Google Chromebook shortcut keys
Updated: 04/01/2018 by Computer Hope
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.
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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 + = key. |
| Page up | Alt or Search and up arrow. |
| Page down | Alt or Search and down arrow. |
Ctrl+ or Ctrl+F5 | Take a screenshot of the current page. |
| Ctrl+Shift+ 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 | Paste 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. |