# Is there a way to do this when playing a Youtube video? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 2, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028 "2021-02-02T03:01:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blabbermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/1 "2021-02-02T03:01:10Z")
(The web site, not the phone app) 1. I want to always play every video at its maximum available quality. My current method is: I found a particular video that’s available in 2160p 60fps resolution; I always go to that video first and click the gear icon and change the quality from its default crappy quality to 2160p60. This forces every subsequent video I watch to automatically use as close to 2160p60 resolution as possible, which is what I want. This seems to need redoing every couple of days or if I close my browser window. Is there an easier way? 2. This one refers not just to Youtube but pretty much every embedded video on the internet, including those on Twitter, etc. I’m referring web sites on a computer (using Google Chrome browser), not a phone. I often open a video and use the mouse to click various points along the progress bar to see whether I’m interested in it. (I know that Youtube shortcut keys 1, 2, 3, 4, etc jump to specific points but I want to use the mouse). But the progress bar is very thin; it’s hard to move the mouse in such a straight line so I keep hitting the video itself and pausing it by accident. Do you know of any Chrome extension that thickens the progress bar to make it easier to click on? Thanks very much. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/2 "2021-02-02T04:24:03Z")
Dunno about 1. But re:2, maybe try zooming the browser? I think it is, or was, control + or - to zoom in and out? If not, check your browser settings menu. It makes text easier to read, but not sure if it’ll fatten the scroll bar or not. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/3 "2021-02-02T17:11:31Z")
> [@blabbermeister](#): > > I know that Youtube shortcut keys 1, 2, 3, 4, etc jump to specific points That’s handy ! Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/4 "2021-02-02T18:07:38Z")
I may be misunderstanding, but re #2, you can click in the progress bar, hold down the mouse button and drag left/right to move to different points in the video. This will work even if you drift off the bar vertically while you’re dragging. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/5 "2021-02-02T18:14:28Z")
But that doesn’t work if you miss the bar in the first place. Go watch some of the videos on TMZ, they have a notoriously small progress bar. ---
**Author:** ![blabbermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9a140/32.png) [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/7 "2021-02-03T19:08:56Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > #2, you can click in the progress bar, hold down the mouse button and drag left/right to move to different points in the video. This will work even if you drift off the bar vertically while you’re dragging. Thanks, this is something I forgot about! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-do-this-when-playing-a-youtube-video/932028/8 "2021-02-04T15:45:53Z")
Also on YouTube: K = Pause/Play J = Rewind 10 seconds L = Forward 10 seconds.