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.

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.