Chromebook Shortcuts You Need To Know

Chromebook Shortcuts

Tabs and Windows

1.Ctrl+N  : Open a new window

2.Ctrl+Shift+N : Open a new window in incognito mode 

3.Ctrl+T :   Open a new tab Ctrl+O Open a file in the browser

4.Ctrl+Shift+Q : Sign out of your Google Account on Chrome OS 

5.Ctrl+W : Close the current tab 

6.Ctrl+Shift+ : W Close the current window

7.Ctrl+Shift+ :  Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs                                you've  closed.

8.Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 : Go to the tab at the specified position in the window

9.Ctrl+9  : Go to the last tab in the window

10. Alt+1 through Alt+8  : Go to the window at the specified position 

11.Alt+9  : Go to the last window open 

12.Ctrl+Tab : Go to the next tab in the window 

13.Ctrl+Shift+ : Tab Go to the previous tab in the window 

14.Alt+Tab  : Go to the next window you have open 

15.Alt+Shift+ : Tab Go to the previous window you have open

16.Click and hold the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar  :See your browsing history                                                                                                                      for the tab

17.Backspace, or press Alt and the left arrow  : Go to previous page in your browsing history.

18.Shift+Backspace, or press Alt and the right arrow  : Go to the next page in your browsing                                                                                                     history. 

19.Press Ctrl and click a link  : Open the link in a new tab in the background 

20.Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link  : Open the link in a new tab and switch to the newly opened                                                                  tab 

21.Press Shift and click a link :  Open the link in a new window

22. Drag a link to a tab  :  Open the link in the tab 

23.Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip :  Open the link in a new tab 

24.Type a URL in the address bar, then press Alt+Enter  :  Open the URL in a new tab 

25.Press Esc while dragging a tab  : Return the tab to its original position

26.Ctrl+Shift+L  : Locks your screen

Page Shortcuts

1.Press Alt and up arrow : Page up 

2.Press Alt and down arrow : Page down 

3.Space bar  : Scroll down the web page Press 

4.Ctrl+Alt and up arrow :  Home 

5.Press Ctrl+Alt and down arrow :  End

6.Ctrl+P :  Print your current page 

7.Ctrl+S :  Save your current page 

8.Ctrl+R :  Reload your current page

9.Ctrl+Shift+R : Reload your current page without using cached content 

10.Ctrl and + :  Zoom in on the page

11.Ctrl and -  : Zoom out on the page Ctrl+0 Reset zoom level

12.Esc : Stop the loading of your current page

13.Press Alt and click a link : Open the link in a new tab in the background 

14.Ctrl+D : Save your current webpage as a bookmark 

15.Ctrl+Shift+D : Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder 

16.Drag a link to bookmarks bar : Save the link as a bookmark 

17.Ctrl+F : Open the find bar to search your current page

18.Ctrl+G or Enter : Go to the next match for your input in the find bar

19.Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+Enter : Go to the previous match for your input in the find bar

20.Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E  : Perform a search. Type a search term after the question mark in the                                               address bar and press Enter.

21.Ctrl+Enter : Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting                                    URL

22.Ctrl+U : View page source 

23.Ctrl+Shift+I : Toggle the display of the Developer Tools panel 

24.Ctrl+Shift+J : Toggle the display of the DOM Inspector

Browser Settings

1.Ctrl+Shift+B :Toggle the display of the bookmarks bar. Bookmarks appear on the New Tab                                page if the bar is hidden. 

2.Ctrl+ : M Open the Files app 

3.Ctrl+. Display hidden files in the Files app 

4.Ctrl+H : Open the History page

 5.Ctrl+J : Open the Downloads page 

6.Shift+Esc : Open the Task Manager 

7.Ctrl+Alt+/ : Open the list of available keyboard shortcuts 

8.Ctrl+? : Go to the Help Center

9.Shift+Alt+S : Place focus on the status area in the top-right corner of the screen. Use the actions listed for Shift+Alt+T to move the focus.

10.Shift+Alt+T:

Place focus on the browser toolbar

• Press Tab or the right arrow to focus on the next item in the toolbar 
•  Press Shift+Tab or the left arrow to focus on the previous item in the toolbar 
•  Press Ctrl+Alt and the up arrow to focus on the first item in the toolbar 
• Press Ctrl+Alt and the down arrow to focus on the last item in the toolbar 
•  Press Space or Enter to activate buttons, including page actions and browser actions 
•  Press Esc to return focus to the page

11. Alt+Shift+B  : Place focus on the bookmarks bar. Use the actions listed for Shift+Alt+T to move the focus. 

12.Alt+E or Alt+F : Open the wrench menu on the browser toolbar 

13.Ctrl+Alt+Z : Enable or disable accessibility features if you're not signed in with a                                                Google Account. If you're signed in, you can configure the accessibility feature                              on  the Settings page.

Text Editing

1. Ctrl+A : Select everything on the page 
2. Ctrl+L or Alt+D : Select the content in the address bar 
3. Press Ctrl+Shift and right arrow :  Select next word or letter
4. Press Ctrl+Shift and left arrow : Select previous word or letter 
5. Press Ctrl and right arrow : Move to the end of the next word
6. Press Ctrl and left arrow : Move to the start of the previous word 
7. Press Alt and up arrow : Page up Press Alt and down arrow Page down
8. Press Ctrl+ : Alt and up arrow Home 
9. Press Ctrl+ : Alt and down arrow : End 
10. Ctrl+C : Copy selected content to the clipboard
11. Ctrl+V : Paste content from the clipboard 
12. Ctrl+Shift+V : Paste content from the clipboard as plain text
13. Ctrl+X : Cut 
14. Ctrl+Backspace  : Delete the previous word 
15. Alt+Backspace : Delete the next letter (forward delete) 
16. Ctrl+Z :  Undo your last action

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