Add shortcut keys to open a new google result tab for selected text. Shortcut keys can be set in above left menu in Extensions.
Shortcut keys for selection search Extension
1. Alt+1 -> Open google result of selected text in foreground tab.
2. Alt+Shift+1 -> Open google result of selected text in background tab.
*Shortcut keys are editable at chrome://extensions/shortcuts
**For Chromebook users** (maybe also Mac OS users)
The Alt+1 key will click the first icon in the Shelf, and it will not work on Chrome browser.
After the installation, please change the shortcut key from \"Alt+1\" to another one at chrome://extensions/shortcuts then avoid the built-in shortcut keys on your OS.
In the setting page, the right box should be \"In Chrome\".
(Input chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and press Enter to open a setting page.)
*Updates
2024/9/10 v0.400 Update manifest to V3 and minor bugfix.
2022/9/27 v0.201 (=v0.2)
2022/9/20 v0.3 Add feature to search text selected in a single PDF (in chrome's default PDF viewer)
2022/7/10 v0.2 Add feature to search by the default search engine.
2021/6/7 v0.1.0.1 Initial
Source Manifest.json
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