Hi everyone, today in this article we will show you how to maximize or minimize Windows with keyboard shortcuts on Chromebooks. Some keyboard shortcuts are universal – Crtl + C for copy, Ctrl + V for paste – but just as often the shortcuts change between systems, websites and programs. The best Chromebooks have fairly standard shortcuts and a handy Ctrl + Alt + / shortcut to show the more basic ones, but if you look at the full list of shortcuts your eyes fog up faster than an old 400-page novel you had to read during summer vacation. So, without further ado, let’s get started.
Moving from a Mac or PC to one of the better Chromebooks can be a bit scary. After all, you are moving to a cloud-based computing platform and probably implementing a new workflow. Keyboard shortcuts are also slightly different on ChromeOS. If you use an external keyboard designed for Windows or macOS, you will also have to learn how certain keys behave in ChromeOS. Before proceeding, we recommend you to update ChromeOS
How to Maximize or Minimize Windows With Keyboard Shortcuts on Chromebook
These two simple shortcuts allow you to maximize and minimize windows with the Chromebook keyboard shortcuts.
- The two keyboard shortcuts you need to know are ALT plus = (or ALT plus +, which is the way I like to remember it) and ALT plus – (Alt plus the minus key). These keys maximize and minimize the Chromebook’s windows, respectively.
- We use them in combination with the ALT plus TAB shortcut, which shows among all the Chromebook’s open windows or applications. Pressing it repeatedly switches between applications quickly.
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