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ChromeOS 123 Adds Custom Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts; Here’s How You Use It
Abubakar Mohammed
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The latest ChromeOS 123 update has arrived to Chromebooks and it adds features like custom keyboard shortcuts, mouse button customization, and more. You can manually enable custom keyboard shortcut inside Google Chrome by navigating to "chrome://flags" on the address bar > searching for "#enable-shortcut-customization" > Default > Enable.
Chromebooks are not invincible and you could run into issues. If you're facing unexpected shutdowns, there are nine things you can try. Some of them include restarting your Chromebook, changing power settings, checking apps, extensions, and flags, checking thermals and battery, etc. If none of these work, you might have to take it to a professional repair shop or claim warranty.
Google is preparing to add an App Mall to ChromeOS that will help users find and install apps that are optimized for Chromebooks. With so many available options, from Android apps to web apps, Chrome apps, Linux apps, etc., Chromebook users are often puzzled as to which app offers the best experience. So to solve this issue, Google is working on App Mall for Chromebooks. The feature is currently in testing and is hidden behind a flag.
In order to make a ChromeOS a powerful desktop operating system, Google is adding a lot of new features for power users. With the ChromeOS 120 update, users can now create and manage virtual desks from the ChromeOS Shelf. Apart from that, it now lets users share files between an Android phone and Chromebook having the same Google account without any hassle.
If your Chromebook is stuck on the Chrome screen, you can force shut down and restart the Chromebook to see if the issue has been resolved. Apart from that, you can remove all connected peripherals and try to boot your ChromeOS device. Finally, you can reset or install a fresh copy of ChromeOS which should definitely fix the issue. However, it will also delete all your local data saved on your device.
Chromebooks come with a built-in option to invert the color of the screen. You can press "Ctrl + Search + H" to instantly turn on high contrast mode aka color inversion. Besides, you can move to the Accessibility settings and enable color inversion.
Chromebooks might show a black screen for multiple reasons including low brightness, damaged ChromeOS partition, power issues and other things, besides hardware failure. Unlike other desktop OSes, ChromeOS allows you to completely turn off the screen by reducing the brightness to the lowest level. We have looked into all such possible causes and have added detailed instructions to fix the issue.
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ChromeOS gives you the choice of using a password or PIN. Chromebooks traditionally relied on Google account password, but that has changed as they now have their own PIN/password. If you forgot your Chromebook password or want to change it because it's become stale, you can change it using by reseting your Google Account password on another device, or using the Google Account password to change ChromeOS' password or PIN.
You don't need to restart a Chromebook frequently, but if you're facing issues such as the Chromebook slowing down, there are three simple ways to restart a Chromebook. You can use the Quick Settings panel and the power menu to restart it. Or you can press the power button for slightly more than a second and press shut down, then press the power button again. Lastly, you can enter Chrome://restart in Chrome URL to soft restart Chrome.
If you have a multi-monitor setup connected to your Chromebook with one of the monitors set up vertically, you might want to rotate the screen. Besides, you might also want to rotate the screen if you have a convertible and want to use your Chromebook as a tablet. These are just a few use cases as to why you would need to use screen rotation on Chromebooks. There are three ways to rotate your Chromebook screen — using a keyboard shortcut, using auto-rotate if your Chromebook is a convertible, or doing it manually via ChromeOS settings.
ChromeOS has a neat trick to let users add emojis to text. The OS has a built-in popup that not only lets you add a variety of emojis but also GIFs, Symbols, Characters, and Kaomoji. The built-in emoji popup in ChromeOS can be accessed using the Launcher + Shift + Space shortcut.
From a basic always-connected operating system capable of running the internet, to a fully blown OS capable of multitasking, ChromeOS has come a long way. Speaking of multitasking, there's also a Partial Split feature that works similarly to Snap Layouts on Windows 11. And there are other ways to multitask as well, so we've combined a list of all the ways to use split screen on a Chromebook. The methods include using the usual drag and drop method, using snap layouts in the maximize button, using keyboard shortcuts, and using the tablet mode.
ChromeOS is similar to Windows in many ways like taking a screenshot but it's also quite similar in the process of right-clicking. There are three ways to right-click on a Chromebook — Using two-finger tap, tapping while pressign the Alt key, and using a dedicated Mouse, either Wireless or Wired.
