Hotkeys and shortcuts for Chromebook and Chrome OS

(Total 116)

Ctrl + Switch
Popular shortcuts
Window Take a screenshot
Ctrl + F5
Popular shortcuts
Take a screenshot
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + SwitchWindow then Mouse movement
Popular shortcuts
Take a partial screenshot
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F5 then Mouse movement
Popular shortcuts
Take a partial screenshot
Power + VolumeDown
Popular shortcuts
(if your Chromebook converts into a tablet) Take a screenshot
Alt + Search
Text editing
Turn Caps Lock on or off
Search + L
Popular shortcuts
Lock the screen
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Q
Popular shortcuts
(twice) Sign out of your Google Account
Ctrl + Alt + /
Popular shortcuts
List all keyboard shortcuts available
Ctrl + N
Tabs and windows
Open a new window
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N
Tabs and windows
Open a new window in incognito mode
Ctrl + T
Tabs and windows
Open a new tab
Ctrl + O
Tabs and windows
Open a file in the browser
Ctrl + W
Tabs and windows
Close the current tab
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + W
Tabs and windows
Close the current window
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Tabs and windows
Reopen the last tab or window that you closed
Ctrl + 1
Tabs and windows
(… to <keybs>Ctrl</keybs> + 8) Go to tabs 1-8 in the window
Ctrl + 9
Tabs and windows
Go to the last tab in the window
Ctrl + ⭾ Tab
Tabs and windows
Go to the next tab in the window
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Tabs and windows
Go to the previous tab in the window
Alt + ⭾ Tab
Tabs and windows
Switch quickly between windows
Alt + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Tabs and windows
Open the window least used recently
Alt +
Tabs and windows
Go to previous page in your browsing history
Alt +
Tabs and windows
Go to the next page in your browsing history
Ctrl + Mouse left click
Tabs and windows
and click a link: Open the link in a new tab in the background
Ctrl + ↑   Shift then Mouse left click
Tabs and windows
and click a link: Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab
↑   Shift then Mouse left click
Tabs and windows
and click a link: Open the link in a new window
Alt + ⤶ Enter
Tabs and windows
(on address bar) Open the web page in a new tab
Alt + [
Tabs and windows
Dock a window on the left
Alt + ]
Tabs and windows
Dock a window on the right
Search + Alt + M
Tabs and windows
Switch windows between screens (when your Chromebook is connected to a monitor)
Alt +
Page and web browser
Page up
Search +
Page and web browser
Page up
Alt +
Page and web browser
Page down
Search +
Page and web browser
Page down
Space
Page and web browser
Scroll down the web page
Ctrl + Alt +
Page and web browser
Go to top of page
Ctrl + Alt +
Page and web browser
Go to bottom of page
Ctrl + P
Page and web browser
Print your current page
Ctrl + S
Page and web browser
Save your current page
Ctrl + R
Page and web browser
Reload your current page
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Page and web browser
Reload your current page without using cached content
Ctrl + +
Page and web browser
Zoom in on the page
Ctrl + -
Page and web browser
Zoom out on the page
Ctrl + 0
Page and web browser
Reset zoom level
Esc
Page and web browser
Stop the loading of your current page
Alt then Mouse left click
Page and web browser
(click the link) Right-click a link
Ctrl then Mouse left click
Page and web browser
(click the link) Open the link in a new tab in the background
Ctrl + D
Page and web browser
Save your current web page as a bookmark
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
Page and web browser
Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder
Ctrl + F
Page and web browser
Search the current page
Ctrl + G
Page and web browser
Go to the next match for your search
⤶ Enter
Page and web browser
Go to the next match for your search
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G
Page and web browser
Go to the previous match for your search
↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter
Page and web browser
Go to the previous match for your search
Ctrl + K
Page and web browser
Perform a Google search
Ctrl + E
Page and web browser
Perform a Google search
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter
Page and web browser
Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the page
Ctrl + U
Page and web browser
View page source
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + İ
Page and web browser
Show or hide the Developer Tools panel
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + J
Page and web browser
Show or hide the DOM Inspector
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B
Page and web browser
Show or hide the bookmarks bar
Ctrl + H
Page and web browser
Open the History page
Ctrl + J
Page and web browser
Open the Downloads page
↑   Shift + Alt + ⬅ Backspace
Page and web browser
Delete selected Autofill suggestion when filling in a form
Alt + ↑   Shift + M
System & display settings
Open the Files app
Select
System & display settings
the file, then press Space Preview a file in the Files app
Ctrl + .
