Chromebook lessons, by topic

These lessons are for a Chromebook. Choose a task to read its numbered steps. You can print the steps to keep beside your computer.

Read more about apps on a Chromebook and saved passwords on a new Chromebook.

Mouse, keyboard and screen

• Point, Click and Scroll7 stepsRead steps →
• Double-Click a Word5 stepsRead steps →
• Select Words by Dragging5 stepsRead steps →
• Open a Right-Click Menu6 stepsRead steps →
• Type and Correct Words6 stepsRead steps →
• Find the Launcher, Shelf and Time5 stepsRead steps →
• Find Apps on the Chromebook Shelf3 stepsRead steps →
• Stop the Shelf from Hiding3 stepsRead steps →

Signing in, turning off and updating

• Turn On a Chromebook Laptop6 stepsRead steps →
• Restart a Chromebook5 stepsRead steps →
• Shut Down a Chromebook4 stepsRead steps →
• Check the ChromeOS Version3 stepsRead steps →

Apps and windows

• Recognize an App and Its Window5 stepsRead steps →
• Open an App3 stepsRead steps →
• Switch Between Open Windows6 stepsRead steps →
• Close a Window3 stepsRead steps →

Files, folders and USB drives

• Create a Folder5 stepsRead steps →
• Rename a File or Folder7 stepsRead steps →
• Search for a File by Name6 stepsRead steps →
• Look for a Downloaded File in Downloads4 stepsRead steps →

Saving, opening and printing

• Open a Saved File4 stepsRead steps →

Typing and fixing text

• Copy and Paste Text6 stepsRead steps →
• Undo a Typing Mistake4 stepsRead steps →
• Replace Words in Text4 stepsRead steps →
• See the Password You Typed5 stepsRead steps →

Wi-Fi and websites

• Connect a Chromebook to Home Wi-Fi5 stepsRead steps →
• Go to a Website by Its Address4 stepsRead steps →
• Open a Link in Chrome3 stepsRead steps →
• Switch Between Open Tabs in Chrome3 stepsRead steps →
• Go Back to the Previous Page in Chrome4 stepsRead steps →
• Make a Web Page Bigger in Chrome4 stepsRead steps →
• Leave Full Screen in Chrome4 stepsRead steps →
• Save a Website as a Bookmark in Chrome4 stepsRead steps →

Sound, microphone and camera

• Change the Volume4 stepsRead steps →

Text size, mouse and desktop picture

• Change the Desktop Picture5 stepsRead steps →

Checking battery and storage

• Check Available Storage3 stepsRead steps →

For another computer, open the Windows 11 lessons or the Mac lessons. For a phone, open the Android phone lessons or the iPhone lessons.