Friday, January 20, 2017

30 in 30: Day 20 - Chromebook Shortcuts

Day 20 in the 30 in 30 series going to be a follow up from Day 19.  So we talked about some of the most commonly used shortcuts, but I got this new Chromebook that has some new keys.  I used to have a CAPS LOCK key that is now replaced by a magnifying glass key.  And I'm also missing some keys....like, where did my delete key go?  It takes a little time to figure out how to access some of what I used to have on my old Windows keyboard, but once you get the hang of it, there are some pretty cool shortcuts.  One of the coolest ways to find the shortcuts is to use the Ctrl + Alt + ?  This will bring up an interactive visual window.  Press the CTRL key and it will show you where each of the other Ctrl shortcut keys are (the image below is an example of what you will see).  Press the ALT key and it will show you where each of the other Alt shortcut keys are.  Same goes for Shift or Search although most of the shortcuts reside in the Ctrl or Alt menus.  If you are looking for a complete list, you can find it at the Chromebook Help page.  Hope this helps to get you a little more comfortable and quicker using Chrome OS.

Chrome OS Cheat Sheet.  After a Ctrl + Alt + ? you will
be able to view an interactive window.  Pressing Ctrl, Alt,
Shift or Search you will see where each of the shortcuts live.

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