Don't Fear the Settings/Gear!   

There are lots of helpful and useful settings hidden underneath "the gear" / line icon

• • Set tabs to open automatically when you start Chrome. 

  • Turn on/off the bookmarks bar

  • Change your default search engine

  • Manage saved passwords (or turn them off)

Taking Screenshots

When working with Google Docs, it’s often helpful to take screenshots and incorporate images in your documents.

• To take a screenshot, press CTRL + .

• Your screenshot will automatically be saved to your File Manager (see previous section).

• To crop/edit the screenshot, navigate to your File Manager, click on the file to open it, and then click the edit icon (

• ). Several editing options are available as shown in the image below (the crop icon is second from the left):

Understand the File Manager

Your Chromebook has a File Manager for temporarily storing files you download from the web. In addition, when you connect an external device to your Chromebook such as a USB storage device or SD card, you can browse the device’s files in the File Manager.

Open your File Manager:  You can open the app by clicking the apps list button

in the launcher, then clicking the Files icon (

).

Use the left panel to browse your various file collections.

• • Downloads: See all the files you've saved on your Chrome device.

  • Google Drive: See all the files you've saved to the web. Google Drive allows you to access your files online and offline, from any device.

  • External storage device: If you're connected to an external storage device, the device name will show up on the left. Click it to see the files on the external storage device.