You can use keyboard shortcuts to complete some tasks more quickly.
Tip: To find shortcuts on this page, press Ctrl + f and enter what you're looking for.
Click here to see an interactive tutorial.
Popular shortcuts
- Take a screenshot: Press the Screenshot key
. Or press Ctrl + Show Windows 
- Take a partial screenshot: Press Alt + Screenshot
, then click and drag. Or press Shift + Ctrl + Show windows 
, then click and drag. - Take a screenshot on tablets: Press Power button + Volume down button.
- Turn Caps Lock on or off: Press Search
+ Alt. Or press Launcher 
+ Alt. - Lock your screen: Press Search
+ L. Or press Launcher 
+ L. - Sign out of your Google Account: Press Shift + Ctrl + q (twice).
- See all keyboard shortcuts: Press Ctrl + Alt + / (forward slash).
Shortcuts on external keyboards
If you’re using a Windows or Mac keyboard, press the Windows key or Command key instead of Search key 
or Launcher key 
.
To change how a specific keyboard key works:
- At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
- Select Settings
. - Under "Device," choose Keyboard.
- Change the function of one or more keys.
All other shortcuts
Important: Depending on your keyboard, you can press the Search key 
or the Launcher key 
for some shortcuts. Both keys work the same.
Tabs and windows
| Open a new window | Ctrl + n |
| Open a new window in Incognito mode | Shift + Ctrl + n |
| Open a new tab | Ctrl + t |
| Open a file in the browser | Ctrl + o |
| Close the current tab | Ctrl + w |
| Close the current window | Shift + Ctrl + w |
| Reopen the last tab or window you closed | Shift + Ctrl + t |
| Go to tabs 1-8 in the window | Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 |
| Go to the last tab in the window | Ctrl + 9 |
| Go to the next tab in the window | Ctrl + Tab |
| Go to the previous tab in the window | Shift + Ctrl + Tab |
| Switch quickly between windows | Press & hold Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release. |
| Open the window you used least recently | Press & hold Shift + Alt, tap Tab until you get to the window you want to open, then release. |
| Go to previous page in your browsing history | Alt + Left arrow  |
| Go to the next page in your browsing history | Alt + Right arrow  |
| Open the link in a new tab in the background | Press Ctrl and click a link |
| Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab | Press Shift + Ctrl and click a link |
| Open the link in a new window | Press Shift and click a link |
| Open the link in the tab | Drag the link to the tab's address bar |
| Open the link in a new tab | Drag the link to a blank area on the tab strip |
| Open the webpage in a new tab` | Type a web address (URL) in the address bar, then press Alt + Enter |
| Return the tab to its original position | While dragging the tab, press Esc |
| Dock a window on the left | Alt + [ (left square bracket) |
| Maximize window | Alt + = |
| Minimize window | Alt + - (minus) |
| Dock a window on the right | Alt + ] (right square bracket) |
| Switch windows between screens (when your Chromebook is connected to a monitor) | Search |
+ Alt + m (or)
+ Alt + mPage & web browser
| Page up | Alt + Up arrow  |
| Page down | Alt + Down arrow  |
| Scroll down the web page | Space bar |
| Go to top of page | Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow  |
| Go to bottom of page | Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow  |
| Print your current page | Ctrl + p |
| Save your current page | Ctrl + s |
| Reload your current page | Ctrl + r |
| Reload your current page without using cached content | Shift + Ctrl + r |
| Zoom in on the page | Ctrl and + |
| Zoom out on the page | Ctrl and - (minus) |
| Reset zoom level | Ctrl + 0 |
| Stop the loading of your current page | Esc |
| Right-click a link | Press Alt and click a link |
| Open the link in a new tab in the background | Press Ctrl and click a link |
| Save the link as a bookmark | Drag link to bookmarks bar |
| Save your current webpage as a bookmark | Ctrl + d |
| Save all open pages in your current window as bookmarks in a new folder | Shift + Ctrl + d |
| Search the current page | Ctrl + f |
| Go to the next match for your search | Ctrl + g or Enter |
| Go to the previous match for your search | Shift + Ctrl + g or Shift + Enter |
| Go to an inactive information field | Alt + Shift + a |
| Perform a Google search | Ctrl + k (or) Ctrl + e |
| Add www. and .com to your input in the address bar, then open the page | Ctrl + Enter |
| View page source | Ctrl + u |
| Show or hide the Developer Tools panel | Shift + Ctrl + i |
