View the Chromebook user agreement. 

 Key Presses

 Result (Note the “+” sign means those keys are pressed together)

  ctrl + c

Copies selected text / graphic and puts it in the Clipboard

 

  ctrl + x

Cuts selected text / graphic and puts it in the Clipboard

  ctrl + v

Pastes selected text / graphic and puts it in the document where the cursor is

 

  ctrl + z

Undoes the last action

 

  ctrl + y

Redoes the last action

 

  backspace

Deletes to the left of the cursor

 

  backspace + alt

Deletes to the right cursor

 

  ctrl + shift + v

Pastes selected text without formatting; useful when copying and pasting from a website

 

  search + l (lowercase L)

Locks the Chromebook screen; you will need to reenter the password

 

  Drag a tab down

Opens in a new window

 

  Click on a window -> alt + [ Click on a 2nd window -> alt + ]

Moves the window to the left half of the screen Moves the window to the right half of the screen

 

  ctrl + shift + qq (q twice)

Sign out of the Chromebook

 

  alt + tab

Switch between windows and/or apps; hold down alt & press tab repeatedly

 

  ctrl + switcher key 

Takes a screenshot of the entire screen and saves it to the download folder

 

  ctrl + shift + switcher key

Allows you to capture a portion of the screen and saves it to the download folder; similar to Snipping Tool

 

  ctl + + (plus key)

Zoom in to make the text bigger

 

  ctrl + - (minus key)

Zoom in to make the text smaller

 

  ctrl + 0 (zero)

Resets the zoom

 

  ctrl + shift + + (plus key)

Makes everything on the Chromebook bigger

 

  ctrl + shift + - (minus key)

Makes everything on the Chromebook smaller

 

  ctrl + shift + 0 (zero)

Resets the Chromebook to the default size

 

   ctrl + h

View the browsing history, date, and time

 

  ctrl + alt + ? (question mark)

Open the keyboard shortcuts window

 

  alt + searchkey

Turn on caps lock; turn off caps lock

 

  alt + shift + m

Go to Drive folder

 

  ctrl + shift + d

Saves all tabs in a Bookmark folder; puts it under the address bar

 

  ctrl + shift + n

Opens an incognito window (does NOT work on Chromebooks)

 

  ctrl + shift + 8

Adds a bullet

 

  Tab Shortcuts

  

 

  ctrl + t

Opens a new tab

 

  ctrl + (1-8)

Goes to that tab (i.e. ctrl-2 goes to the 2nd tab)

 

  ctrl + 9

Goes to the last open tab

 

  ctrl + w

Closes a tab

 

View step-by-step instructions to log into the school's Wifi.

 Working together, schools and families can prepare kids to think critically and use technology in positive, creative, and powerful ways. The K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum's Family Tips and Family Activities cover all six curriculum topics and are available in English and Spanish. Additional languages are available for the Family Tips  and Digital Citize nship Curriculum Family Letters as bundled PDFs. Print out these resources to send home, or share them on your school's website or social feed or at your next parent night.

Click here to learn more!

Click here to view ways to be safe while using the internet. 

View additional STPSB technology guides.

You can hear full pages read aloud with Chromebook’s built-in screen reader or hear parts of a page, including specific words, read aloud with Select-to-speak. 

Hear text read aloud

You can hear full pages read aloud with Chromebook’s built-in screen reader or hear parts of a page, including specific words, read aloud with Select-to-speak.

 

Listen to all text

To have pages read aloud to you, turn on your Chromebook’s built-in screen reader:

 

1. At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
2. Select Settings .
3. At the bottom, select Advanced.
4. In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
5. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable ChromeVox (spoken feedback).

 

Note: You can turn Chromevox on or off from any page by pressing Ctrl + Alt + z. Learn more about how to use the built-in screen reader.

 

Listen to part of a page

To select specific text on a page to be read to you, turn on Select-to-speak.

 

Step 1: Turn on Select-to-speak

 

1. At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
2. Select Settings .
3. At the bottom, select Advanced.
4. In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
5. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on Enable select-to-speak.

 

Step 2: Select and hear text

 

Important: Depending on your keyboard, you can press the Search key or the Launcher key for some shortcuts. Both keys work the same.

1. To select what text you’d like to hear:

• • Press and hold the Search key and click a line of text.
  • Press and hold the Search key and drag the pointer over an area of the screen.
  • Highlight the text and press the Search key + s.
  • At the bottom right, near the time, select Select-to-speak . Then select a line of text or drag the pointer over an area of the screen.
• On a touchscreen: At the bottom right, near the time, tap Select-to-speak . Then tap a line of text or drag your finger over an area of the screen.

