Chromebook Tips & Tricks

Screenshots

• Ctrl + Switcher for whole screen
• Ctrl + Shift + Switcher for selective screenshot

Opening Managers

• Alt + Shift + m for file manager
• Search + Esc for task manager

Quick Lock and Shutdown

• Search + l for Quick Lock
• Ctrl + Shift + q twice for Quick Shutdown

Caps Lock

• Alt + Search to turn on Caps Lock
• Do the same to turn it off, or just press Shift instead

Opening Apps

• Alt + 1-9 to open apps on the shelf
• 9 opens the very last item on the shelf, 1-8 opens first 8 items on the shelf

Changing the Shelf Position

• Alt + Click on Shelf
• Select either right, bottom, or left from the list to change the side the shelf is on

Rotating the Screen

• Ctrl + Shift + Refresh to rotate the screen 90 degrees
• Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Refresh will make the screen do a barrel roll!
• This is mostly for fun, but you never know when rotating the screen will come in handy!

View Keyboard Overlay

• Ctrl + Alt + ? to access keyboard overlay
• Can be used to find even more shortcuts and tricks not listed here, so make the most of it!