Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

v1.0
Ctrl Shortcuts

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Alt Shortcuts

Ctrl +1 ..
Ctrl + 8

Go to a specific tab in the browser

(e.g. Ctrl+5 is 5th tab)

Alt + 1 .. Alt + 8

Launch shelf items 1 through 8

(pinned items from task bar)

Ctrl + 9

Go to the last tab

Alt +

Minimize window

Ctrl + 0

Reset zoom

Alt + +

Maximize window (or reset)

Ctrl +

Zoom out

Alt + backspace

Delete

Ctrl + +

Zoom in

Alt + Tab

Previous window (or application)

Ctrl +
backspace

Delete a word

Alt + E
(or) Alt + F

Open chrome browser menu

Ctrl + Tab

Go to the next tab

Alt + [

Dock current window on left side

Ctrl + W

Close current tab

Alt + ]

Dock current window on right side

Ctrl + E

Put focus at address bar for search

Alt + Search

CapsLock toggle

Ctrl + R

Reload current page

Alt + D

Focus address bar

Ctrl + T

Open new tab

Alt + Enter

Ctrl + U

View page source

Open typed URL/keyword in

new browser tab

Ctrl + O

Open a file in the browser

Alt + Left arrow

Go backwards

Ctrl + P

Print current page

Alt + Right arrow

Go forward

Ctrl + A

Select all

Alt + Up arrow

Page up

Ctrl + S

Save current page

Alt + Down arrow

Page down

Ctrl + D

Add bookmark

Ctrl + F

Find text on current page

Search + Esc

Ctrl + G

Find again (next match of input text)

Ctrl + H

View history

Ctrl + J

View downloads

Search + 1
.. Search +
=
Search +
backspace

Ctrl + K

Put focus at address bar for search

Search + L

Lock screen

Ctrl + L

Select all in address bar

Search + .

Insert

Ctrl + Enter

Adds www and .com to keyword and

open website

Search +
Left arrow

Home

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + N

Open new window

Ctrl + ?

Launch chromebook help manual

Ctrl +
Spacebar

Previous language input method

Search +
Right
arrow
Search +
Up
arrow
Search +
Down
arrow

Ctrl +
Leftarrow

Previous word

Ctrl +
Rightarrow

Next word

Search Shortcuts
Launch task manager
Function keys F1 through F12
Delete

End
Page up
Page down

Ctrl+Alt Shortcuts

Ctrl+Shift Shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + 0

Reset screen zoom (reset resolution)

Ctrl + Alt + T

Open New Crosh Shell Terminal

Ctrl + Shift +

Zoom screen out (change resolution)

Ctrl + Alt + P

Projection mode for touch HUD

Ctrl + Shift + +

Zoom screen in (change resolution)

Ctrl + Alt + Z

Ctrl + Shift
+
Backspace
Ctrl + Shift +Tab

Launch clear browsing data dialog

ChromeVox for spoken feedback (Text

to speech)

Ctrl + Alt + <

Previous Logged-in User

Previous tab

Ctrl + Alt + >

Next Logged-in User

Ctrl + Shift + Q

Sign out current logged in user

Ctrl + Alt + ?

Keyboard overlay (for shortcut help)

Ctrl + Shift + W

Close current window

Ctrl + Shift + R

Reload page ignoring cache

Ctrl + Shift + T

Reopen last closed tab

Ctrl + Shift + U

Enter unicode characters

Ctrl + Alt
+ Up
arrow
Ctrl + Alt +
Down
arrow

Ctrl + Shift + I

Launch developer tools window

Ctrl + Shift + O

Launch bookmark manager

Ctrl + Shift + P

Launch google cloud print

Ctrl + Shift + D

Bookmark all open tabs

Ctrl + Shift + G

Find previous text

Ctrl + Shift + J

Home
End

Alt+Shift Shortcuts
Alt + Shift + =

Center the selected window

Alt + Shift + Tab

Previous window

Alt + Shift + T

Put the focus on the toolbar

Alt + Shift + I

Launch report issue dialog

Launch javascript console

Alt + Shift + S

Launch chromebook start menu (on

right bottom corner)

Ctrl + Shift + C

Launch DOM inspector tool

Alt + Shift + L

Put the focus on the shelf (task bar)

Ctrl + Shift + V

Paste as plain text

Alt + Shift + B

Put the focus on the bookmark

Ctrl + Shift + B

Toggle bookmark bar display

Alt + Shift + N

Launch notification center (messages)

Ctrl + Shift + N

New incognito window

Alt + Shift + M

Launch file manager

Ctrl + Shift + ?

Launch chromebook help manual

Ctrl + Shift
+ Spacebar

Next language input method

Ctrl + Shift
+ Left arrow

Select one word at a time left side

Ctrl + Shift
+ Right
arrow

Select one word at a time right side

Top Row Special Key Combinations

Ctrl + 5th Key
(full screen
key)
Ctrl + 6th Key
(switch windows key)
Alt + 5th Key
(full screen
key)
Ctrl + Shift + 4th
key (reload key)
Ctrl + Shift + 6th Key
(switch windows key)

Mirror monitors
Take screenshot
Swap primary monitor
Rotate screen
Take screenshot of selected region

Top Row Special Keys

1st Key

Escape

2nd Key

Go Backwards

3rd Key

Go forward

4th Key

Reload

5th Key

Full Screen

6th Key

Switch between open windows

7th Key

Reduce brightness

8th Key

Increase brightness

9th Key

Mute speaker

10th Key

Decrease volume

11th Key

Increase volume

12th Key

Power On and Off, Lock Screen