Chromebook keyboard shortcuts

Popular shortcuts
 Take a screenshot: Press Ctrl + Show windows (or Ctrl + F5).
 Take a partial screenshot: Press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows (or Shift + Ctrl + F5), then click and drag.
 Take a screenshot (on tablets): Press Power button + Volume down button.
 Turn Caps Lock on or off: Press Search + Alt.
 Lock your screen: Press Search + L.
 Sign out of your Google Account: Press Shift + Ctrl + q (twice).
 See all keyboard shortcuts: Press Ctrl + Alt + /.

All other shortcuts

Tabs and windows

Open a new window Ctrl + n

Open a new window in incognito mode Shift + Ctrl + n
Open a new tab Ctrl + t
Open a file in the browser Ctrl + o
Close the current tab Ctrl + w
Close the current window Shift + Ctrl + w
Reopen the last tab or window you closed Shift + Ctrl + t
Go to tabs 1-8 in the window Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8
Go to the last tab in the window Ctrl + 9
Go to the next tab in the window Ctrl + Tab
Go to the previous tab in the window Shift + Ctrl + Tab
Press & hold Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you
Switch quickly between windows
want to open, then release.
Press & hold Shift + Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window
Open the window you used least recently
you want to open, then release.
Go to previous page in your browsing history Alt + Left arrow
Go to the next page in your browsing history Alt + Right arrow
Open the link in a new tab in the background Press Ctrl and click a link
Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab Press Shift + Ctrl and click a link
Open the link in a new window Press Shift and click a link
Open the link in the tab Drag the link to the tab's address bar
Open the link in a new tab Drag the link to a blank area on the tab strip
Type a web address (URL) in the address bar, then press Alt
Open the webpage in a new tab
+ Enter
Return the tab to its original position While dragging the tab, press Esc
Dock a window on the left Alt + [
Maximize window Alt + =
Minimize window Alt + -
Dock a window on the right Alt + ]
Switch windows between screens (when your
Chromebook is connected to a monitor) Search + Alt + m

Page & web browser

Page up Search + Up arrow or Alt + Up arrow

Page down Search + Down arrow or Alt + Down arrow

Scroll down the web page Space bar

Go to top of page Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow
Go to bottom of page Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow
Print your current page Ctrl + p
Save your current page Ctrl + s
Reload your current page Ctrl + r
Reload your current page without using cached content Shift + Ctrl + r
Zoom in on the page Ctrl and +
Zoom out on the page Ctrl and -
Reset zoom level Ctrl + 0
Stop the loading of your current page Esc
Right-click a link Press Alt and click a link
Open the link in a new tab in the background Press Ctrl and click a link
Save the link as a bookmark Drag link to bookmarks bar
Save your current webpage as a bookmark Ctrl + d
Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new
Shift + Ctrl + d
folder
Search the current page Ctrl + f
Go to the next match for your search Ctrl + g or Enter
Go to the previous match for your search Shift + Ctrl + g or Shift + Enter
Perform a Google search Ctrl + k or Ctrl + e
Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the
Ctrl + Enter
page
View page source Ctrl + u
Show or hide the Developer Tools panel Shift + Ctrl + i
Show or hide the DOM Inspector Shift + Ctrl + j
Show or hide the bookmarks bar Shift + Ctrl + b
Open the History page Ctrl + h
Open the Downloads page Ctrl + j
Delete selected Autofill suggestion when filling out a form Shift + Alt + Backspace

System & display settings

Open the Files app Shift + Alt + m

Preview a file in the Files app Select the file, then press Space
Display hidden files in the Files app Ctrl + .
Open the status area (where the time appears) Shift + Alt + s
Click icons 1-8 on your shelf Alt + 1 through Alt + 8
Click the last icon on your shelf Alt + 9
Use F keys (F1 to F12) Search + 1 through Search +=
See your notifications Shift + Alt + n
Change screen resolution Shift + Ctrl and + or -
Reset screen resolution to default Shift + Ctrl + 0
Rotate screen 90 degrees Shift + Ctrl + Rotate
Switch to the next user Ctrl + Alt + .
Switch to the previous user Ctrl + Alt + ,

Text editing

Turn Caps Lock on or off Search + Alt

Select everything on the page Ctrl + a
Select the content in the address bar Ctrl + L or Alt + d
Select the next word or letter Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow
Select text to the end of the line Search + Shift + Right arrow
Select text to the beginning of the line Search + Shift + Left arrow
Select previous word or letter Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to the end of the next word Ctrl + Right arrow
Move to the start of the previous word Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to beginning of the line Search + Left arrow
Move to end of the line Search + Right arrow
Go to end of document Search + Ctrl + Right arrow
Go to beginning of document Search + Ctrl + Left arrow
Copy selected content to the clipboard Ctrl + c
Paste content from the clipboard Ctrl + v
Paste content from the clipboard as plain text Shift + Ctrl + v
Cut Ctrl + x
Delete the previous word Ctrl + Backspace
Delete the next letter (forward delete) Alt + Backspace
Undo your last action Ctrl + z
Redo your last action Shift + Ctrl + z