1. Your Chromebook will read the section aloud and each word will be highlighted.

 

1.  To stop Select-to-speak while it’s reading, press Ctrl or the Search key . You can also select Stop .

 

 

 

Highlight or shade background text

If you are using Select-to-speak, each word will be highlighted as it's spoken. You can turn off highlighting, change the color of the highlighted words, or shade the screen behind selected text.

 

1. At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
2. Select Settings .
3. At the bottom, select Advanced.
4. In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
5. Under "Text-to-Speech," turn on “Select-to-speak.”
6. Select Open select-to-speak settings. Under “Highlighting,” you can:

• • Turn on Highlight each word as it is spoken.
• Select a color next to “Color for word highlights.” Tip: To get the strongest contrast, we recommend using green or pink, especially if you’re using high contrast mode.
• Turn on Shade background content: This allows you to shade the whole screen, except for the text being spoken.

 

Change the language or voice

1. At the bottom right, select the time. Or press Alt + Shift + s.
2. Select Settings .
3. At the bottom, select Advanced.
4. In the "Accessibility" section, select Manage accessibility features.
5. Under "Text-to-Speech," select Text-to-Speech voice settings.
6. Customize your text-to-speech voice:

Chromebook Troubleshooting Tips

If your Chromebook isn’t charging, or not turning on:

1. Check to see if the battery is charging.
2. Plug Chromebook into power outlet. Red light – charging

White light – fully charged

1. Charge for at least 30 minutes.
   1. Check all power connections. Try plugging the charger directly into the power outlet.
2. Inspect the charger. Check for any physical damage, and make sure the power cable is firmly attached to the adapter brick and to the Chromebook.
3. Verify the outlet is working by plugging something else into the outlet.

 

1. If your Chromebook is slow, check for the newest version of the Chrome operation system.
   1. Click on the time on the bottom right of the taskbar.
   2. Click on the Settings gear.
   3. On the left side, click on About Chrome OS.
   4. Under Google Chrome OS, click Check for Updates.
   5. If your Chromebook finds a software update, it will start to download automatically.

 

If your Chromebook displays an error when accessing a specific webpage (such as: “Aw, Snap!” and “This webpage is unavailable”)

1. Check your Internet connection.
2. Clear cached images, files, cookies, and other site data.
3. Close other tabs, apps, and extensions.

 

How to clear cache and cookies:

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. At the top-right, find the 3 dots.
3. Click More tools > Clear browsing data.
4. At the top, select All time,
5. Next, check the Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, leave the other options unchecked.
6. Click Clear data.

 

If your Chromebook crashes or freezes:

1. Turn off the Chromebook using the power button.
2. Turn it back on.
3. Close all apps and browser windows.
4. If a specific tab causes it to freeze, hard refresh the page: Ctrl + Shift + r

 

If the previous tips do not fix your Chromebook, perform a hard reset of your Chromebook.

1. Turn off your Chromebook.
2. Press and hold the refresh ( ) key + tap the power ( ) button.
3. When the Chromebook starts up, release the refresh key.

 

How to complete a Chrome book OS update:

1.       Connect your Chrome book to the Internet.

2.       Log in to your Chrome book using your STPSB credentials. Remember your username is your student ID.

3.       Click on the time found on the right side of your taskbar.

4.       Enter the settings menu using the gear icon.

5.       Click on About Chrome OS on the bottom of the left column.

6.       Select Check for updates option.

7.       Once the update finishes downloading, click Restart.

View the Chromebook device coverage signature form.

 

How to join a Google Classroom

1.       Connect your Chrome book to the Internet.

2.       Log in to your Chrome book using your STPSB credentials. Remember your username is your student ID.

3.       Type google.com in your address bar and press enter.

4.       When the page loads, you will see a circle with the first letter of your name and an icon that looks like a waffle on the right side of your screen.

5.       Click on the waffle.

6.       When the menu opens, you will select Google Classroom.

7.       This is your Google Classroom. Once you have joined your classes, they will be found here.

8.       To join a class, you need to click the + sign on the top right corner of your screen.

9.       At this time, you will be prompted to enter your Class Code.

10.   Finally, you will have to select your role in the class. You will be a student.

 

 

How to Sign in to Your STPSB Google Account without Using Your Chromebook

1.     In the address bar of your internet browser, type in google.com and press enter.

2.     Click the Sign In button on the top right corner of your screen.

3.     Enter your student email address in the email box and click Next. Your student email address is studentID#@student.stpsb.org .

4.     Sign in to your STPSB account using your STPSB Username (Student ID) and Password.

5.     Verify that the email address is yours. Then, accept the user agreement.