Chrome - OS X (10.6.4) - Full Screen option?

Question

I tried some JavaScript bookmarks (that supposedly enable the browser to go fullscreen) but they don't seem to work with Chrome. When I open Chrome on OSX it doesn't take up the full-screen (unless I do Cmd-Shift-F). Anyone know a work around besides dragging the bottom right corner to the full width of the screen?

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Solution 1

For Google Chrome, shift-click the Zoom button (the green + window button in the upper left hand corner). It will resize the window to use all available space.

Solution 2

Go to the Help menu. In the search box at the top, type Full Screen.

The top hit will be a menu item; if you hover over it, OS X will pop up the View menu to show you the Enter Full Screen menu item, and you'll see that the keyboard shortcut is shift-command-f

Comments

[Crippledsmurf]

F11 works in windows, not sure about on OS X but I imagine it will be the same

[obabs]

Yeah, I'm looking more like the Maximize button in Windows. On OSX it only makes the window larger, but doesn't take a full screen approach. F11 on OSX brings up a different menu.

[Tom Stephens]

Right Zoom is an excellent solution.

[obabs]

Awesome. That is what I was looking for! Many thanks.

[sam]

is there any way to make this the default behavior with chrome, so that i dont have to hit the shift key, like it is in firefox ?

[Ben Duffin]

Wow! Been wondering how to expand Chrome without using the resize corner for over a year! Thanks @Daniel Beck!!

[rstackhouse]

This option is under "Maximizes the window" in the docs for Mac keyboard shortcuts: support.google.com/chrome/answer/165450?hl=en