Chromebook

Shortcuts

Frequently Used Shortcuts

CAPS LOCK.........................................Alt + Search

Copy....................................................Ctrl + c

Cut.......................................................Ctrl + x

End ....................................................Ctrl + Alt + 

Find / search current page............Ctrl + f

Home ................................................Ctrl + Alt + 

Paste as plain text..........................Ctrl + Shift + v

Paste..................................................Ctrl + v

Right click on touchpad................2-finger tap or Alt + tap

Zoom in on the page .....................Ctrl and +

Zoom out on the page....................Ctrl and -

The ‘Function’ keys: (the next 10 keys to right of Esc)

Of particular note:

- F4 location - aka Immersive Mode - toggles your screen to full screen
- F5 location - aka Switcher or Show Windows

Text editing:

Go to beginning of document..........................Ctrl + Search + 

Go to beginning of the line ..............................Search + 

Go to end of document......................................Ctrl + Search + →

Go to end of the line ..........................................Search + →

Select everything on the page .........................Ctrl + a

Select text to the beginning of the line ..........Shift + Search + 

Select text to the end of the line ......................Shift + Search + →

System & Display settings:

Dock the active window left or right....................Alt + [ or Alt +]

Help ...........................................................................Ctrl + ?

Keyboard shortcuts list ..........................................Ctrl + Alt + /

Lock system...............................................................Search + L

Log out .......................................................................Ctrl + Shift + qq (tap q key twice)

Minimize active window.........................................Alt + -

Open apps on shelf (sim. Windows Taskbar)......Alt + 1 thru 9 (app icon’s position l-to-r on shelf)

Screenshot (sim. Windows PrtScn key) ...............Ctrl + F5

Task Manager.............................................................Search + Esc

Zoom level reset to system default .......................Ctrl + 0

Tabs and Windows

Close current tab ..............................................Ctrl + w

Close the current window...............................Ctrl + Shift +w

Delete file(s) in file manager ........................Alt + backspace

Go to tabs 1-8 in the window ........................Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8

Go to the last tab in the window ...................Ctrl + 9

Go to the next browser tab.............................Ctrl + Tab

Go to the previous tab in the window..........Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Maximize window.............................................Alt + =

Minimize window..............................................Alt + -

Open a new browser window ..........................Ctrl + n

Open a new tab...................................................Ctrl + t

Page Down ..........................................................Alt + 

Page Up ................................................................Alt + 

Reopen last closed tab ......................................Ctrl + Shift + t

Switch to next open window ...........................Alt + Tab

Web Pages & Browser:

Go to bottom of page ...............................................Ctrl + Alt + 

Go to the next match for your search ..................Enter or Ctrl + g

Go to the previous match for your search............Shift + Enter or Ctrl + Shift + g

Go to top of page .......................................................Ctrl + Alt + 

Open the Downloads page ......................................Ctrl + j

Open the History page.............................................Ctrl + h

Page down..................................................................Search +  or Alt + 

Page up.......................................................................Search +  or Alt + 

Perform a Google search .......................................Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e

Print your current page..........................................Ctrl + p

Reload current page without cached content....Ctrl + Shift + r

Reload your current page ......................................Ctrl + r

Save the link as a bookmark ................................Drag link to bookmarks bar