Where is the Search Key on Chromebook? A Keyboard Guide

In place of a Caps Lock key, Chromebooks have a Search or Launcher key instead. This wikiHow article shows you where to find the Search key on your Chromebook.

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What does the Search key look like?

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    It's on the left side of your keyboard and looks like a magnifying glass
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    .     If you don't have the magnifying glass key, you may have a Launcher key, which features a large colored-in circle.[1]
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What does the Search key do?

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    Pressing this Search key and typing will bring up a list of results related to your search: both files on your Chromebook and results from the web.
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    Change its function. Go to Settings (press Alt + Shift + S) and navigate to "Keyboard." From there, you can change how the Search key works, like using it as a Caps Lock instead.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1047364?hl=en

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Darlene Antonelli, MA
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Darlene Antonelli, MA
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene Antonelli is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Darlene has experience teaching college courses, writing technology-related articles, and working hands-on in the technology field. She earned an MA in Writing from Rowan University in 2012 and wrote her thesis on online communities and the personalities curated in such communities. This article has been viewed 4,693 times.
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