How Do I Remap My Chromebook’s Keyboard?

Chromebooks and regular laptops are not alike these days. And this does not have to do with their software alone The clearest physical difference is that Chromebooks come with keyboards with several Chrome-OS-specific functions, meaning they do not have standard keys such as F1 or even Caps Lock. Depending on the way you love to work, this could be a good or bad thing. In this article, we explore a comprehensive tutorial on how to remap Chromebook's keyboard.

If you do not fancy that style, however, not to worry. You will be allowed to work on your Chromebook's keys and effect changes on how you use your device. To begin, just go into the Keyboard section of your Chromebook's settings:

 1. Tap the clock in the lower right corner of the display.

2. Click the gear-shaped icon in the panel that will be visible.
3. Swipe down to the Device subhead and tap "Keyboard."

 keys you can personalize that would be visible

• The Launcher key (sometimes also called the Search key)The Ctrl key
• The Alt key
• The Escape key
• The Backspace key
• The Assistant key (on Pixelbooks only)

You are allowed to revamp any key to handle any of the functions below:

• Launcher (the Chrome OS app drawer and search prompt)
• Ctrl
• Alt
• Caps Lock
• Escape
• Backspace
• Assistant (on devices where Google Assistant is available.)

If you want to revamp a key, simply tap the box close to it and choose whatever function you would want it to have. You might want to change the Launcher key back to a Caps Lock, for example. Or if you fancy having the Launcher key in its normal role but still miss Caps Lock, you could assign the Caps Lock function to your Escape key or Assistant key.

 Do you have any other Chromebook except the Pixelbook? and you want simpler access to Assistant? you can assign the Escape key or even the Launcher key to take care of that function.

There is another keyboard remapping option you must be aware of. Under that list of personalizable keys, a setting named "Treat top-row keys as function keys." would be seen. If you enable the toggle alongside that, the specialty keys on the top of your Chromebook's keyboard, the commands for going back, reloading a page e.t.c, will all change into standard F1-style function keys.

 You can still access their unique functions in this case, but you will need to first hold down the Launcher key and then press them.

There you have it – A comprehensive tutorial on how to remap your chrombook's keyboard. If you have any questions as regards this tutorial, feel free to drop them in the comment section below.