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๐Ÿงน Remove an Unwanted Chrome Suggestion: Shift + Delete

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By Marlo Anderson โ€“ The Tech Ranch

Planning Tracey’s surprise party and your search keeps popping up in the address bar? Arrow down to it and press Shift + Delete.

The Shortcut

  • Arrow down to the suggestion
  • Shift + Delete: remove it
  • Chromebook: Alt + Backspace

Bonus Tip: Saved Form Entries

Highlight an old entry in a form’s drop-down, like a misspelled email, and press Shift + Delete.

More Keyboard Shortcuts, Explained

This is part of my Keyboard Shortcuts Explained series: quick, plain-English tips that make everyday computer work faster. Watch the whole series on YouTube and subscribe to The Tech Ranch so you don’t miss the next one.

Found this helpful? Give the video a thumbs up on YouTube. Got a shortcut you can’t live without? Tell me in the YouTube comments and it might show up in a future video.

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