Chromebook 101: how to find keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts have always been a favorite of writers, coders, and other fast-track computer users who want to get as much text on the screen as they can without having to lift their hands from their keyboards. But in the case of Chromebooks, shortcuts can also help new users cope with some of the differences between the design of the Chromebook and other systems, such as Macs and Windows PCs.

For example, instead of the usual Caps Lock key that most keyboards have, Chromebooks have a Launcher key, which is used to bring up the Launcher (the equivalent of the Mac Launchpad or the Windows Start Menu). If you prefer to reinstate the Caps Lock (as I usually do), you can use the keyboard shortcut Alt + Launcher to change the Launcher...

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