How to Customize Keyboard Shortcuts on a Chromebook
Want a shortcut that doesn't exist by default, or to remap one you never use? Here's how the ChromeOS Shortcuts app lets you customize keyboard shortcuts.
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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 Use the Chromebook Task Manager to Close Frozen Apps
A tab or app frozen and eating memory? Here's how to open the built-in Chromebook Task Manager and force-close whatever's causing it.
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How to Set Up an External Monitor on a Chromebook
Want a bigger screen for work at home? Here's how to connect and configure an external monitor on a Chromebook, extended or mirrored.
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How to Use Picture-in-Picture Mode on a Chromebook
Want to keep watching a video while you work in another window? Here's how to turn on Picture-in-Picture mode on a Chromebook.
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How to Use Voice Typing on a Chromebook
Want to dictate text instead of typing it? Here's how to turn on and use ChromeOS's built-in voice typing in any text field.
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How to Use Gemini (formerly Google Assistant) on a Chromebook
Looking for Google Assistant on your Chromebook and finding Gemini instead? Here's what changed and how to actually use it.
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How to Customize and Pin Apps to the Chromebook Shelf
Want your most-used apps one click away? Here's how to pin, unpin, reorder, and configure the Chromebook shelf to work the way you do.
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How to Use the Files App on a Chromebook
New to ChromeOS and not sure where your downloads and cloud files actually live? Here's how the Files app works and how to get the most out of it.
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How to Play Xbox Cloud Gaming on a Chromebook
With Steam for Chromebook Beta shut down, here's how to play Xbox Game Pass titles on any Chromebook through the browser instead.
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How to Scan Documents on a Chromebook (Camera and Scanner Apps)
No physical scanner needed. Here's how to scan documents to PDF using your Chromebook's Camera app or a connected scanner.
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