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Chromebook and Chrome OS cheat sheet

Alt + Right arrow Go to the next page in your
Popular shortcuts browsing history
Ctrl + Switch Window Take a screenshot Ctrl + Left click and click a link: Open the link in
Ctrl + F5 Take a screenshot a new tab in the background

Ctrl + Shift + Take a partial screenshot Ctrl + Shift then and click a link: Open the link in
SwitchWindow Left click a new tab and switch to the new
then Left click then tab
Move the mouse Shift then Left and click a link: Open the link in
or Ctrl + Shift + F5 click a new window
then Left click then
Drag the link to the tab's address bar to open the link
Move the mouse
in the tab.
Power + (if your Chromebook converts
Drag the link to a blank area on the tab strip to open
VolumeDown into a tablet) Take a screenshot
the link in a new tab.
Alt + Search Toggle Caps Lock
Alt + Enter (on address bar) Open the web
Search + L Lock the screen page in a new tab
Ctrl + Shift + Q (twice) Sign out of your Google While dragging the tab, press Esc to return the tab to
Account its original position.
Ctrl + Alt + / List all keyboard shortcuts Alt + [ Dock a window on the left
available
Alt + ] Dock a window on the right
Search + Alt + M Switch windows between
Tabs and windows screens (when your
Note: If you’re using a Windows or Mac keyboard, use Chromebook is connected to a
the Windows key or Command key in place of the monitor)
Search key.
Ctrl + N Open a new window Page and web browser
Ctrl + Shift + N Open a new window in incognito Alt + Up arrow or Page up
mode Search + Up
Ctrl + T Open a new tab arrow

Ctrl + O Open a file in the browser Alt + Down arrow Page down
or Search + Down
Ctrl + W Close the current tab
arrow
Ctrl + Shift + W Close the current window
Space Scroll down the web page
Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen the last tab or window
Ctrl + Alt + Up Go to top of page
that you closed
arrow
Ctrl + 1 (… to Ctrl + 8) Go to tabs 1-8 in
Ctrl + Alt + Down Go to bottom of page
the window
arrow
Ctrl + 9 Go to the last tab in the window
Ctrl + P Print your current page
Ctrl + Tab Go to the next tab in the window
Ctrl + S Save your current page
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Go to the previous tab in the
Ctrl + R Reload your current page
window
Ctrl + Shift + R Reload your current page
Alt + Tab Switch quickly between windows
without using cached content
Alt + Shift + Tab Open the window least used
Ctrl + + Zoom in on the page
recently
Ctrl + - Zoom out on the page
Alt + Left arrow Go to previous page in your
browsing history Ctrl + 0 Reset zoom level
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Esc Stop the loading of your current to F12)

page Alt + Shift + N See your notifications
Alt then Left click (click the link) Right-click a link Ctrl + Shift + + or Change screen resolution
Ctrl then Left click (click the link) Open the link in a Ctrl + Shift + -
new tab in the background Ctrl + Shift + 0 Reset screen resolution to
To save the link as a bookmark, drag link to default
bookmarks bar. Ctrl + Shift + Rotate screen 90 degrees
Ctrl + D Save your current web page as a Refresh
bookmark Ctrl + Alt + . Switch to the next user
Ctrl + Shift + D Save all open pages in your Ctrl + Alt + , Switch to the previous user
current window as bookmarks in
a new folder
Text editing
Ctrl + F Search the current page
Ctrl + G or Enter Go to the next match for your Alt + Shift + P Show stylus tools
search Alt + Search Turn Caps Lock on or off
Ctrl + Shift + G or Go to the previous match for Ctrl + A Select everything on the page
Shift + Enter your search Ctrl + L or Alt + D Select the content in the
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E Perform a Google search address bar
Ctrl + Enter Add www. and .com to your input Ctrl + Shift + Right Select the next word or letter
in the address bar, then open the arrow
page Shift + Search + Select text to the end of the line
Ctrl + U View page source Right arrow
Ctrl + Shift + İ Show or hide the Developer Shift + Search + Select text to the beginning of
Tools panel Left arrow the line
Ctrl + Shift + J Show or hide the DOM Inspector Ctrl + Shift + Left Select previous word or letter
Ctrl + Shift + B Show or hide the bookmarks bar arrow

Ctrl + H Open the History page Ctrl + Right arrow Move to the end of the next
word
Ctrl + J Open the Downloads page
Ctrl + Left arrow Move to the start of the
Shift + Alt + Delete selected Autofill
previous word
Backspace suggestion when filling in a form
Ctrl + Search + Go to end of document
Right arrow
System & display settings
Ctrl + Search + Left Go to beginning of document
Alt + Shift + M Open the Files app arrow
Select the file, then press Space Ctrl + C Copy selected content to the
Preview a file in the Files app clipboard
Ctrl + . Display hidden files in the Files Ctrl + V Paste content from the
app clipboard
Shift + Alt + S Open the status area (where Ctrl + Shift + V Paste content from the
your account picture appears) clipboard as plain text
Alt + 1 … to Alt + 8: Click icons 1-8 on Ctrl + X Cut
your shelf Ctrl + Backspace Delete the previous word
Alt + 9 Click the last icon on your shelf Alt + Backspace Delete the next letter (forward
Search + 1 … to Search + =: Use F keys (F1 delete)
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Ctrl + Z Undo your last action Last modification: 5/26/2021 7:08:21 AM

Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo your last action
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Ctrl + Shift + Space Switch between the keyboard chrome-os-shortcuts
languages that you've set
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Ctrl + Space Switch to the previous
keyboard language that you
were using
Alt + Dim keyboard (for backlit
DecreaseBrightness keyboards only)
Alt + Make keyboard brighter (for
IncreaseBrightness backlit keyboards only)

Accessibility
Ctrl + Alt + Z Turn ChromeVox (spoken
feedback) on or off
Ctrl + Search + H Turn on high contrast mode
Shift + Alt + L Highlight the launcher button on
your shelf
Shift + Alt + L then Highlight the next item on your
Tab or Shift + Alt + shelf
L then Right arrow
Shift + Alt + L then Highlight the previous item on
Shift + Tab or Shift your shelf
+ Alt + L then Left
arrow
Shift + Alt + L then Open the highlighted button on
Space or Shift + your shelf
Alt + L then Enter
Shift + Alt + L then Remove the highlight from a
Esc button on your shelf
Ctrl + Left arrow / Switch focus between status
Right arrow area, launcher, address bar,
bookmarks bar (if visible),
currently open page, downloads
bar (if visible)
Alt + Shift + B Highlight the bookmarks bar (if
shown)
Shift + Alt + T Highlight the row with the
address bar
Shift + Search + Open right-click menu for
IncreaseVolume highlighted item
For information about using a braille device with your
Chromebook, take a look at this Google support page.
Source: Google support pages