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Chromebooks

Tips

  • View Chromebook Tips and Tricks

  • On a Chromebook, use the touchpad to move the pointer and select items on the screen. Here are some gestures and actions supported by the touchpad:

    A finger hovers over a laptop's touchpad, with a keyboard visible above.Move the pointer: Simply move your finger across the touchpad.

     

     

     

    A finger with concentric blue circles hovers over a laptop's touchpad.Click: Just press down on the lower half of the touchpad. Since tap-to-click is enabled by default, you can quickly tap the touchpad to click.

     

     

     

    A close-up view of two fingers using a laptop trackpad with visual cues indicating interaction.Right-click: Click the touchpad with two fingers.

     

     

     

    An orange hand with two fingers touching a laptop's touchpad.

    Scroll: Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, left and right to scroll horizontally.

    If you have multiple browser tabs open, you can also swipe left and right with three fingers to quickly move between tabs.

     

     

    An orange cartoon finger taps on a laptop trackpad, with concentric blue circles indicating interaction.Drag and drop: Click the item you want to move with one finger. With a second finger, move the item. Release both fingers to drop the item at its new location.

  • To control your Chromebook, use the keys across the top of your Chromebook's keyboard. Keys might vary slightly depending on your Chromebook.

    A black button with a white left-pointing arrow icon.Go to the previous page in your browser history (F1)

    A dark button with a white right-pointing arrow icon.Go to the next page in your browser history (F2)

    A dark button with a white circular arrow icon.Reload your current page (F3)

    A dark rectangular button with a white outline containing a square icon with a diagonal line.Hide the tabs and launcher in full-screen Immersive mode (F4)

    A dark button with a white outline of three stacked rectangles, suggesting a layout or view option.Show all windows in Overview mode (F5)

    A dark rectangular button with rounded corners displays a small, white, pixelated flower icon in the center.Dim the screen (F6)

    A white asterisk symbol on a dark background.Make the screen brighter (F7)

    A dark button with a white speaker icon and an 'x' symbol, indicating mute.Mute (F8)

    A dark button with a white speaker icon and a minus sign, indicating volume down.Lower the volume (F9)

    A white speaker icon with a plus sign on a dark background.Raise the volume (F10)