How to Set Up a New Chromebook: First-Time Setup Walkthrough
A new Chromebook takes about 10 minutes to go from box to fully set up, but a handful of steps in that first setup…
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Step-by-step Chromebook tutorials for everyday tasks and hidden features. The most-read guides show how to take a screenshot, split the screen, turn on Caps Lock and use the keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet. You will also find tutorials on the Files app, Android and Linux apps, printing, casting to a TV and accessibility settings.
How to Manage Per-App Notifications on a Chromebook
If your Chromebook keeps interrupting you with alerts from one specific app, you don’t have to mute every notification on the device to get…
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How to Install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) on a Chromebook
A lot of “apps” you wish existed on your Chromebook — a distraction-free version of a web tool, a site you visit daily —…
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How to Enable SSH and Use an Advanced Linux Terminal on a Chromebook
The basic Linux terminal on a Chromebook is fine for installing a package or two. If you actually want to SSH into remote servers,…
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How to Use the ChromeOS Recorder App to Record and Transcribe Audio
Every Chromebook released with the Recorder app (or updated to a recent enough ChromeOS version) can record audio and turn it into searchable, editable…
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Quick Insert and Help Me Write: ChromeOS’s Built-In AI Toolkit
If your Chromebook keyboard has a small sparkle-and-star key where Caps Lock used to be — or a search key that used to just…
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How to Organize Chrome Tabs with Tab Groups on a Chromebook
Twenty open tabs doesn't have to mean twenty tiny unreadable icons. Tab Groups let you color-code, name, collapse, and even save sets of tabs on your Chromebook.
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How to Customize the Chromebook App Launcher
A messy app launcher makes finding anything slower. Here's how to reorder apps, build folders, and sort your Chromebook's app grid so it actually works for you.
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How to Use Google Lens on a Chromebook
Google Lens on a Chromebook lets you search anything on your screen, copy text from an image, or look up a photo without leaving what you're doing. Here are all the ways to launch it.
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How to Use Trackpad Gestures on a Chromebook
Switching tabs, apps, and desks with the trackpad is faster than reaching for the keyboard once you know the gestures. Here's the full list.
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