| Navigate to selected section in the Developer Tools panel | Ctrl + Shift + c |
| Open the Console tab in the Developer Tools panel | Shift + Ctrl + j |
| Show or hide the bookmarks bar | Shift + Ctrl + b |
| Show the toolbar | Alt + Shift + t |
| Navigate to selected selection in the Developer Tools panel | Ctrl + Shift + c |
| Open the History page | Ctrl + h |
| Open the Downloads page | Ctrl + j |
| Delete selected Autofill suggestion when filling out a form | Shift + Alt + Backspace |
System & display settings
| Open the Files app | Shift + Alt + m |
| Preview a file in the Files app | Select the file, then press Space |
| Display hidden files in the Files app | Ctrl + . (period) |
| Open the status area (where the time appears) | Shift + Alt + s |
| Click icons 1-8 on your shelf | Alt + 1 through Alt + 8 |
| Click the last icon on your shelf | Alt + 9 |
| Use function keys | Search  + your preferred function key (or)Launcher  + your preferred function key |
| See your notifications | Shift + Alt + n |
| Change screen resolution | Shift + Ctrl and + or - (minus) |
| Reset screen resolution to default | Shift + Ctrl + 0 |
| Rotate screen 90 degrees | Shift + Ctrl + Rotate  |
| Switch to the next user | Ctrl + Alt + . (period) |
| Switch to the previous user | Ctrl + Alt + , (comma) |
Text editing
| Turn Caps Lock on or off | Search  + Alt (or)Launcher  + Alt |
| Select everything on the page | Ctrl + a |
| Select the content in the address bar | Ctrl + L or Alt + d |
| Select the next word or letter | Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow  |
| Select text to the end of the line | Search  + Shift + Right arrow  (or)Launcher  + Shift + Right arrow  |
| Select text to the beginning of the line | Search  + Shift + Left arrow  (or)Launcher  + Shift + Left arrow  |
| Select previous word or letter | Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow  |
| Move to the end of the next word | Ctrl + Right arrow  |
| Move to the start of the previous word | Ctrl + Left arrow  |
| Move to beginning of the line | Search  + Left arrow  (or)Launcher  + Left arrow  |
| Move to end of the line | Search  + Right arrow  (or)Launcher  + Right Arrow  |
| Go to end of document | Search  + Ctrl + Right arrow  (or)Launcher  + Ctrl + Right arrow  |
| Go to beginning of document | Search  + Ctrl + Left arrow  (or)Launcher  + Ctrl + Left arrow  |
| Copy selected content to the clipboard | Ctrl + c |
| Paste content from the clipboard | Ctrl + v |
| Paste content from the clipboard as plain text | Shift + Ctrl + v |
| Cut | Ctrl + x |
| Delete the previous word | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Delete the next letter (forward delete) | Alt + Backspace |
| Undo your last action | Ctrl + z |
| Redo your last action | Shift + Ctrl + z |
Switch between the keyboard languages you've set. | Shift + Ctrl + Space |
Switch to the previous keyboard language you were using. | Ctrl + Space |
| Dim keyboard (for backlit keyboards only) | Alt +  |
| Make keyboard brighter (for backlit keyboards only) | Alt +  |
Accessibility
Learn how to make your Chromebook accessible.
| Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off | Ctrl + Alt + z |
| Turn on high contrast mode | Search  + Ctrl + h (or)Launcher  + Ctrl + h |
| Magnify your whole screen | Ctrl + Search  + m (or)Ctrl + Launcher  + m |
| Magnify part of your screen | Ctrl + Search  + d (or)Ctrl + Launcher  + d |
| Highlight the launcher button on your shelf | Shift + Alt + L |
| Highlight the next item on your shelf | Shift + Alt + L, then Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Right arrow  |
| Highlight the previous item on your shelf | Shift + Alt + L, then Shift + Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Left arrow  |
| Open the highlighted button on your shelf | Shift + Alt + L, then Space (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Enter |
| Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf | Shift + Alt + L, then Esc |
Switch focus between:
| Ctrl + Back  or Ctrl + Forward  |
| Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown) | Shift + Alt + b |
| Highlight the row with the address bar | Shift + Alt + t |
| Open right-click menu for highlighted item | Search  + Shift + Increase volume  (or)Launcher  + Shift + Increase volume  |
| Move an app icon up, down or to the side in the launcher | Ctrl + Up  , Down  , Left  , or Right  |
| Move an app in or out of a folder in the launcher | Ctrl + Shift + Up  , Down  , Left  , or Right  |
| Use shortcuts on a braille keyboard | See braille keyboard shortcuts |