Chromebooks

1. If you know your old password, you can enter that here. 

2. If you have forgotten your old password, click "Forgot your old password" beneath the password box.

3. You will see a screen message that says, "You may proceed, but only your synced data and settings will be restored. All local data will be lost."

4. Click "Proceed Anyway" in the bottom right corner of the screen message.

When you use a browser, like Chrome, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. Clearing them fixes certain problems, like loading or formatting issues on sites.

1. In the Chrome browser, click the snowman (three vertical dots). 

2. Click "More tools", then "Clear browsing data."

3. Choose a time range- "All time" is suggested.

4. Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes. If you don't want your computer to forget your passwords, you can uncheck the passwords box.

5. Click "Clear data."

Use history to see past website visits. Your History shows the pages you've visited on Chrome in the last 90 days. 

1. In the Chrome browser, click the snowman (three vertical dots). 

2. Click "History," then "History" or use the keyboard shortcut ctrl + H.

3. Review website history. Click the webaddress to reopen a website.

An accessibility feature of Chromebooks is the on-screen keyboard. When the on-screen keyboard is on and open, it limits the ability to see the full screen. To turn this feature off:

1. Click the time in the bottom right corner. 

2. Select "Accessibility."

3. On-screen keyboard will have a checkmark. Click the checkmark to turn it off.

You can use these same steps to turn it on for students that benefit from the on-screen keyboard.  

An accessibility feature of Chromebooks is the full-screen magnifier, which zooms in on the entire screen.

To turn this feature off:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor down and to the right until you see the time.

2. Click the time.

3. Click "Accessibility" on the popup menu. You may need to scroll up to see "Accessibility."

4. Full-screen magnifier will have a checkmark. Click the checkmark to turn it off.

You can use these same steps to turn it on for students that benefit from the full-screen magnifier. 

An accessibility feature of Chromebooks is the docked screen magnifier, which zooms in on a portion of the screen and is visible on the top half of the screen. 

1. Click the time.

2. Click "Accessibility" on the popup menu. You may need to scroll up to see "Accessibility."

3. Docked screen magnifier will have a checkmark. Click the checkmark to turn it off.

You can use these same steps to turn it on for students that benefit from the docked screen magnifier. 

In the bottom right corner near the time, you will see IN or INTL. This indicates that the International Keyboard is turned on. To turn it off:

1. Click the IN or INTL.

2. A menu will open with other keyboard options.

3. Select the "US English (US)" keyboard.

Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl + f to search for any word/phrase within a page. You can navigate through the options with the arrows in the pop up box or see that 0 search results were found.

Use the alt key and press the track pad to open the right-click menu.

OR

Click the track pad with two separated fingers to open the right-click menu. 

Full screen- press Ctrl + Show Windows (rectangle with two vertical lines, top of the keyboard)

Partial screen- press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows (rectangle with two vertical lines, top of the keyboard), then click and drag box to desired location.

Press Search  + Alt. Search button is a magnifying glass.

• Page up- alt + up arrow

• Page down- alt + down arrow

• Go to top of page- ctrl + alt + up arrow

• Go to bottom of page- ctrl + alt + down arrow

• Copy- highlight text, press ctrl + c

• Paste- highlight text, press ctrl + v

• Bold- press ctrl + b

• Italics- press ctrl + i

• Underline- press ctrl + u