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+ 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	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.