Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Show Keyboard Shortcut Overlay

The ultimate keyboard shortcut is the one that reveals all keyboard shortcuts!

2. Toggle Caps Lock On/Off

Most Chromebooks don’t come with a dedicated Caps Lock key. So how do you turn it on when you need to type in capital letters?

Just hit the following key combo to turn it on, and turn it back off when you’re done.

3. Lock the Screen

If you’re going to leave your computer unattended for a short period (say, whilst you go grab a coffee refill) you may wish to lock your screen to prevent anyone else meddling with your session.

To do this just press the following key combo:

4. Open Task Manager

Is Chrome suddenly running slow? it could be a rogue extension or webpage sucking up your resources.  Identify the culprit using the task manager.

5. Open File Manager

Opening the file manager in Chrome OS is easy using a trackpad or mouse (especially if you pin it to the app shelf) but keyboard aficionados aren’t left out: just tap the following pairing.

6. Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook

To take a screenshot of the entire screen press the Ctrl key and the Switcher key at the same time:

Just need a bit of the screen? Pressing the following keyboard combo will allow you to select a section of the screen to snap:

7.Select Everything on the Page

Ctrl + A

8.Copy

Ctrl + C

9.Paste

Ctrl + V

10. Cut

Ctrl + X

11. Undo Your Last Action

Ctrl + Z

12. Delete the Previous Word

Ctrl + Backspace

13. Reopen the Last Tab You’ve Closed.

Ctrl + Shift + T

14. Print Your Current Page

Ctrl + P

15. Save Your Current Page

Ctrl + S

16. Reload Your Current Page

Ctrl + R

17. Open a New Window

Ctrl + N

18. Open a New Tab

Ctrl + T

19. Sign Out of your Google Account

Ctrl + Shift + Q(twice)

20. Zoom In

Ctrl and +

21. Zoom Out 

Ctrl and -

22. Reset Zoom Level

Ctrl + 0

23. Save your current webpage as a bookmark

Ctrl + D

24. Show or Hide the Bookmarks Bar

Ctrl + Shift + B

25. Open the find bar to search your current page

Ctrl + F

26. Open History Page 

Ctrl + H

27. Open Downloads Page

Ctrl + J

28. Get Help with your Chromebook

Ctrl + ?