Google Chromebook shortcut keys

Google Chromebook shortcut keys


Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys used on a Google Chromebook. For additional shortcuts that work in both Chrome and on a Chromebook, see our Google Chrome shortcut keys page.

Tip: Pressing Ctrl+Alt+/ shows an interactive menu with every shortcut key combination available on a Chromebook.

Tip: See the computer shortcuts page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used with other operating systems.

Shortcut Keys                                           Description

Ctrl+Shift+Q (twice)               Sign out of your Google account
Ctrl+Shift+L                           Lock your computer's screen
Alt+1 through Alt+8                Activates apps 1-8 on your shelf
Alt+Shift+M                            Open the files app
Alt+Shift+S                            Open the status menu
Ctrl+Alt+Z                              Toggle ChromeVox on or off
Ctrl+Shift and + or -                Change the screen resolution
Ctrl+Shift and 0                       Set the screen resolution back to default
Ctrl+Shift and Reload                Rotate the screen 90 degrees
F1-F12                                     Search + 1 to Search + =
Page up                                    Alt or Search and up arrow
Page down                                 Alt or Search and down arrow
Ctrl+Window switcher key
1 or Ctrl+F5                               Take a screenshot of the current page
Ctrl+Shift+Window switcher
key 2 or Ctrl+Shift+F5                Take a partial screenshot of the current page
Ctrl+Shift+Right                         Arrow Select the next word
Ctrl+Shift+Left                           Arrow Select the previous word
Shift+Search + Right                  Arrow Select text until the end of the line
Shift+Search + Left                    Arrow Select text until the end of the previous
                                                 line
Ctrl+Backspace                           Delete the previous word
Alt+Backspace                               Forward delete
Ctrl+Right Arrow                             Move cursor one word to the right
Ctrl+Left Arrow                               Move cursor one word to the left
Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow                           Go to the top of the page
Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow                       Go to the bottom of the page
Ctrl+Search + Right Arrow                Go to the end of a document
Ctrl+Search + Left Arrow                Go to the beginning of a document
Ctrl+A                                              Select everything on a page
Ctrl+C                                              Copy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+L                                              Select everything in the address bar
Ctrl+V                                              Paste text currently in clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+V                                              Past text as plain text
Ctrl+X                               Cut text from document and copy to clipboard
Ctrl+Z                                              Undo last action
Ctrl+W                                              Closes the currently selected tab.