System & display settings
Display hidden files in the Files app
↑   Shift + Alt + S
System & display settings
Open the status area (where your account picture appears)
Alt + 1
System & display settings
… to <keybs>Alt</keybs> + 8: Click icons 1-8 on your shelf
Alt + 9
System & display settings
Click the last icon on your shelf
Search + 1
System & display settings
… to <keybs>Search</keybs> + <keybs>=</keybs>: Use F keys (F1 to F12)
Alt + ↑   Shift + N
System & display settings
See your notifications
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + +
System & display settings
Change screen resolution
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + -
System & display settings
Change screen resolution
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 0
System & display settings
Reset screen resolution to default
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Refresh
System & display settings
Rotate screen 90 degrees
Ctrl + Alt + .
System & display settings
Switch to the next user
Ctrl + Alt + ,
System & display settings
Switch to the previous user
Ctrl + A
Text editing
Select everything on the page
Ctrl + L
Text editing
Select the content in the address bar
Alt + D
Text editing
Select the content in the address bar
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +
Text editing
Select the next word or letter
↑   Shift + Search +
Text editing
Select text to the end of the line
↑   Shift + Search +
Text editing
Select text to the beginning of the line
Ctrl + ↑   Shift +
Text editing
Select previous word or letter
Ctrl +
Text editing
Move to the end of the next word
Ctrl +
Text editing
Move to the start of the previous word
Ctrl + Search +
Text editing
Go to end of document
Ctrl + Search +
Text editing
Go to beginning of document
Ctrl + C
Text editing
Copy selected content to the clipboard
Ctrl + V
Text editing
Paste content from the clipboard
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V
Text editing
Paste content from the clipboard as plain text
Ctrl + X
Text editing
Cut
Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace
Text editing
Delete the previous word
Alt + ⬅ Backspace
Text editing
Delete the next letter (forward delete)
Ctrl + Z
Text editing
Undo your last action
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z
Text editing
Redo your last action
Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Space
Text editing
Switch between the keyboard languages that you've set
Ctrl + Space
Text editing
Switch to the previous keyboard language that you were using
Alt + DecreaseBrightness
Text editing
Dim keyboard (for backlit keyboards only)
Alt + IncreaseBrightness
Text editing
Make keyboard brighter (for backlit keyboards only)
Ctrl + Alt + Z
Accessibility
Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off
Ctrl + Search + H
Accessibility
Turn on high contrast mode
↑   Shift + Alt + L
Accessibility
Highlight the launcher button on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then ⭾ Tab
Accessibility
Highlight the next item on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then
Accessibility
Highlight the next item on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab
Accessibility
Highlight the previous item on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then
Accessibility
Highlight the previous item on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then Space
Accessibility
Open the highlighted button on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then ⤶ Enter
Accessibility
Open the highlighted button on your shelf
↑   Shift + Alt + L then Esc
Accessibility
Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf
Ctrl + ←  →
Accessibility
Switch focus between status area, launcher, address bar, bookmarks bar (if visible), currently open page, downloads bar (if visible)
Alt + ↑   Shift + B
Accessibility
Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown)
↑   Shift + Alt + T
Accessibility
Highlight the row with the address bar
↑   Shift + Search + IncreaseVolume
Accessibility
Open right-click menu for highlighted item