Chromebooks are now the regulars ruling yards previously ruled by notebooks and Windows powered Laptops. With a majority having dedicated Chromebook keyboards away from the usual Windows trend, you can execute batches of shortcuts to perform tasks much faster
Popular Chromebook keyboard shortcuts borrow trails from standard Windows shortcuts including Ctrl + C for copy, Ctrl + V for paste, Ctrl + S for save, Ctrl + P for print, among others that help you bump tasks on a sleek rate.
However, some shortcuts Involve special keys like the Show Windows/switch key, settings key, among others, that are centric to Chromebook keyboards, and laptops running Chrome Os, but miss the original Chromebook sensation have to ride with special keys like F5 and F6.
List of Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
| CHROMEBOOK SHORTCUT | USE |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Show windows or Ctrl + F5 | Capture a Full Screen Screenshot |
| Shift + Ctrl + Show windows or Shift + Ctrl + F5 | Take a Manually Selected Area Screenshot |
| Search + Alt. | Turn On Caps Lock or Off |
| Search + L. | Lock Your Screen |
| Shift + Ctrl + q | Logout your Google Account |
| Ctrl + Alt + / | Acess all ChromeBook Keyboard Shortcuts on Your Screen |
| Ctrl + N | Open a New Tab |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + A | Select All |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Paste |
| Chromebook Keyboard Shortcut | USE |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + n | Open a new window |
| Shift + Ctrl + n | Open a new window in Incognito mode |
| Ctrl + t | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + o | Open a file in the browser |
| Ctrl + w | Close the current tab |
| Shift + Ctrl + w | Close the current window |
| Shift + Ctrl + t | Reopen the last tab or window you closed |
| Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 | Go to tabs 1-8 in the window |
| Alt + [ (left square bracket) | Dock a window on the left |
| Alt + = | Maximize window |
| Alt + - (minus) | Minimize window |
| Alt + ] (right square bracket) | Dock a window on the right |
| Search + Alt + m | Switch windows between screens when connected to an external display |
| Ctrl + 9 | Go to the last tab in the window |
| Ctrl + Tab | Go to the next tab in the window |
| Shift + Ctrl + Tab | Go to the previous tab in the window |
| Alt + Tab | Switch quickly between windows |
| Shift + Alt + Tab | Open the window you used least recently |
| Alt + Left arrow | Go to previous page in your browsing history |
| Alt + Right arrow | Go to the next page in your browsing history |
| Ctrl + Link | Open the link in a new tab in the background |
| Shift + Ctrl + Link Click | Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab |
| Shift + Link Click | Open the link in a new window |
| Alt + Enter | Open webpage in a new tab` |
| Esc | Return the tab to its original position |
| CHROMEBOOK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT | USE |
|---|---|
| Search + Up arrow or Alt + Up arrow | Page up |
| Search + Down arrow or Alt + Down arrow | Page down |
| Space bar | Scroll down the web page |
| Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow | Go to top of page |
| Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow | Go to bottom of page |
| Ctrl + p | Print your current page |
| Ctrl + s | Save your current page |
| Ctrl + r | Reload your current page |
| Shift + Ctrl + r | Reload your current page without using cached content |
| Ctrl and + (plus) | Zoom in on the page |
| Ctrl and - (minus) | Zoom out on the page |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom level |
| Esc | Stop the loading of your current page |
| Alt + Link Click | Right-click a link |
| Ctrl + Link Click | Open the link in a new tab in the background |
| Ctrl + d | Save your current webpage as a bookmark |
| Shift + Ctrl + d | Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder |
| Ctrl + f | Search the current page |
| Ctrl + g or Enter | Go to the next match for your search |
| Shift + Ctrl + g or Shift + Enter | Go to the previous match for your search |
| Alt + Shift + a | Go to an inactive information field |
| Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e | Perform a Google search |
| Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the page |
| Ctrl + u | View page source |
| Shift + Ctrl + i | Show or hide the Developer Tools panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + c | Navigate to selected section in the Developer Tools panel |
| Shift + Ctrl + j | Open the Console tab in the Developer Tools panel |
| Shift + Ctrl + b | Show or hide the bookmarks bar |
| Alt + Shift + t | Show the toolbar |
| Ctrl + Shift + c | Navigate to selected selection in the Developer Tools panel |
| Ctrl + h | Open the History page |
