How to Hide Tabs on Chrome

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Have you ever needed to hide all the tabs on your Google Chrome browser in a hurry? There are a couple of browser extensions you can use to hide all your tabs with a single click. You can then easily reload all your tabs as soon as the coast is clear. This How.com.vn teaches you how to hide your browser tabs in Google Chrome.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using Panic Button

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   Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions in Google Chrome. This is the URL for the extensions section of the Google Chrome Webstore.

   • If you are not signed in to Google Chrome with your Google account, click the email address associated with your Google account and enter your password. If you do not see your email address listed, click Use another account and enter the email address and password associated with your Google account to log in.
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   Type Panic Button in the search bar. The search bar is at the top of the sidebar column to the left of the Google Chrome Webstore. It has a grey box with an icon that resembles a magnifying glass.

   • Panic Button is an extension that hides all the tabs in the current browser window you have open and opens a single web page to HMA VPN Services.
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   Click Add to Chrome next to the "Panic Button" extension. It's the blue button to the right of the Extension icon. The Panic Button extension has a red icon that says "HMA Panic Button."
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   Click Add Extension. It's in the alert that pops up at the top of your browser when you add a new extension. This indicates that you approve adding a new extension and adds the extension to your browser.
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   Click the orange icon with the exclamation mark !. It's in the upper-right corner next to the address bar. This is the "Panic Button." This hides all your tabs and loads a single tab with the website to HMA VPN Services.
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   Click the green icon with the exclamation mark !. It's in the upper-right corner next to the address bar in the same location as the Panic Button from the previous step. This reloads all the tabs that were hidden when you clicked on the Panic Button. Click this icon when you are ready to continue.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using Hide Tabs

1. 
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   Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions in Google Chrome. This is the URL for the extensions section of the Google Chrome Webstore.

   • If you are not signed in to Google Chrome with your Google account, click the email address associated with your Google account and enter your password. If you do not see your email address listed, click Use another account and enter the email address and password associated with your Google account to log in.
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   Type Hide Tabs in the search bar. The search bar is at the top of the sidebar column to the left of the Google Chrome Webstore. It has a grey box with an icon that resembles a magnifying glass.

   • Hide Tabs is an extension that adds a button that hides all the tabs in your Google Chrome browser. Unlike the Panic Button extension which only hides the tabs in your current browser window, Hide Tabs hides all the tabs in all Google Chrome windows you have open.
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   Click Add to Chrome next to the "Panic Button" extension. It's the blue button to the right of the Extension icon. The Hide Tabs extension has an icon that resembles a web browser with a crossed-out eye on it.
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   Click Add Extension. It's in the alert that pops up at the top of your browser when you add a new extension. This indicates that you approve adding a new extension and adds the extension to your browser.
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   Click the Hide Tabs icon. It's the icon that resembles a browser with an eye crossed out. This hides all tabs on all your browser windows. It's in the upper-right corner next to the address bar.
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   Click the Hide Tabs icon again. When you are ready to continue, click the Hide Tabs icon in the upper-right corner again to reload all your tabs and browser windows.
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  Command + Control + F does not work, so how to I hide a tab on an iMac?

  

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  It's actually Command + Shift + F on Mac. Small difference in keys, big difference in results.

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  How do I hide the tabs I have when opening something like docs?

  

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  If you press F11 it will put your browser into full-screen mode. It will hide the tabs until you move your mouse to the very top of the screen.

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  I have a Chromebook and do not have the 'F11' or 'Command' keys. How do I hide tabs?

  

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  Simply use "Alt+Shift+A". Additionally, on your keyboard, next to the option that allows you to see all browsers currently open, there will be a button you can easily press.

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