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Chromebook User Guide

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Chromebook User Guide For Students

What is a Chromebook? Chromebooks are similar to laptops. Unlike most computers, Chromebooks do not run Windows. Instead, they use Chrome OS, which is similar to the Google Chrome web browser. This means you can use a Chromebook to do just about anything you’d normally do online: read websites, check your email, and watch videos. Your Chromebook runs web apps instead of software programs used on other computers. For example, instead of using Microsoft Office to create documents, you can use Google Docs (docs.google.com) and Google Drive (drive.google.com) to create and share files online.

Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts- Your Chromebook keyboard works just like a regular keyboard, with a few small differences:

● Use the Search button to search your apps and the web

● To turn caps lock on or off, press Alt + Search

Powering on & off Your Chromebook- Chromebooks have a magnet in the screen which allows it to turn on right as it’s opened! If after several seconds it does not turn on, you can press the power button on the keyboard. You can press and hold the power button in the upper right hand corner of the keyboard to shut off the Chromebook at any time. Shutting the lid will log you off. Pressing it once quickly will power it back on.