Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
Press Ctrl + Alt + ? (or Ctrl + Alt + / ) to open a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet at any time. This cheat sheet allows you to view all your Chromebook’s keyboard shortcuts. Whether you’re looking up a keyboard shortcut you forgot, you want to master all the keyboard shortcuts, or you’re just curious, this overlay will help you master those keyboard shortcuts.
Tabs and windows
Open a new window
Ctrl + n
Open a new window in incognito mode
Ctrl + Shift + 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
Ctrl + Shift + w
Reopen the last tab or window you closed
Ctrl + Shift + 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
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch quickly between windows
Press & hold Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release.
Open the window you used least recently
Press & hold Alt + Shift, tap Tab until you get to the window 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 Ctrl + Shift 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
Open the webpage in a new tab
Type a web address (URL) in the address bar, then press Alt + Enter
Return the tab to its original position
While dragging the tab, press Esc
Dock a window on the left
Alt + [
Dock a window on the right
Alt + ]
Page & web browser
Page up
Alt or Search and up arrow
Page down
Alt or Search and down arrow
Scroll down the web page
Space bar
Go to top of page
Ctrl + Alt and up arrow
Go to bottom of page
Ctrl + Alt and 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
Ctrl + Shift + 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 folder
Ctrl + Shift + d
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
Ctrl + Shift + 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 page
Ctrl + Enter
View page source
Ctrl + u
Show or hide the Developer Tools panel
Ctrl + Shift + i
Show or hide the DOM Inspector
Ctrl + Shift + j
Show or hide the bookmarks bar
Ctrl + Shift + 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
Alt + Shift + 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 your account picture 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
Alt + Shift + n
Change screen resolution
Ctrl + Shift and + or -
Reset screen resolution to default
Ctrl + Shift + 0
Rotate screen 90 degrees
Ctrl + Shift +
Switch to the next user
Ctrl + Alt + .
Switch to the previous user
Ctrl + Alt + ,
Text editing
Turn Caps Lock on or off
Alt + Search
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
Ctrl + Shift and right arrow
Select text to the end of the line
Shift + Search and right arrow
Select text to the beginning of the line
Shift + Search and left arrow
Select previous word or letter
Ctrl + Shift and left arrow
Move to the end of the next word
Ctrl and right arrow
Move to the start of the previous word
Ctrl and left arrow
Go to end of document
Ctrl + Search and right arrow
Go to beginning of document
Ctrl + Search and 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
Ctrl + Shift + 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
Ctrl + Shift + z
Switch between the keyboard languages you've set. Learn how to choose your keyboard language.
Ctrl + Shift + Space
Switch to the previous keyboard language you were using. Learn how to choose your keyboard language.
Ctrl + Space
Dim keyboard (for backlit keyboards only)
Alt +
Make keyboard brighter (for backlit keyboards only)
Alt +
Accessibility
Learn how to make your Chromebook accessible.
Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off
Ctrl + Alt + z
Turn on high contrast mode
Ctrl + Search + h
Highlight the launcher button on your shelf
Shift + Alt + L
Highlight the next item on your shelf
Shift + Alt + L, then Tab or right arrow
Highlight the previous item on your shelf
Shift + Alt + L, then Shift + Tab or left arrow
Open the highlighted button on your shelf
Shift + Alt + L, then Space or Enter
Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf
Shift + Alt + L, then Esc
Switch focus between:
- Status area (where your account picture appears)
- Launcher
- Address bar
- Bookmarks bar (if visible)
- The webpage that's open
- Downloads bar (if visible)
Ctrl + 
Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown)
Alt + Shift + b
Highlight the row with the address bar
Shift + Alt + t
Open right-click menu for highlighted item
Shift + Search +
Shift+Search+H - Invert Colors - old
Control+Search+H - Invert Colors - new
Ctrl + Shift + L – Lock your Chromebook’s screen.
Ctrl + Shift + Q – Log out of your Chromebook. Press the key combination twice to quit.
Alt + E – Open the Chrome browser’s menu. This only works if a Chrome browser window is open and focused.
Alt + 1-8 – Launch applications located on Chrome OS’s “shelf,” or taskbar. For example, Alt + 1 will launch the first application shortcut from the left.
Alt + [ – Dock a window to the left side of your screen.
Alt + ] – Dock a window to the right side of your screen.
Ctrl + Switcher/F5 – Take a screenshot and save it to your Downloads folder The Switcher key is located in place of the F5 key on a standard keyboard.
Ctrl + Shift + Switcher/F5 – Take a screenshot of part of the screen. Use the cursor to select the part of the screen you want to save.
Alt + Search – Toggle Caps Lock. The Search key has a magnifying glass on it and is in place of the Caps Lock key on typical keyboards.
Shift + Esc – Launch the Task Manager.
Ctrl + Shift and + -Increase screen scale, making items appear larger on your screen.
Ctrl + Shift and – -Decrease screen scale, making items appear smaller on your screen.
Ctrl + Shift and ) -Reset screen scale to the default setting.
Ctrl + Shift + Refresh/F3 – Rotate your screen 90 degrees. The Refresh key is located where the F3 key would be located on typical keyboards.
Ctrl + Immersive Mode/F4 – Configure display settings when an external monitor is connected. The Immersive Mode key is located where the F4 key would be located on typical keyboards.