# Neat trick I found in Chrome **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028 "2011-06-19T14:24:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/1 "2011-06-19T14:24:11Z")
When you do a CTRL+F search for a word, every instance of that word is highlighted in the scroll bar. Take a gander: Go [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy). Hit CTRL+F to do a search, and start typing something (like “philosophy”). The feature is dynamic, and will constantly change as you continue typing. This is great because when I search for something, looking for every instance, it will loop around to the beginning, which can be annoying (“Munch made 3 mentions (or was it just two?) of cotton candy in this thread - that seems excessive”). Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/2 "2011-06-19T14:32:54Z")
Wow, fantastic. I always thought that was a rendering problem! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/3 "2011-06-19T14:36:18Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Wow, fantastic. I always thought that was a rendering problem! Me too - I had done a search with just one result, and I was freaking out that my monitor was going hinky. Then I saw that it lined up with the found word. Also cool about Chrome - [Angry Birds](http://chrome.angrybirds.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/4 "2011-06-19T14:46:08Z")
Thanks… that really helps. I use Chrome as my browser and never knew about any control features. Now, Angry Birds… I found that about a week ago and have wasted countless hours trying to kill those nasty pigs. I also love the Weather Bug app. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/5 "2011-06-19T14:51:59Z")
The one thing I don’t like is having to open a new tab to go to my bookmarks. Anyone have a better solution? The lack of a normal task bar is tough to get used to. Edit: nevermind - there’s a “show bookmark bar” option. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/6 "2011-06-19T22:42:14Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > The one thing I don’t like is having to open a new tab to go to my bookmarks. Anyone have a better solution? The lack of a normal task bar is tough to get used to. > > Edit: nevermind - there’s a “show bookmark bar” option. It would be better if the bookmark bar would auto hide. Or just have a bookmark button to press. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/7 "2011-06-19T23:21:10Z")
> [@gladtobeblazed](#): > > It would be better if the bookmark bar would auto hide. Or just have a bookmark button to press. I’ll see how long I can manage to remember CTRL+Shift+B. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/8 "2011-06-20T03:06:50Z")
This feature is also home to a rather embarrassing bug–or at least it used to be. On a really large page, Chrome would lock up the computer to look up everything. Thus, if you didn’t type fast enough, you’d have to wait 3 minutes between each key press. Hopefully this has gotten better now. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/9 "2011-06-20T07:06:07Z")
I’m not sitting at home now (and therefore no Chrome), but it works with Opera and FF, and I think Chrome does it, too. Rather than ctrl+F, you can hit front slash (/) and it’ll pop up a quick search box so you don’t even have to close the search box when you’re done typing. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/10 "2011-06-20T07:20:10Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > This is great because when I search for something, looking for every instance, it will loop around to the beginning, which can be annoying This feature is exactly why I use Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/11 "2011-06-20T14:03:26Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > I’m not sitting at home now (and therefore no Chrome), but it works with Opera and FF, and I think Chrome does it, too. Rather than ctrl+F, you can hit front slash (/) and it’ll pop up a quick search box so you don’t even have to close the search box when you’re done typing. CTRL+F does the same thing. It’s not like Word that pulls up a search box. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/12 "2011-06-21T08:22:35Z")
Yeah, I checked in Chrome and it doesn’t work anyway. But it’s a good tip for FF. Also, this thread may blow your mind with some similar tips. [http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hypur/hey\_reddit\_astound\_me\_with\_your\_timesaving/](http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hypur/hey_reddit_astound_me_with_your_timesaving/) ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neat-trick-i-found-in-chrome/586028/13 "2011-06-21T13:18:40Z")
> [@gladtobeblazed](#): > > It would be better if the bookmark bar would auto hide. Or just have a bookmark button to press. Click on the wrench and choose Options. On the Basics tab, under the Toolbar section, check Always show the bookmarks bar.