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Android Central: 15 Best Chromebook Tips and Tricks 2020

11/30/2020

Take a Screenshot
You can take a screenshot on a Chromebook just as easily as you can on any other computer. Whether you need to save a piece of information for reference or just need to help someone out by showing something visually, it's extremely simple. Hold the control key and hit the task switching key []]] to capture the screen.
You'll get a desktop notification to click and view the screenshot, or you can always find later it by opening the Files app.

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Android Central: 15 Best Chromebook Tips and Tricks 2020

11/27/2020

Change Your Taskbar Position
By default, your Chromebook's shelf (the taskbar) is along the bottom of the screen but you can also set it to be on the right or left side. Just right-click on it and pick the Shelf position menu for your settings.
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Android Central: 15 best Chromebook Tips and Tricks 2020

11/25/2020

See All of Your Keyboard Shortcuts
Now, you know that Chrome OS is full of handy keyboard shortcuts for things like reloading a page or going to your home page in the browser. In fact, there are so many that it's almost impossible to keep track of them all. Finding out just what you can do so you know which ones to remember is easy. Press Ctrl + Alt + ?, and you'll see an overlay of the keyboard with all the key functions and shortcuts. Soon you'll be a pro and Shift + Alt + L-ing and Alt + Shift + B-ing all over the place.
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Android Central: 15 best Chromebook Tips and Tricks 2020

11/23/2020

Use Chrome Overview
There is a built-in overview mode on your Chromebook that lets you see every open window at a glance. If you've ever used a Mac, this is just like Expose. It's also just as useful!
On the top row of the keyboard, just press the []]] button (above the 6 key) or swipe down from the top with three fingers on your trackpad or touchscreen to go into the overview. Clicking any of the thumbnails will open that window, and clicking in a blank space will return you to the last window you were viewing. If you find yourself with a lot of windowed apps running all the time, this is a great time-saver.
As a bonus, while in overview mode, you can type to filter what you're seeing. For example, typing "Google" will only show windows with the word Google in the title.

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Android Central: 15 best Chromebook Tips and Tricks 2020

11/20/2020

Type Unicode Characters
Your Chromebook has a full keyboard, but sometimes you want to type a character that doesn't have its own key, like æ or Ü or ʓ or even string them together for the perfect look of disapproval ಠ_ಠ. To do it, you'll need to type what's called a Unicode character. Knowing what the Unicode characters are isn't something you'll be memorizing (here's a cheat sheet) but once you know the Unicode number typing them is easy. Just press Ctrl + U + the number and they'll be inserted in place.

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LaptopMag.com: 10 Essential Chromebook Tips for Students

11/18/2020

Turn any Website into a Native Chrome App
This feature helped me turn my school website, Blackboard and Slickdeals.com into apps and put them right in my tray. To do this, click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of your browser and save the URL as a shortcut. To customize your shortcuts, crack open applicationize.me/now and begin to create fancy shortcuts for your tray.
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LaptopMag.com: 10 Essential Chromebook Tips for Students

11/17/2020

Use Offline Mode
While Chromebooks rely on the internet for a majority of applications, enabling work offline mode will allow you to utilize Google suite apps to bang out spreadsheets, slideshows and notes on the go. When your Chromebook reconnects to the internet, your work is automatically synchronized with the cloud. Jump into your Google Drive settings at http://drive.google.com/drive/settings and enable offline mode. Click Done and you'll be able to work offline as well as sync emails.

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Chromebook Simulator: Get to Know Your Keyboard

11/14/2020

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11/13/2020

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LaptopMag.com: 10 Essential Chromebook Tips for Students

11/13/2020

Split Screen for Multitasking
Snapping two windows side by side works as fluently on Chrome OS as it does on macOS or Windows. This means you can crack open a PDF of class materials on one side of the screen while writing your report on the other. Hit the minimize button to exit the full display mode and hold down your trackpad button. When an arrow appears, click it and the tab will automatically be resized to fit half the screen. Repeat the process on the new tab you want to see and it will snap to the opposite side.

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