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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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