Chromebook keyboard shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to complete some tasks more quickly. To find shortcuts on this page, press Ctrl + f

and enter what you want to find. Important: This guide is only for US Chromebook users with a standard English

QWERTY keyboard.

Popular shortcuts

Take a screenshot: Press Ctrl + Show Windows
Take a partial screenshot: Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows , then click and drag.
To access more screenshot features: Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows , then select a screenshot feature from the toolbar.
Turn Caps Lock on or off: Press Search + Alt.
Lock your screen: Press Search + L.
Sign out of your Google Account: Press Shift + Ctrl + q (twice).
See all keyboard shortcuts: Press Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash).

All other shortcuts

Important: Depending on your keyboard, you can press the Search key for some shortcuts.

Tabs and windows

Open a new window	Ctrl + n
Open a new window in Incognito mode	Shift + Ctrl + n
Open a new tab	Ctrl + t
Open a file in the browser	Ctrl + o
Close the current tab	Ctrl + w
Close the current window	Shift + Ctrl + w
Reopen the last tab or window you closed	Shift + Ctrl + t
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 tab in the window	Ctrl + Tab
Go to the previous tab in the window	Shift + Ctrl + Tab
Switch quickly between windows	Press & hold Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release. You can also press & hold Alt, then tap Tab, and select a window with the left or right arrow keys, mouse, or touch.
Open the window you used least recently	Press & hold Shift + Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release.
Go to previous page in your browsing history	Alt + Left arrow
Go to the next page in your browsing history	Alt + Right arrow
Open the link in a new tab in the background	Press Ctrl and click a link
Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab	Press Shift + Ctrl and click a link
Open the link in a new window	Press Shift and click a link
Open the link in the tab	Drag the link to the tab's address bar
Open the link in a new tab	Drag the link to a blank area on the tab strip
Open the webpage in a new tab	Type a web address (URL) in the address bar, then press Alt + Enter
Return the tab to its original position	While dragging the tab, press Esc
Dock a window on the left	Alt + [ (left square bracket)
Maximize window	Alt + =
Minimize window	Alt + - (minus)
Dock a window on the right	Alt + ] (right square bracket)
Switch windows between screens (when your Chromebook is connected to a monitor)	Search + Alt + m

Page & web browser

Page up	Alt + Up arrow
Page down	Alt + Down arrow
Scroll down the web page	Space bar
Go to top of page	Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow
Go to bottom of page	Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow
Print your current page	Ctrl + p
Save your current page	Ctrl + s
Reload your current page	Ctrl + r
Reload your current page without using cached content	Shift + Ctrl + r
Zoom in on the page	Ctrl and +
Zoom out on the page	Ctrl and - (minus)
Reset zoom level	Ctrl + 0
Stop the loading of your current page	Esc
Right-click a link	Press Alt and click a link
Open the link in a new tab in the background	Press Ctrl and click a link
Save the link as a bookmark	Drag link to bookmarks bar
Save your current webpage as a bookmark	Ctrl + d
Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder	Shift + Ctrl + d
Search the current page	Ctrl + f
Go to the next match for your search	Ctrl + g or Enter
Go to the previous match for your search	Shift + Ctrl + g or Shift + Enter
Go to an inactive information field	Alt + Shift + a
Perform a Google search	Ctrl + k (or) Ctrl + e
Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the page	Ctrl + Enter
View page source	Ctrl + u

Show or hide the bookmarks bar	Shift + Ctrl + b
Show the toolbar	Alt + Shift + t

Open the History page	Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page	Ctrl + j
Delete selected Autofill suggestion when filling out a form	Shift + Alt + Backspace

Text editing

Turn Caps Lock on or off	Search + Alt
Select everything on the page	Ctrl + a
Select the content in the address bar	Ctrl + L or Alt + d
Select the next word or letter	Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow
Select text to the end of the line	Search + Shift + Right arrow
Select text to the beginning of the line	Search + Shift + Left arrow
Select previous word or letter	Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to the end of the next word	Ctrl + Right arrow
Move to the start of the previous word	Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to beginning of the line	Search + Left arrow
Move to end of the line	Search + Right arrow
Go to end of document	Search + Ctrl + Right arrow
Go to beginning of document	Search + Ctrl + Left arrow
Open clipboard menu	Search + v Tip: You can navigate the clipboard menu with the tab or arrow keys.
Copy selected content to the clipboard	Ctrl + c Tip: You can select up to five items to copy to your clipboard.
Paste content from the clipboard	Ctrl + v
Paste content when clipboard menu is open	Enter
Paste content from the clipboard as plain text	Shift + Ctrl + v
Cut	Ctrl + x
Delete the previous word	Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the next letter (forward delete)	Alt + Backspace
Undo your last action	Ctrl + z
Redo your last action	Shift + Ctrl + z
Switch between the keyboard languages you've set	Shift + Ctrl + Space
Switch to the previous keyboard language you were using.	Ctrl + Space
Insert an emoji	Search + Shift + Space

Accessibility

Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off	Ctrl + Alt + z
Turn on high contrast mode	Search + Ctrl + h
Magnify your whole screen	Ctrl + Search + m
Magnify part of your screen	Ctrl + Search + d
Move around in fullscreen-magnifier mode	Ctrl + Alt + Up , Down , Left , or Right
Highlight the launcher button on your shelf	Shift + Alt + L
Highlight the next item on your shelf	Shift + Alt + L, then Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Right arrow
Highlight the previous item on your shelf	Shift + Alt + L, then Shift + Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Left arrow
Open the highlighted button on your shelf	Shift + Alt + L, then Space (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Enter
Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf	Shift + Alt + L, then Esc
Switch focus between: Status area (where the time appears) Launcher Address bar Bookmarks bar (if visible) The webpage that's open Downloads bar (if visible)	Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward
Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown)	Shift + Alt + b
Highlight the row with the address bar	Shift + Alt + t
Open right-click menu for highlighted item	Search + Shift + Increase volume
Move an app icon up, down or to the side in the launcher	Ctrl + Up , Down , Left , or Right
Move an app in or out of a folder in the launcher	Ctrl + Shift + Up , Down , Left , or Right
Use shortcuts on a braille keyboard	See braille keyboard shortcuts

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