Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts Every User Should Know

Keyboard Shortcuts are very important to unlock the productivity on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook. Even though Chromebook offers a slimmed-down experience, it packs a large number of keyboard shortcuts. With these shortcuts, you can edit text, swap apps, access Chrome’s functions and many more. If you’re a Chromebook user, read further and learn the important Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Basic Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + P	Open Print dialog
Ctrl + S	Save the current webpage
Ctrl + R	Refresh
Ctrl + Shift + R	Refresh without loading cache
Ctrl + O	Open the file
Ctrl + H	View the history
Ctrl + J	Open downloads
Ctrl + D	Bookmark the page
Ctrl + Shift + D	Bookmark all the opened tabs
Ctrl + Shift + B	Toggle bookmarks bar
Alt + E	Open Chrome’s menu
Search + Esc	Open Task manager
Ctrl + U	View page source
Ctrl + Shift + I	Access developer’s tool panel

Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating Tabs and Windows

Ctrl + N	Open new window
Ctrl + Shift + N	Open new incognito window
Ctrl + T	Open new tab
Ctrl + W	Close current tab
Ctrl + Shift + W	Ctrl + Shift + W
Ctrl + Shift + T	Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + 1 -> Ctrl + 8	Switch to tab 1-8
Ctrl + 9	Switch to the last tab
Ctrl +Tab	Move to next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Move to the prior tab
Ctrl + Click	Open link in a new tab
Ctrl + Shift + Click	Open link in a new tab and switch to it immediately
Shift + Click	Open link in a new window

Shortcuts for Navigating Webpage

Ctrl + Plus (+)	Zoom in
Ctrl + Minus (-)	Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 (Zero)	Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl + F	Search the current page
Alt + Left	Go back one page
Alt + Right	Go forward one page
Alt + Up	Scroll up
Alt + Down	Scroll down
Ctrl + Alt + Up	Jump to the top of page
Ctrl + Alt + Down	Jump to the bottom of page

Chromebook Shortcuts for Apps and Shelf

Alt + 1 -> Alt + 8	Open shelf apps 1-8
Alt + 9	Open the last app on the shelf
Alt + Tab	Switch to the last-opened app
Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch to least recently opened the app
Alt + [	Pin the current app to the left side of the screen
Alt + ]	Pin the current app to the right side of the screen
Alt + Equals (=)	Maximize the window
Alt + Minus (-)	Minimize the window
Search + Alt + M	Move window between screens

Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Text

Alt + Search	Toggle Caps Lock
Alt + Backspace	Delete next character
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete the previous word
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace	Delete next word
Ctrl + A	Select all
Ctrl + L	Select all text in the address bar
Ctrl + Right/Left	Move the cursor to the next/previous word
Ctrl + Shift + Right/Left	Select next/previous word
Shift + Search + Right/Left	Select all text to the end/beginning of the current line
Ctrl + Search + Right/Lef	Jump to the end/beginning of a text field
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + Shift + V	Paste as normal text
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Redo

Keyboard Shortcuts for accessing Chrome OS Functions

Shift + Alt + N	Show notifications
Ctrl + Forward Slash (/)	Open Help
Ctrl + Alt + Forward Slash (/)	Show Chrome OS shortcuts
Search + L	Lock screen
Ctrl + Shift + Q (twice)	Sign out of Google account
Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+)	Increase screen resolution
Ctrl + Shift + Minus (-)	Decrease screen resolution
Ctrl + Shift + 0 (zero)	Reset screen resolution
Alt + Brightness Up/Down	Increase/decrease keyboard backlight
Ctrl + Window Switcher	Take a screenshot of the entire screen
Ctrl + Shift + Window Switcher	Take a screenshot of the selected region
Ctrl + Full Screen	Toggle external monitor modes

Trackpad Shortcuts

Alt + Click	Equivalent to a right-click
Click with three fingers	Equivalent to a middle-click
Swipe up/down with two fingers	Scroll up/down the page
Swipe right/left with two fingers	Go forward/back one page
Swipe right/left with three fingers	Move between open Chrome tabs

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Other Keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + Enter	Add “www.” and “.com” to text in the address bar and open page
Ctrl + Dot (.)	Show hidden files in the files app
Ctrl + Alt +Dot (.)	Switch to the next user
Ctrl + Alt + Comma (,)	Switch to the previous user
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Cycle between keyboard languages
Alt + Shift + M	Open files app

Final Thoughts

These are the important keyboard shortcuts that every Chromebook user should know. Go through the article and access the crucial functions quickly and easily. Thank you for visiting Techfollows.com. For further queries and feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.