| Ctrl + j | Open the Downloads page |
| Shift + Alt + Backspace | Delete selected Autofill suggestion when filling out a form |
| CHROMEBOOK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT | USE |
|---|---|
| Shift + Alt + m | Open the Files app |
| Select the file, then press Space | Preview a file in the Files app |
| Ctrl + . | Display hidden files in the Files app |
| Shift + Alt + s | Open the status area (where the time appears) |
| Alt + 1 through Alt + 8 | Click icons 1-8 on your shelf |
| Alt + 9 | Click the last icon on your shelf |
| Search + 1 | Use F1 |
| Search + 2 | Use F2 |
| Search + 3 | Use F3 |
| Search + 4 | Use F4 |
| Search + 5 | Use F5 |
| Search + 6 | Use F6 |
| Search + 7 | Use F7 |
| Search + 8 | Use F8 |
| Search + 9 | Use F9 |
| Search + 0 | Use F10 |
| Search + _- | Use F11 |
| Search + =+ | Use F12 |
| Shift + Alt + n | See notifications |
| Shift + Ctrl and + or - (minus) | Change Your screen resolution |
| Shift + Ctrl + 0 | Reset screen resolution to default settings |
| Shift + Ctrl + Rotate | Rotate screen to 90 degrees |
| Ctrl + Alt + . (period) | Switch to the next user |
| Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) | Switch to the previous user |
| CHROMEBOOK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT | USE |
|---|---|
| Search + Alt | Turn Caps Lock on or off |
| Ctrl + a | Select everything on the page |
| Ctrl + L or Alt + d | Select the content in the address bar |
| Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow | Select the next word or letter |
| Search + Shift + Right arrow | Select text to the end of the line |
| Search + Shift + Left arrow | Select text to the beginning of the line |
| Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow | Select previous word or letter |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move to the end of the next word |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Move to the start of the previous word |
| Search + Left arrow | Move to beginning of the line |
| Search + Right arrow | Move to end of the line |
| Search + Ctrl + Right arrow | Go to end of document |
| Search + Ctrl + Left arrow | Go to beginning of document |
| Ctrl + c | Copy selected content to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + v | Paste content from the clipboard |
| Shift + Ctrl + v | Paste content from the clipboard as plain text |
| Ctrl + x | Cut |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete the previous word |
| Alt + Backspace | Delete the next letter (forward delete) |
| Ctrl + z | Undo your last action |
| Shift + Ctrl + z | Redo your last action |
| Shift + Ctrl + Space | Switch between the keyboard languages you've set. |
| Ctrl + Space | Switch to the previous keyboard language you were using. |
| CHROMEBOOK KEYBOARD SHORTCUT | USE |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Alt + z | Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off |
| Search + Ctrl + h | Turn on high contrast mode |
| Ctrl + Search + m | Magnify your whole screen |
| Ctrl + Search + d | Magnify part of your screen |
| Shift + Alt + L | Highlight the launcher button on your shelf |
| Shift + Alt + L, then Tab or Right arrow | Highlight the next item on your shelf |
| Shift + Alt + L, then Shift + Tab or Left arrow | Highlight the previous item on your shelf |
| Shift + Alt + L, then Space or Enter | Open the highlighted button on your shelf |
| Shift + Alt + L, then Esc | Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf |
| Shift + Alt + b | Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown) |
| Shift + Alt + t | Highlight the row with the address bar |
| Search + Shift + Increase volume | Open right-click menu for highlighted item |
| Ctrl + Up , Down , Left , or Right | Move an app icon up, down or to the side in the launcher |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up , Down , Left , or Right | Move an app in or out of a folder in the launcher |
| Switch Focus between: Launcher, Address Bar, Webpage and Downloads | Ctrl + Back (left direction key) or Ctrl + Forward (Right direction key) |
| Alt + Brightness Key | Increase or Deacrese Keyboard Backlight Brightness |
Best Use cases for Chromebook shortcuts
Chromebooks are sleek and fast for Internet connectivity and snipping browser related tasks, this means, a majority of available shortcuts can all be used in your Internet browser which may share the same shortcut as a system setting.
Likely, special functions like taking a screenshot require you to use shortcuts, with no access to direct mouse interactions.
For the case of access all shortcuts with ease, you can always trigger Ctrl + Alt + / for a full list of all available Chromebook keyboard shortcuts. Nonetheless, with keyboard shortcuts, you are able to do more, the same way you would with a Mac or Linux powered Laptop.