Chromebook Keyboard and Touchpad Tips

Learn about the keyboard and touchpad features of your Chromebook.

Keyboard Tips

The following are keys you may find on your keyboard's top row of buttons.

or   Search your apps and the web.
To turn Caps Lock on or off, press Alt + Search  or press Alt + Launcher . 

  Go to the previous page 

  Go to the next page 

  Refresh your current page

  Make your page take up the full screen

 Show all your open windows

  Decrease screen brightness

  Increase screen brightness

  Turn off the sound

  Lower the volume

  Raise the volume

For additional information about Chromebook keyboard features, visit Google Support's Chromebook Help Section: Use Your Chromebook Keyboard.

Discover additional information about using keyboard shortcuts.

Touchpad Tips

Click: Press the lower half of the touchpad. You can also tap the touchpad to click.

Right-click: Press the touchpad with two fingers, or hold down the Alt key while clicking with one finger.

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

Swipe: Quickly move two fingers left or right to go backward or forward on web pages or while using apps.

Drag and drop: With one finger, click the item you want to move. With a second finger, move the item. Release both fingers to drop the item at its new location.

Zoom screen in or out: Touch and hold an area with 2 fingers. To zoom in, spread fingers apart. To zoom out, pinch fingers together. 

See all open windows: Swipe up with three fingers to see. Swipe down with three fingers to close view.

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

For additional information about Chromebook touchpad features, visit Google Support's Chromebook Help Section: Use Your Chromebook Touchpad.