Chromebook Keyboard shortcuts
| Ctrl + Alt + / ) | open a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet |
| Alt + Search | Toggle Caps Lock |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Lock your computer’s screen. |
| Ctrl+Shift and +/- | Change the screen resolution. |
| Ctrl+Shift+0 | Set the screen resolution back to default. |
| F1-F12 | Search + 1 to Search + = |
| Ctrl+overview(f5) | Take a screenshot of the current page. |
| Ctrl+Shift+overview(f5) | Take a partial screenshot of the current page. |
| Page up/down | Alt or Search and up/down arrow |
| Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down | Go to the top/bottom of the page. |
| Ctrl+Search + Left/Right | Go to the beginning/end of a document. |
| Alt + [ or ] | Dock a window to the left/right side of your screen |
Function keys in Chromebook
- Search + 1 to Search + = for F1 to F12.
Insert key in Chromebook
- simulate an Insert key or enter overwrite mode by pressing the Search key and the period key at the same time
- Alt+Inert in Chromebook: press Search + period + Alt.
Enable “tap to click” to make TouchPad less noisy
- At settings -> TouchPad -> enable “tap to click” and the touchpad will not need to be pushed down - a gentle touch will do it.
Switch between multiple accounts without logging out
- Add the second user at the login screen
- Sign in your primary account first
- at the bottom right, select the time, select your account then select “Sign in another user”
- Now use “Ctrl+ALt+, or .” to switch between these accounts
Add another keyboard languages
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings Settings and then Advanced.
- In the “Languages and input” section, select Input method and then Manage input methods
- Use “Ctrl+Shift+Space” to switch keyboard language
Reset Frozen Chromebook
- Press Refresh and Power simultaneously to force a restart.
