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Shortcut / to the Google Ads search box

Pressing the slash key instantly places the cursor in the Google Ads console search field.

Code to copy

/* Press "/" to jump to the Google Ads search box */
(function () {
  document.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
    if (e.key !== '/' || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.altKey) return;
    var tag = (document.activeElement && document.activeElement.tagName) || '';
    if (tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA') return;
    var box = document.querySelector(
      'input[type="search"], [aria-label*="Search" i] input, input[aria-label*="Search" i]'
    );
    if (box) {
      e.preventDefault();
      box.focus();
      box.select && box.select();
    }
  }, true);
})();

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  1. Copy the code with the button above.
  2. Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
  3. Add a new rule matching that page.
  4. Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.

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