- Type in the equation and Chrome's omnibox gives you the answer, no need to press Enter.
- You can do the same with basic unit conversion, including temperatures. All you need to do is add an equal signs after a query. For example, type in 50 c = f for temperatures, or 50 feet = inches
Turn Your Browser Window Into a Notepad
- If you want to get a blank notepad to type in a quick note, type data:text/html, <html contenteditable> into the address bar. You'll get a blank page where you can type in text easily. Bookmark it for easy use.
- Search for a word by just highlighting it and dragging it to the address bar - no copying and pasting necessary.
- To do so, you'll need to do a little bit of set up.
- Right-click the address bar and select "Edit Search Engines"
- Add a new search engine called YouTube
- Make the keyword something you'll remember, like "yt"
- Enter this in for the URL: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s&page={startPage?}&utm_source=opensearch
- to do a search, type: yt > space > search term
- Want to quickly send out an email? Type mailto: into your address bar and it'll open up a new compose window.
