thechromeguideBeginner's Guide for ChromeOS

How to Get the List of Keyboard Shortcuts on Chromebook

By Ajoy KumarPublished Updated
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Google's help page now gives Ctrl + Search + S, or Settings > Device > Keyboard and inputs > View keyboard shortcuts, to open the shortcuts list. That list is now a redesigned Key Shortcuts app where you can also customise shortcuts. Ctrl + Alt + ? may still work, but the post's categories and screenshots no longer match. The intro also links to Chromebook perks, which are no longer offered.

You must go through various learning curves if you are new to Chromebooks. If you are switching from another operating system, note that the shortcut keys and keyboard layout are different. To make it easier to use the Chromebook, you will find a feature to get the list of keyboard shortcuts, you can use on your Chromebook. Let me show you how you can access it.

Do you know your Chromebook comes with some perks, especially for you? Check our guide on; how you can claim your Perks for free. You can also check our guide on – how you can set up your Chromebook for the first time.

List of Keyboard Shortcuts on Chromebook

To access the keyboard shortcuts list for your Chromebook, you can follow the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Press Ctrl + Alt + ? on your keyboard to get the list of keyboard shortcuts.

Step 2: The keyboard shortcut overview is now open. Here you can browse keyboard shortcuts from various categories like- popular shortcuts, tabs and windows, page & web browser, system & display settings shortcuts, and more. 

Screenshot not in the archive: List of Popular Shortcuts on Chromebook

Step 3: Now try typing in the shortcut name you are looking for in the search box. For instance, if I want to take a screenshot, I will search the keywords related to the screenshot in the search box. After that, you can get the list of shortcut keys you can use to take a screenshot

Screenshot not in the archive: Look Screen Shortcut List

Conclusion

That’s it; this is how you can get the list of keyboard shortcuts on your Chromebook and use it to perform a function. You can also check out our Chromebook troubleshooting guide if you are new to Chromebook and Chrome OS.

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Written in 2022 for the ChromeOS and Chrome versions of that time, so menus may look different today. Restored from the Internet Archive copy of 2023-06-08. 2 of 2 screenshots were not saved by the archive; their captions are kept in the text.