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🔠 Where’s Caps Lock on a Chromebook? Alt + Search

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By Marlo Anderson – The Tech Ranch

Looking for Caps Lock on your Chromebook? There isn’t a key for it. Press Alt + Search instead.

The Shortcut

  • Alt + Search: Caps Lock on and off
  • Newer models: Alt + Launcher

Bonus Tip: Every Shortcut

Ctrl + Search + S opens a searchable list of every Chromebook shortcut.

More Keyboard Shortcuts, Explained

This is part of my Keyboard Shortcuts Explained series: quick, plain-English tips that make everyday computer work faster. Watch the whole series on YouTube and subscribe to The Tech Ranch so you don’t miss the next one.

Found this helpful? Give the video a thumbs up on YouTube. Got a shortcut you can’t live without? Tell me in the YouTube comments and it might show up in a future video.

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