Chromebook

Google Chromebook is a type of computer with features that include:

• Hassle-free operating environment

  • Updates itself, for free with the latest and greatest version

  • Runs ChromeOS, an operating system that is fast, simple and secure

• Quick start-up

• Virus protection built in

• Runs popular Google apps and thousands more

  • Favorite Google apps built in

    • Gmail

    • Google Photos

    • Google Drive

      • Folders

      • Docs

      • Sheets

      • Slides

      • Drawings

• Keeps files and photos safe and automatically backed up online

• Hardware options for Chrome Operating System

  • Chromebox (digital signage, desktop when external monitor and keyboard are connected)

  • Chromebase (all-in one Chromebook, desktop style)

  • Chromebit (small Chromebook that requires external keyboard, monitor)

  • Flip (tablet with flappable keyboard)

About Chromebooks

Switching to a Chromebook

How To

• Offline Gmail - How to Setup

Tips & Tricks

• Google Chromebook Help

  • App Store

    • Apps

    • Games

    • Extensions

    • Themes

    • Features

      • Apps that run offline

      • By Google

      • Free

      • Available for Andriod

      • Works with Google Drive

• How to Set Up Your New Chromebook

• How to set up your new Chromebook the right way

• 5 Chromebook and Chrome OS tricks you didn't know about

  • Keyboard Shortcuts - Cntrl-ALT-?

    • ESC to exit

  • Chrome web page to web app

    • In a standard Chrome window, navigate to a page you want to use as an app. 

    • Menu button (the one with three horizontal bars to the left of the URL bar)

    • “More tools,” then “Add to shelf.” 

      • This will put a shortcut in the taskbar and the app tray with the page’s favicon, or just a letter if the page doesn’t have one. 

      • Right-click or Alt-click the new shortcut, then click “Open as window.”

• Screenshot - Chromebook - Her's how to snap pictures on Chromeos

  • Full / Partial screenshot

  • Editing Screen Shots

  • Tools

    • Cliplar

    • FireShot

    • Pixlr

    • Awesome Screenshots Minus - supports annotation on Chromebooks with touchscreens

    • File System for Dropbox

  • Document, photo, web mark-up tools

• • 1. Folia

    2. DocHub

    3. PandaDoc

    4. Axiom 

    5. Scribble

• Recovery Drive - Pro tip: Create a recovery drive for your Chromebook

  • Chromebook Application: Chromebook Recovery Utility

• Storage

  • These secret tools reveal the hidden corners of your Chromebook's storage

• Top Tips - The top Chromebook tips (and more!)

• Neverware - Cloud Ready - convert an existing computer into a Chromebook 

• Polarr Photo Editor - Best Photo Editor for your Chromebook

• Articles

• 20 Tips Every First-Time Chromebook User Should Know

• 8 Chromebook questions answered

• Switching to Chromebook: 8 Apps to Replace Your Desktop Favorites

• Chromebooks: The Cheap, Good-Enough Alternative to Windows Laptops

• You Asked: What Is a Chromebook?

• 9 reasons your next PC should be a Chromebook

• 6 Best Google Apps for Chromebook

• How to run Windows or Mac apps from your Chromebook

• Chromebooks are beating Macs, but which Chromebook's for you?

• I am a Chromebook

• Laptop Comparisons: Apple MacBook Pro vs Chromebook Pixel vs Microsoft Surface Book

• iPad vs. Chromebook? 5 Reasons to Buy a Chromebook

• Chromebook Pixel vs. Apple MacBook – Which One Is Better?

• Chromebook self-paced tutorials

  • Beginner

  • Intermediate

  • Advanced

• How to create an explanatory video on a Chromebook

• Easy file encryption on your Chromebook with miniLock

• A Chromebook replaced the MacBook Pro on my desk

• How to sync your iPhone photos to your Chromebook using Google Drive

• Google makes it easier to backup media from Chromebooks to Drive

Chromebook Use For:

Business

• Dell Chromebook 13: Is It Good for Business?

• Google Unveils New Chrome Operating System for Business Customers

Education - Schools - Classrooms

• Google Chromebooks: The most popular classroom computing device

• Tech Reviewer Recommends Toshiba Chromebook 2 for Classrooms

• How to draw on a Chromebook and mobile devices

  • Chrome web browser - https://sketch.io/sketchpad/

Old PCs

• Turn an old PC or Mac into a 'Chromebook'

Library

• Library incorporates high-tech changes to meet community needs

Also See

• Chromebit

• Chromebox 

• Google for Education

• Google Apps for Work

• Google Chrome

• Google Drive

  • Folder and File Cloud Storage

  • Google Docs (Word Processing)

  • Google Sheets (Spreadsheets)

  • Google Slides (Presentations)

  • Google Drawings (Image Publishing)

  • Google My Maps (Personalized Maps)

  • Google Forms (Surveys)