One of the best ways to Skip Ahead In YouTube Videos [Video]

Would like to skip ahead to 10%, 20%, 80% of how through whatever YouTube video your college roommate sent you? Google made a shortcut that takes you there with the frenzy of a button. Here’s how:

Once you’ve paused your video of choice, type 1 to skip to 10% in, 2 for 20%, 3 for 30%, etc. That’s it!

If you’re wondering why it doesn’t work inside the video above, it’s because there are a couple of caveats. The trick doesn’t work for full-screen videos, and doesn’t seem like compatible with older versions of Firefox. It also seems like you’ll must keep your cursor over the video for the feature to register. However does seem to work with embeds, provided that the video has focus, meaning, it’s the very last thing you clicked on.

Still, despite those few limitations, its a good way to get to the meat of the video you’re watching, and to fast forward or rewind with surgical precision. [ Reddit via TNW ]

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