Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keyboard strokes and clicks that you can use to perform specific actions, such as taking a screenshot. Knowing some of the shortcuts listed below can help save you time.
You can also press Ctrl+Alt+? whenever you're signed in on your Chromebook to see a map of these shortcuts directly on the screen.
Tabs and windows | Page shortcuts | Browser settings | Text editing
Tabs and windows
Ctrl+N | Open a new window |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Open a new window in incognito mode |
Ctrl+T | Open a new tab |
Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser |
Ctrl+Shift+Q (twice) | Sign out of your Google Account on Chrome OS |
Ctrl+W | Close the current tab |
Ctrl+Shift+W | Close the current window |
Ctrl+Shift+T | Reopen the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. |
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 | Go to the tab at the specified position in the window |
Ctrl+9 | Go to the last tab in the window |
Alt+1 through Alt+8 | Activate launcher items 1-8 |
Search+1 through Search+= | Use F1 to F12 |
Alt+9 | Go to the last window open |
Ctrl+Tab | Go to the next tab in the window |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Go to the previous tab in the window |
Alt+Tab | Go to the next window you have open |
Alt+Shift+Tab | Go to the previous window you have open |
Click and hold the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar | See your browsing history for the tab |
Backspace, or press Alt and the left arrow | Go to previous page in your browsing history. |
Shift+Backspace, or press Alt and the right arrow | Go to the next page in your browsing history. |
Press Ctrl and click a link | Open the link in a new tab in the background |
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link | Open the link in a new tab and switch to the newly opened tab |
Press Shift and click a link | Open the link in a new window |
Drag a link to a tab | Open the link in the tab |
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip | Open the link in a new tab |
Type a URL in the address bar, then pressAlt+Enter | Open the URL in a new tab |
Press Esc while dragging a tab | Return the tab to its original position |
Ctrl+Shift+L | Locks your screen |
Page shortcuts
Press Alt and up arrow | Page up |
Press Alt and down arrow | Page down |
Space bar | Scroll down the web page |
Press Ctrl+Alt and up arrow | Home |
Press Ctrl+Alt and down arrow | End |
Ctrl+P | Print your current page |
Ctrl+S | Save your current page |
Ctrl+R | Reload your current page |
Ctrl+Shift+R | Reload your current page without using cached content |
Ctrl and + | Zoom in on the page |
Ctrl and - | Zoom out on the page |
Ctrl+0 | Reset zoom level |
Esc | Stop the loading of your current page |
Press Alt and click a link | Open the link in a new tab in the background |
Ctrl+D | Save your current webpage as a bookmark |
Ctrl+Shift+D | Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder |
Drag a link to bookmarks bar | Save the link as a bookmark |
Ctrl+F | Open the find bar to search your current page |
Ctrl+G or Enter | Go to the next match for your input in the find bar |
Ctrl+Shift+G orShift+Enter | Go to the previous match for your input in the find bar |
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Perform a search. Type a search term after the question mark in the address bar and press Enter. |
Ctrl+Enter | Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL |
Ctrl+ | Take a screenshot of your current page |
Ctrl+ Shift+ | Take a partial screenshot |
Ctrl+U | View page source |
Ctrl+Shift+I | Toggle the display of the Developer Tools panel |
Ctrl+Shift+J | Toggle the display of the DOM Inspector |
Browser settings
Ctrl+Shift+B | Toggle the display of the bookmarks bar. Bookmarks appear on the New Tab page if the bar is hidden. |
Alt+Shift+M | Open the Files app |
Ctrl+. | Display hidden files in the Files app |
Ctrl+H | Open the History page |
Ctrl+J | Open the Downloads page |
Shift+Esc | Open the Task Manager |
Ctrl+Alt+/ | Open the list of available keyboard shortcuts |
Ctrl+? | Go to the Help Center |
Ctrl+ | Configure monitor display |
Shift+Alt+S | Opens the status area in the bottom-right corner of the screen. |
Shift+Alt+L | Place focus on the launcher
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Ctrl + | Pressing Ctrl and either the back or forward keys switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:
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Alt+Shift+B | Place focus on the bookmarks bar. Use the actions listed for Shift+Alt+T to move the focus. |
Alt+E or Alt+F | Open the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar |
Shift+Search+Volume Up | Open right-click menus for focused items. |
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. |
Ctrl+Shift and + | Increase screen scale |
Ctrl+Shift and - | Decrease screen scale |
Ctrl+Shift and ) | Reset screen scale |
Ctrl+Shift and Refresh | Rotate screen 90 degrees |
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Text editing
Ctrl+A | Select everything on the page |
Ctrl+L or Alt+D | Select the content in the address bar |
Press Ctrl+Shift and right arrow | Select next word or letter |
Press Shift+Search and right arrow | Select text to the end of the line |
Press Shift+Search and left arrow | Select text to the beginning of the line |
Press Ctrl+Shift and left arrow | Select previous word or letter |
Press Ctrl and right arrow | Move to the end of the next word |
Press Ctrl and left arrow | Move to the start of the previous word |
Press Alt and up arrow | Page up |
Press Alt and down arrow | Page down |
Press Ctrl+Alt and up arrow | Home |
Press Ctrl+Alt and down arrow | End |
Ctrl+C | Copy selected content to the clipboard |
Ctrl+V | Paste content from the clipboard |
Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste content from the clipboard as plain text |
Ctrl+X | Cut |
Ctrl+Backspace | Delete the previous word |
Alt+Backspace | Delete the next letter (forward delete) |
Ctrl+Z | Undo your last action |
Chromebook touchpad tipsIf you're using a Chromebook, use the touchpad to move the pointer and select items on the screen. Here are some gestures and actions supported by the touchpad:
Move the pointer: Simply move your finger across the touchpad. | |
Click: Just press down on the lower half of the touchpad. Since tap-to-click is enabled by default, you can quickly tap the touchpad to click. | |
Right-click: Click the touchpad with two fingers. | |
Scroll: Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, left and right to scroll horizontally. If you have Australian scrolling enabled, move two fingers up to scroll down. (It works in the same way as say, your smartphone or tablet.) If you have multiple browser tabs open, you can also swipe left and right with threefingers to quickly move between tabs. Swipe: Quickly move two fingers left or right to go backward or forward on web pages or while using apps. | |
Drag and drop: Click the item you want to move with one finger. With a second finger, move the item. Release both fingers to drop the item at its new location. |