Take some time to read through this entire list of shortcuts. Each person will find different shortcuts helpful. Test them out. See what you look. Bookmark this page and try to commit them to memory. If you’re able to memorize and use Chromebook keyboard shortcuts without looking them up you’ll greatly increase your speed and productivity.
These keyboard shortcuts will work both on Chromebooks running Chrome and other laptops inside the Chrome 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 |
Chrome System Shortcuts
| 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 Shortcuts
| 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.Learn how to choose your keyboard language. | Shift + Ctrl + Space |
| Switch to the previous keyboard language you were using.Learn how to choose your keyboard language. | Ctrl + Space |
| Dim keyboard (for backlit keyboards only) | Alt +  |
| Make keyboard brighter (for backlit keyboards only) | Alt +  |
Accessibility Shortcuts
| 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:Status area (where the time appears)LauncherAddress barBookmarks bar (if visible)The webpage that’s openDownloads bar (if visible) | 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 |
