Keyboard Shortcuts

There are lots and lots of shortcuts available [too many to remember] but if you find a few that are helpful for you then you can use them all the time to make life easier.

Click here to read the full Chrome Unboxed article from Dec 2020 about "My Top 5 Shortcuts of the year" that gives you a more complete explanation for using each of these ...

Close an app or tab quickly Ctrl + w

Reopen a closed app or tab Ctrl + Shift + t

Quickly lock your Chromebook Launcher + l

Open your Clipboard stack visually Launcher + v

Do a Barrel Roll! Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Refresh

Keyboard Shortcuts : Updated July 2021

These are baked in to both ChromeOS & Cloudready ready to use - all combinations can be viewed by hitting CTRL + ALT + /

Click here for a Google support page with more details.

Keyboard Shortcuts

These are baked in to both ChromeOS & Cloudready ready to use - all combinations can be viewed by hitting CTRL + ALT + /

Click here for an aboutchromebooks article from Oct 2020 with more details.

Click here for a really comprehensive Google Support page that lists "Popular shortcuts" then an entry for "Shortcuts on external keyboards" {that is useful for users that do not have access to the bespoke Chromebook Keyboard layout}, followed by "All other shortcuts" [which is usefully divided into categories covering 'Tabs and Windows'; 'Page and Web Browser'; 'System and display settings'; 'Text editing' and 'Accessibility'.