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Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

    Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

    Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Chromebook

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    • Shift
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    • Ctrl
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    • Q

    Lock your screen

    • Search
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    • L

    Take a screenshot

    • Ctrl
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    • Show Windows

    Take a partial screenshot

    • Shift
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    • Ctrl
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    • Show Windows

    Take a screenshot on tablets

    • Power
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    • Volume down

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    • Ctrl
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    • Alt
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    • /

    Turn Caps Lock on or off

    • Search
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    • Alt

    Lock your Chromebook

    • Search
    • +
    • Alt

    Open the Files app

    • Shift
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    • Alt
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    • M

    View notifications

    • Shift
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    • Alt
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    • N

    Spin the contents of your screen 360 degrees

    • Ctrl
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    • Alt
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    • Shift
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    • Reload button

    Open a new tab

    • Ctrl
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    • T

    Reopen the last tab you closed

    • Ctrl
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    • Shift
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    • T

    Close the currently open tab

    • Ctrl
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    • W

    Close the active window

    • Ctrl
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    • Shift
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    • W

    Cycle through your open tabs

    • Alt
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    • Tab

    Go to the previous or next page in your tab’s history

    • Alt
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    • Left/Right arrow key

    Move the active window to the left or right half of the screen

    • Alt
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    • Left/Right bracket key

    Maximize or minimize the current window

    • Alt
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    • =/–

    Dock a window on the left or right

    • Alt
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    • Left/Right arrow key

    Switch windows between screens

    • Alt
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    • Tab

    Scroll up or down

    • Search
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    • Up/Down arrow key

    Go to the top or bottom of the page

    • Ctrl
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    • Alt
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    • Up/Down arrow key

    Print your current page

    • Ctrl
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    • P

    Save your current page

    • Ctrl
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    • S

    Reload your current page

    • Ctrl
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    • R

    Select everything on a page

    • Ctrl
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    • A

    Copy selected text to clipboard

    • Ctrl
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    • C

    Paste text currently in clipboard

    • Ctrl
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    • V

    Paste text as plain text

    • Ctrl
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    • Shift
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    • V

    Undo last action

    • Ctrl
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    • Z

    Delete the word to the left of the cursor

    • Ctrl
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    • Backspace

    Delete the word to the right of the cursor

    • Alt
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    • Backspace

    Move cursor one word to the right

    • Ctrl
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    • Right arrow key

    Move cursor one word to the left

    • Ctrl
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    • Left arrow key

    Go to the top of the page

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Alt
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    • Up arrow key

    Go to the bottom of the page

    • Ctrl
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    • Alt
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    • Down arrow key