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On Windows I just tap F6 to do the same thing as clicking into the address bar on Chrome, on Mac it does nothing even after I make the F keys "standard function keys" in keyboard settings, but nothing I do makes F6 on the Mac keyboard do the same thing as Command+L.

I've tried going into [Apple icon] > System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts > + icon, then added Google Chrome.app and set "Jump to the address bar" as F6 (based on Google's Chrome shortcuts doc), but to no avail.

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  • It works for me... Did you set the Menu Title: as Open Location…? Note the ellipsis at the end has to be there!
    – user3439894
    Aug 10, 2018 at 18:56
  • Are you aware that by default the function keys on macOS are setup as media keys, to switch to function key mode you need to use the fn key.
    – unknowndomain
    Aug 10, 2018 at 18:57
  • @unknowndomain, AFAIK, by default on a wireless keyboard, F6 is not assigned and can be as the OP wants.
    – user3439894
    Aug 10, 2018 at 18:58
  • On Mac laptops it is the keyboard backlight brightness.
    – unknowndomain
    Aug 10, 2018 at 19:00
  • @Dave Sky, What type of Mac are you trying this on?
    – user3439894
    Aug 10, 2018 at 19:04

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The following works for me under macOS 10.13.5 and Google Chrome 68.0.3440.106.

Under System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts I added Google Chrome's Open Location… menu command, as shown in the image below. Note the ellipsis at the end has to be there!

On an Apple wireless keyboard with default System Preferences > Keyboard settings, I can press F6 when in Google Chrome and it does the same as the default ⌘L does.

On a MacBook Pro with default System Preferences > Keyboard settings, I have to press FnF6 when in Google Chrome and it does the same as the default ⌘L does.

On a MacBook Pro while changing the default System Preferences > Keyboard settings, i.e when checking [√] Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys, I can press F6 when in Google Chrome and it does the same as the default ⌘L does.

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  • To clarify: it needs to include the ellipsis character, "…", not just three periods.
    – Tuesday
    Aug 11, 2018 at 0:25
  • @timothymh, I already stated "Note the ellipsis at the end has to be there!", and just for the record... three periods are not an ellipsis, just three periods! :)
    – user3439894
    Aug 11, 2018 at 1:16
  • Right! I was clarifying what you said, since the average person probably doesn't realize there's a difference.
    – Tuesday
    Aug 12, 2018 at 2:01
  • You're right, Command-L is from File > Open Location... which I didn't notice. Thank you.
    – Davske
    Aug 13, 2018 at 15:58

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