How to Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome


When you open a new tab Ctrl+N in Google Chrome, you will see shortcuts of websites you visit often by default under the search box.

When you have Google set as your default search engine in Google Chrome, you can open a New Tab page Ctrl+N in Google Chrome and click/tap on the Customize button at the bottom to see the New Tab page customization menu.

Starting with Google Chrome 77, you can enable to use an updated second version of the New Tab page customization menu.

When you enable the second version of the New Tab page customization menu, it still allows you to change the Background of the New Tab page, but it adds a new Shortcuts menu that allows you to select to show My shortcuts, Most visited sites, or Hide shortcuts on the New Tab page in Google Chrome.

This tutorial will show you how to hide or show shortcuts on the New Tab page in Google Chrome.


EXAMPLE: Show or hide shortcuts on the New Tab page in Google Chrome
Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome-shortcuts_on_new_tab_page_in_chrome.jpg Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome-chrome_new_tab_page_hide_shortcuts.jpg



Here's How:

1 Open Google Chrome.

2 If you haven't already, you will need to enable the second version of the New Tab page customization menu for Google Chrome before continuing the steps below.

3 Open a new tab Ctrl+N in Google Chrome.

4 Click/tap on the Customize button on the New Tab page. (see screenshot below)

Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome-chrome_new_tab_page_shortcuts-1.jpg

5 Click/tap on Shortcuts on the left side, turn on or off (default) Hide shortcuts for what you want, and click/tap on Done. (see screenshots below)

Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome-chrome_new_tab_page_shortcuts-2.jpg Hide or Show Shortcuts on New Tab Page in Google Chrome-chrome_new_tab_page_shortcuts-3.jpg


That's it,
Shawn


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