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`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `↑`

All hotkeys for Chromebook and Chrome OS

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