Key Commands

You can view all Chromebook key commands by hitting ctrl+search+s on your Chromebook.

Accessibility/Advanced Navigation

Shift + Alt + B Highlight bookmarks bar; use arrows to navigate

Shift + Alt + T Highlight the icons in the address bar row

Shift + Alt + S Highlight the status area at the bottom-right

Shift + Alt+ L Highlight the first shelf icon

Ctrl + Back Move to previous keyboard-accessible area on screen

Ctrl + Forward Move to next keyboard-accessible area on screen

Shift + Search + Volume Up Opens right-click menu for highlighted element

Search + Ctrl + H Toggle high contrast mode

Search + Ctrl + M Magnify the entire screen

Search + Ctrl + D Magnify part of the screen

Ctrl + Alt + Z Toggle ChromeVox, the built-in screen reader

Chrome OS System

Shift + Alt + N Show notifications

Ctrl + Forward Slash (/) Open Help

Ctrl + Alt + Forward Slash (/) Show Chrome OS shortcuts reference window

Search + L Lock screen

Ctrl + Shift + Q (twice) Sign out of Google account

Ctrl + Shift + Plus (+) Increase screen resolution

Ctrl + Shift + Minus (-) Decrease screen resolution

Ctrl + Shift + Zero (0) Reset screen resolution

Alt + Brightness Up/Down Increase/decrease keyboard backlight (if applicable)

Ctrl + Window Switcher Take screenshot of the entire screen

Ctrl + Shift + Window Switcher Take screenshot of selected region

Ctrl + Full Screen Toggle external monitor modes (if applicable)

Text Editing

Alt + Search Toggle Caps Lock

Alt + Backspace Delete next character. Equivalent to Delete key on Windows

Ctrl + Backspace Delete previous word

Ctrl + Alt + Backspace Delete next word

Ctrl + A Select all

Ctrl + L Select all text in the address bar

Ctrl + Right/Left Move the cursor to the next/previous word

Ctrl + Shift + Right/Left Select next/previous word

Shift + Search + Right/Left Select all text to the end/beginning of the current line

Ctrl + Search + Right/Left Jump to the end/beginnning of a text field/document

Ctrl + C Copy

Ctrl + X Cut

Ctrl + V Paste

Ctrl + Shift + V Paste without formatting

Ctrl + Z Undo

Ctrl + Y Redo

Webpage Navigation

Ctrl + Plus (+) Zoom in

Ctrl + Minus (-) Zoom out

Ctrl + 0 (Zero) Reset zoom to 100% 

Ctrl + F Search the current page

Alt + Left Go back one page

Alt + Right Go forward one page

Alt + Up Scroll up page. Equivalent to Page Up key in Windows

Alt + Down Scroll down page. Equivalent to Page Down key in Windows

Ctrl + Alt + Up Jump to top of page. Equivalent to Home key in Windows

Ctrl + Alt + Down Jump to bottom of page. Equivalent to End key in Windows 

Trackpad Shortcuts

Alt + Click Equivalent to a right-click

Click with three fingers Equivalent to a middle-click

Swipe up or down with two fingers Scroll up or down on the page

Swipe right/left with two fingers Go forward/back one page

Swipe down with three fingers Equivalent to the Window Switcher key

Swipe right/left with three fingers Move between open Chrome tabs

Navigating Tabs and Windows

Ctrl + N Open new window

Ctrl + Shift + N Open new incognito window

Ctrl + T Open new tab

Ctrl + W Close current tab

Ctrl +  Shift + W Close current window

Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen last closed tab

Ctrl + 1 — Ctrl + 8 Switch to tab 1-8

Ctrl + 9 Switch to last tab

Ctrl + Tab Move to next tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move to prior tab

Ctrl + Click Open link in a new tab

Ctrl + Shift + Click Open link in a new tab and switch to it immediately

Shift + Click Open link in a new window

Apps and Shelf

Alt + 1 — Alt + 8 Open shelf apps 1-8

Alt + 9 Open last app on the shelf

Alt + Tab Switch to last-opened app; keep pressing to cycle through apps

Alt + Shift + Tab Switch to least recently opened app; keep pressing to cycle through apps

Alt + [ Pin current app to the left side of the screen

Alt + ] Pin current app to the right side of the screen

Alt + Equals (=) Maximize current window

Alt + Minus (-) Minimize current window

Search + Alt + M Move window between screens (when using multiple monitors) 

Basic Chrome Functions

Ctrl + P Open Print dialog

Ctrl + S Save the current webpage

Ctrl + R Refresh the page

Ctrl + Shift + R Refresh the page without loading cache

Ctrl + O Open a file

Ctrl + H View History

Ctrl + J Open Downloads

Ctrl + D Bookmark current page

Ctrl + Shift + D Bookmark all open tabs

Ctrl + Shift + B Toggle bookmarks bar

Alt + E Open Chrome's menu

Search + Esc Open Task Manager

Ctrl + U View page source 

Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Developer Tools panel