?

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Long press on a tab that you want to move, then drag it over to where you want it.

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Why are my tabs closing in Chrome when I click on them?

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A tab can be closed if you click on it by using the mouse's middle button. Make sure you are not clicking on a tab with the middle button, or that the middle button isn't stuck with the left button. Try a new mouse; if the problem stops, then there was an issue with the middle button of your mouse.

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How do I open a new tab in Chrome without using the mouse?

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Hold down the CTRL button and press the 'T' key to create a new tab.

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How do I switch to the previously-visited tab in Chrome?

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To reopen a closed tab, press CTRL-SHIFT-T. If you hold down CTRL-SHIFT and press the 'T' key multiple times, you can open up old tabs as far back as your browsing history allows.

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How do I shift tabs from right to left in Chrome using Windows?

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The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Tab will allow you to change tabs from right to left in Chrome.

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How do I shift tabs from right to left when using Chrome on Windows?

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Press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys and tap the Tab key to move tabs from right to left.

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Shortcut for the changing tabs in Chrome?

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You can use control tab to go forward. Hold down control and then keep clicking tab. If you want to go back, you can hold down ctrl shift, then you can keep tapping at the tab.

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How I close a tab while using a keyboard?

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You can use ctrl + w to close a tab using the keyboard. You can also use alt F4.

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How do I shift tabs when they are layered behind other tabs?

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You can use ctrl and tab. Or you can use ctrl shift tab to go back through your tabs.

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How do I switch to the previous tab I was using (out of many) without using mouse or Ctrl+Number, or Ctrl+Shift? I don't want to go through all of them one by one.

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You can hold down control, and keep hitting tab. Hold down ctrl shift if you want to flip backwards.

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How do I switch to the last viewed tab?

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Press "Ctrl" followed by the number nine key to go to your last tab. This shortcut will take you to the last page in the window, regardless of how many tabs you have open.

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How can I switch back and forth between two tabs, similar to using the Ctrl-Tab combo for Windows apps?

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You can switch to specific tabs using Ctrl+[tab number]. By moving two tabs into their own window, you can use Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2 to switch between these two tabs.

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How do I switch between tabs from left to right when using Chrome on Windows?

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To switch to the tab on the left, press Ctrl + Page Up or Ctrl + Tab. To switch to the tab on the right, press Ctrl + Page Down or Ctrl + Shift + Tab.

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How can I switch between tabs in Chrome based on the last ones used, similar to the way Firefox handles tab switching?

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Google Chrome doesn't natively offer tab switching like Firefox, where tabs are switched based on their usage order. In Chrome, tabs are typically organized linearly from left to right, but you can use extensions like "Recent Tabs" to switch between them based on recent usage. Note that such extensions may not exactly replicate Firefox's behavior.

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