Chromebook keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are composed of keyboard keys and mouse clicks, allowing you to perform specific actions, such as grabbing a screen or opening a new window.
tip : Press Ctrl + Alt + ? to see a list of these shortcuts on the screen.
Tabs and Windows
Open a new window |
Ctrl + N |
Open a new window in Incognito mode |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
Open a new tab page |
Ctrl + T |
Open a file in the browser |
Ctrl + O |
Sign out of your Google account on Chrome OS |
Ctrl + Shift + Q (press two times) |
Close the current tab page |
Ctrl + W |
Close the current window |
Ctrl + Shift + W |
Reopen the last closed tab. Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
Go to the tab at the specified position in the window |
Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 |
Go to the Last tab in the window |
Ctrl + 9 |
Activating the 第1-8 item in the taskbar |
alt + 1 to alt + 8 |
Using the F key (F1 to F12) |
Search + 1 to search + = |
Open the last item in the taskbar |
Alt + 9 |
Go to the next tab in the window |
Ctrl + Tab |
Go to the previous tab in the window |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Go to the previous window that opens |
Alt + Tab |
Go to the next window that opens |
Alt + Shift + Tab |
Go to the previous page in the browsing history |
Press Backspace, or press Alt and left arrow at the same time |
Go to the next page in the browsing history |
Press Shift + Backspace, or press Alt and RIGHT arrow at the same time |
Open a link in a new tab in the background |
Press Ctrl while clicking the link |
Open a link in a new tab and switch to a new tab page |
Press Ctrl + Shift while clicking the link |
Open a link in a new window |
Press Shift while clicking the link |
Open a link in a tab |
Drag the link to the Address bar of the tab page |
Open a link in a new tab page |
Drag a link to an empty area of the tab bar |
Open a Web page in a new tab page |
Enter a URL in the Address bar, and then press Alt + Enter |
Get the tab back to its original location |
Press ESC while dragging the tab page |
Lock screen |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
Web shortcut keys
Page UP |
Press Alt(or Search) and up arrow at the same time |
Page Down |
Press Alt(or Search) and down arrow at the same time |
Scroll down the page |
Space key |
Go to top of page |
Press Ctrl + Alt and up arrow at the same time |
Go to the bottom of the page |
Press Ctrl + Alt and down arrow at the same time |
Print the current page |
Ctrl + P |
Save current page |
Ctrl + S |
Reload the current page |
Ctrl + R |
Reload the current Web page without using cached content |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
Enlarge Web Page |
Press Ctrl and + simultaneously |
Shrink Web page |
Press Ctrl and - |
Reset Zoom Level |
Ctrl + 0 |
Stop loading the current page |
Esc |
Right click on the link |
Press Alt while clicking on the link |
Open a link in a new tab in the background |
Press Ctrl while clicking the link |
Save the current page as a bookmark |
Ctrl + D |
Save all open pages in the current window as bookmarks and place them in a new folder |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
Save a link as a bookmark |
Drag a link to the bookmarks Bar |
Open the Find bar to search the current page |
Ctrl + F |
Go to the next item that matches what you entered in the Find bar |
Ctrl + G or Enter |
Go to the previous item that matches what you entered in the Find bar |
Ctrl + shift + G or shift + Enter |
Perform a search |
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E, enter the search term after the question mark in the Address bar, and then press enter. |
Add www. and. com to the content entered in the Address bar , and open the URL |
Ctrl + Enter |
Crawl the screen of the current page |
Ctrl + For non-Chrome OS keyboards: Ctrl + F5 |
Grabbing a local screen |
Ctrl + Shift +, then tap and drag. For non-Chrome OS keyboards: Ctrl + Shift + F5 |
View Web page source code |
Ctrl + U |
Show or hide the developer tools panel |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
Show or hide the DOM inspector |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
Browser settings
Show or hide the bookmarks bar. If the bookmarks bar is hidden, you can view your bookmarks in the Chrome menu. |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
Open the File app |
Alt + Shift + M |
Show hidden files in the files app |
Ctrl + . |
Open the History page |
Ctrl + H |
Open the Download content page |
Ctrl + J |
Open Task Manager |
Shift + ESC |
Open or hide the list of available keyboard shortcuts |
Ctrl + Alt + / |
Get help with Chromebook |
Ctrl + ? |
Configuring the Display |
Ctrl + |
Open the status area in the lower-right corner of the screen |
Shift + Alt + S |
Highlight the initiator button on the work column |
Shift + Alt + L |
Highlight the next item on a work column |
Shift + Alt + L, then press Tab or RIGHT arrow |
Highlight the previous item on the work column |
shift + Alt + L, and then press shift + Tab or LEFT arrow |
Open the highlighted button on the work column |
Shift + Alt + L, and then press space or Enter |
Make the highlighted buttons on the work column return to the original |
Shift + Alt + L, and then press ESC |
Switches the focus to the next pane that can be accessed using the keyboard. These panes include:
- Status area with time, network icon, and battery icon
- Starter
- Address bar
- Bookmarks Bar (if displayed)
- Major web content (including any Information Bar)
- Download the content bar (if displayed)
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Ctrl + or Ctrl + |
Highlight the Bookmarks bar (if displayed) |
Alt + Shift + B |
Highlight the row where the address bar is located |
Shift + Alt + T |
Open the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar |
alt + E or alt + F |
Open the right-click menu for the highlighted item |
Shift + Search + Volume up |
Enable or disable Chromevox (voice feedback) |
Ctrl + Alt + Z |
Change the screen resolution |
Press Ctrl + Shift and + or - |
Reset the screen resolution to the default |
Press Ctrl + Shift and 0 simultaneously |
Rotate the screen 90 degrees |
Press Ctrl + Shift and reload at the same time |
Text modification
Select all content on a webpage |
Ctrl + A |
Select content in the Address bar |
Ctrl + L or Alt + D |
Select the next word or letter |
Press Ctrl + Shift and RIGHT arrow at the same time |
Select text until the end of the line |
Press Shift + Search and RIGHT arrow at the same time |
Select text until the beginning of the line |
Press Shift + Search and left arrow at the same time |
Select a previous word or letter |
Press Ctrl + Shift and left arrow at the same time |
Move to the end of the next word |
Press Ctrl and right arrows at the same time |
Move to the beginning of the previous word |
Press Ctrl and left arrows at the same time |
Page UP |
Press Alt(or Search) and up arrow at the same time |
Page Down |
Press Alt(or Search) and down arrow at the same time |
Go to top of page |
Press Ctrl + Alt and up arrow at the same time |
Go to the bottom of the page |
Press Ctrl + Alt and down arrow at the same time |
Go to end of document |
Press Ctrl + Search and RIGHT arrow at the same time |
Go to beginning of document |
Press Ctrl + Search and left arrow at the same time |
Copy the selected content to the Clipboard |
Ctrl + C |
Paste the contents of the Clipboard |
Ctrl + V |
Paste the contents of the Clipboard as plain text |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
Shear |
Ctrl + X |
Delete previous word |
Ctrl + Backspace |
Delete Next letter (front-end delete) |
Alt + Backspace |
Undo previous Action |
Ctrl + Z |
Switch between the keyboard input methods you set |
Alt + Shift |
Switch to the previously used keyboard input method |
Ctrl + space |
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