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It's easy to get a LINK TO HIGHLIGHTED TEXT and it's so helpful!

TECH TREATS TIP: Getting a link to highlighted text in Google Chrome is the perfect solution if you want to direct someone to specific text on a website. You can provide the link and when someone clicks on it, the website will open right at the highlighted text. You can also paste the link in a blank web page and get the same results. This is great for teachers when they want to direct students to specific information on a website. You can be guaranteed that they will see the correct information because it is highlighted!

Click on the SHARE BUTTON to make a QR Code and more!

TECH TREATS TIP: Did you know that Google Chrome has a built in QR Code generator? It's the Share Button! I've been using a Chrome extension to create QR Codes and now I can just use the Share Button. It's so easy! The QR Code it generates even has a cute dinosaur in the middle of it. How fun is that?!? With the Share Button, I can also quickly share any web page to Facebook, Twitter, reddit, LinkedIn, or Pinterest. Look for the Share Button in the omnibox on a desktop and try it out!

Being able to easily SEARCH OPEN & CLOSED TABS is a lifesaver!

TECH TREATS TIP: The little down arrow in the upper right corner of Google Chrome is hard to see but once you use it, you will go back to it over and over again. Being able to re-open a tab that you recently closed can be a lifesaver but being able to easily find an open tab can be just as useful. I have two monitors so I always drag tabs to my other monitor and then I have multiple tabs open on both monitors. I also separate tabs all the time so there can be lots of "loose" tabs on both monitors. Now I won't have a problem finding any of my tabs!

It's so easy to create a DESKTOP SHORTCUT for a WEBPAGE and it works for Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc.!

TECH TREATS TIP: After you create the Desktop Shortcut, click on the name and you can rename it something short and easy. The Shortcut icons might look different for websites but everything in Google will have the Google Chrome icon. This is why it's important to give it a short and easy name that's quickly identifiable, since all of the Google Shortcut icons will look the same.