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First, download the image you’d like to use, or copy it to your Chromebook via USB. This is an easy one, but it makes your desktop your own.

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Finally, to view all open windows on your desktop, swipe down with three fingers. You can also tap the touchpad with three fingers to open a link in a new tab. To switch between tabs, swipe left or right with three fingers. To scroll a page, move two fingers either upward or downward, as with other systems. You can also navigate forward and backward through the history of a browser tab by swiping two fingers to the left or right. We’ve already discussed that a two-finger tap reveals the context menu. Just like on other systems, this allows you to switch quickly among open windows. To do it, select the window you want to snap, then press Alt + ] to move the window to the right, or Alt + [ to the left.Īnother important keyboard shortcut is Alt + Tab. The first is the system’s “snap” feature, which fits an open window to half the size of the display. There are also some basic touchpad gesture controls and keyboard shortcuts that all Chrome OS users should know. If you don’t want a permanent switch, you can force these keys to become function keys on the fly by pressing Shift and your desired function key at the same time. If you’d rather have these keys behave as standard function keys go to Settings > Device > Keyboard, and turn on Treat top-row keys as function keys. Check out Google’s help pages to learn what all of these keys do. If you look at the top of the Chromebook keyboard where the function keys would be on a Windows PC, you’ll see shortcut keys for actions such as adjusting the volume, refreshing the browser tab, and switching between windows. We’ve already discussed the search key, but there are several other keys that you should get to know as well. If you want a desktop-like experience for the web app, check the box that says Open as window, and then click Create. A small pop-up window appears asking you to confirm that you want to add the web app. Next, right-click the webpage tab-it looks like three vertical dots-and select More tools > Create shortcut…. The easiest way to add web apps is to open the site you want in the browser.

IDGĪdding a website to the shelf in Chrome OS. To get rid of something, hover your mouse pointer over the app icon in question, tap the touchpad with two fingers (the equivalent of a right-click), and select Unpin from the context menu that appears. To make the Chromebook your own you’ll want to add your commonly used apps to the Shelf, and remove the ones you don’t use. The Chrome OS Shelf shows which apps are running and provides an easy way to launch apps. This area is called the Shelf, and it mimics the Windows taskbar.

When you first open your Chromebook, you’ll see several app icons sitting at the bottom of the screen. This shortcut used to be Shift + Esc, but Google is phasing it out.

Finally, to access your Chromebook’s task manager, click Search + Esc.

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