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I've searched around, there don't seem to be any built in shortcuts. Is there a way to customize shortcuts with an extension or an extension that is built specifically for accessing bookmarks?
EDIT: I want to be able to press a configuration of buttons on my keyboard, not my mouse, to select bookmarks. Is this possible?
eqzx
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 2 344
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Ctrl+Shift+B
Opens the Bookmark manager.
Use Tab or the arrow keys to move around and Enter to open the bookmark
Chrome has moved on to in-tab based bookmark manager, so the above step no longer works. To open Bookmarks, hit Ctrl-T to open a new tab, Ctrl-L to move focus to the Omnibox, type in chrome://bookmarks to access the bookmarks page. From there you can use Tab or the arrow keys to move around and Enter to open the bookmark
Sathyajith Bhat
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 58 436
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Ctrl+Shift+b opens the Bookmarks Bar.
Alt+Shift+b focuses it.
From there you can use Tab or arrow keys to select the link you want.
bcmills
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 221
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On a Mac:
Or on any OS:
Matt McClure
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 283
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F6, F6, arrow keys, Enter
Detailed Explanation
Press {F6} once to focus on the location bar.
Press {F6} again to focus on the bookmarks bar.
Then use {Arrow} keys and {Enter}.
Robert Collier
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 679
F6 - indeed switches focus from omnibar to bookmarks bar and other bars. – raisercostin – 2014-07-03T14:09:26.087
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Simply use
Ctrl+Shift+O
It's even better because you have more options. You can navigate with the keyboard, or use the search functionality for your bookmarks.
JorgeArtware
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 281
Correct solution as of now. – danijar – 2016-08-06T04:08:10.380
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I've been wondering this myself. I haven't found anything which actually solves this, but you can hack it a bit with this extension: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mgjjeipcdnnjhgodgjpfkffcejoljijf
It unfortunately seems to have some trouble with command-key shortcuts. But that could just be on my system.
Essentially, it lets you create static events for keystrokes. Among others, it can open a webpage (== bookmark) or run javascript (== bookmarklet). Maybe they'll add in bookmark-launching by number eventually, but it's not in there now.
Groxx
Posted 2009-11-02T05:24:21.393
Reputation: 101
This appears to no longer work for recent versions of chrome. – Zoredache – 2011-02-01T23:43:06.123
@Zoredache thanks for letting me know, I've updated the answer – Sathyajith Bhat – 2011-02-02T03:56:53.047
this is close, but shift+alt+t doesn't put the focus on the bookmarks toolbar, only the browser toolbar. and navigation from the browser toolbar to the bookmarks is impossible with the arrow keys – eqzx – 2009-11-03T06:16:04.230
@nrhine - yes. Opening the Bookmark manager should be fine right? – Sathyajith Bhat – 2009-11-03T13:55:13.757
I edited the question - I want to be able to open the bookmarks with solely my keyboard. None of these options allow that. – eqzx – 2009-11-04T19:04:35.087
nrhine - You can still use solely your Keyboard. Ctrl+Shift+B opens the bookmarks manager. Use Tab/arrow keys to move around and Enter to open the bookmark – Sathyajith Bhat – 2009-11-06T10:29:43.330
ah yes. Hit tab twice after ctrl+shift+b and then use arrow keys. Thanks – eqzx – 2009-11-08T18:06:10.683