[Ultimate Guide] 78+ Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts For Beginners

In the modern world of speedy digital technology, Chromebooks have become incredibly well-liked due to their easy-to-use nature, affordability, and adaptability. Whether you’re a student, a working professional, or just someone looking to get more out of your computer, understanding Chromebook keyboard shortcuts can be a real game-changer. These shortcuts do more than just save you time and energy; they also improve your overall computer experience.

Do you ever try shortcuts in your life? Sometimes it works and sometimes it won’t. But if you are a Chromebook user and do not try Shortcuts you are missing a lot. It always works if you try shortcuts in Google Chromebook.

We have already written a comprehensive guide on Keyboard Shortcuts which was only for Windows users. In this guide, we are going to share more than 78 Chromebook Shortcuts that you must try to make your work life easier and timesaving.

Why Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts Are Important To Know?

Well, the Chromebook Keyboard layout is quite different from the traditional Keyboard Layout, and if you have recently switched from Windows or MAC to Chromebook you will face a lot of issues in typing. These Chromebook Shortcuts will help you and once you are used to these Shortcuts things will be easy for you.

How To Memorize Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts?

Do you think it is necessary to memorize the keyboard shortcut keys or not?

I personally think NO. But it is up to you if you want to memorize them, there is nothing wrong with that fact, it is good to increase your knowledge.

The perfect solution is to practice and use them in your day-to-day job. You will automatically remember them and when you need them you just recall them.

What Are Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts?

Chromebook or ChromeOS keyboard shortcuts are the combinations of keys that we can use to do things easily and quickly. Like we use Windows key shortcuts.

Using the Chromebook Shortcut keys keeps you away from clicking by mouse every time. I personally feel that when your fingers are busy typing, and you must remove your fingers repeatedly from the keyboard to use the mouse, it can disturb and destroy the rhythm you have maintained in typing.

So, keeping all these Chromebook Shortcut Keys in mind can help you do things faster.

Best Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Take a Screenshot Ctrl+ Window Switcher
Turn Caps Lock On/Off: Alt + Search
Lock the Chromebook Screen: Search + L
Sign out of your Chromebook: Shift + Ctrl + Q (twice)
Open Task Manager: Search + Esc
Change Keyboard Input language: Shift + Ctrl + Space
Open Google Assistant: Search + A
Launch Shelf Apps: Alt + 1-9

Files App Shortcuts Keys

Open the Files App: Shift + Alt + M
Preview a File: Space bar key
Create a New Folder in the Files app: Ctrl + E
Delete a File/Folder: Alt + Backspace
Rename a File/Folder: Ctrl + Enter

Chrome Browser Tabs and Windows

If you are working on a browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or any other browser there are Chromebook Shortcuts that you can use for faster navigation and open new tabs, close tabs, etc.

Open a new Tab: Ctrl + T
Open a new window: Ctrl + N
Go to the next Chrome tab: Ctrl + Tab
Go to the previous Chrome tab: Shift + Ctrl + Tab
Close the current Tab: Ctrl + W
Close the current window: Shift + Ctrl + W
Reopen the closed window or last tab: Shift + Ctrl + T
Open the link in a new tab and switch to the new tab: Ctrl + Shift and click a link
Switch Between Apps: Alt + Tab
Move to the Address Bar: Ctrl + L or Alt + D
Create a Duplicate Tab in Chrome: Alt + D and Alt + Enter
Maximize Chrome window: Alt + =
Minimize window: Alt + –

Chrome Browser Page Keyboard Shortcuts

The below Chromebook Shortcuts are very useful for a single-page browser, which means if you have only one tab open and you want to navigate using keyboard shortcuts you can use these combinations.

Page up: Alt + Up arrow
Page down: Alt + Down arrow
Select text at the end of the line: Shift + Search + Right arrow
Reload a page: Ctrl + R
Scroll down a web page: Space bar
Scroll up a web page: Shift + Space bar key
Bookmark a page: Ctrl + D
Search the current page: Ctrl + F
Open the Chrome Menu: Alt + E
Open the Downloads page: Ctrl + J
Open the History page: Ctrl + H
Clear Browsing Data: Ctrl + Shift + Backspace
Hide/Unhide Bookmarks Bar: Shift + Ctrl + B
Right-click a link: Press Alt and click a link
Go to Specific Tabs in Chrome: Ctrl + 1-9
Print your current page: Ctrl + P
Do a Google search: Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E
View page source: Ctrl + U
Insert an Emoji: Shift + Search + Space bar

Text Editing Chrome Shortcuts

To cut, copy and paste text in Chromebook here is the shortcut key combinations for you.

Select All the Texts: Ctrl + A
Copy and Cut Text/Files/Folders: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + X
Paste Content: Ctrl + V
Use Forward Delete: Search + Backspace
Select the next word or letter: Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow
Select the previous word or letter: Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow
Move to the Start or End of Text: Search + Left or Right key
Open clipboard menu: Search + V (Launcher + V)

Google Drive/Docs Shortcuts

We all use Google Drive and Google Docs to save our important documents, images videos, and other belongings. Sometimes we also must share with our friends. We use Google Drive and Google Docs for all these tasks.

So far you are using the PC Mouse and clicking on each page to enter another page. But what if I told you keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive and Google Docs which will make your tasks much faster?

Here is the list of Google Drive and Google Docs Shortcuts.