Note: Pixelbook is no longer sold by Google.
Your Pixelbook keyboard has a lot in common with a regular keyboard, with a few new buttons you might not recognize. Let’s get you up to speed.
Unique keys on your Pixelbook keyboard
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Search your apps and the web. To turn Caps Lock on or off, press Alt + Search. |
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Launch the Google Assistant |
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Go to the previous page in your browser history (F1) |
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Reload / Refresh your current page (F2) |
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Hide the tabs and launcher in full-screen Immersive mode (F3) |
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Show all windows in Overview mode (F4) |
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Dim the screen (F5) |
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Make the screen brighter (F6) |
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Play/pause (F7) |
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Mute (F8) |
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Lower the volume (F9) |
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Raise the volume (F10) |
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Open your status area (Pixelbook 2017 only) |
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Power (Pixelbook Go only) |
Note: If you're using a Windows keyboard with your Pixelbook:
- The F keys work like the keys above, sometimes with a few differences
- The Windows key between Ctrl and Alt works as the Search key
Tip: For quick access to emoji, handwriting, and voice input, add keyboard input options to your device's shelf.
- Select the clock in the bottom corner of the screen to open your status area.
- Select Settings
- Under "Languages and input," select Input method.
- Next to "Show input options in the shelf," use the toggle to enable.
- Your keyboard type (for example, "US" for a US keyboard) will appear in a circle on the right side of your shelf. Select it to see input options.
Change your Pixelbook keyboard settings
Dim or brighten the keyboard backlight on a Pixelbook
To adjust the brightness of keyboards equipped with backlights:
- Dim the keyboard: Alt +
- Make the keyboard brighter: Alt +
Change how the Ctrl and Alt keys work on a Pixelbook
For example, you can make the Ctrl key work as a Caps Lock key.
- If you haven't already, sign in to your device.
- Select the time in the bottom right to open the status area.
- Click Settings
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- In the "Device" section, click Keyboard.
- Use the menus to change how the keys work.
Add words to your dictionary on a Pixelbook
To add a word to your dictionary, right-click the word and select Add to dictionary.
To add several words to your dictionary:
- If you haven't already, sign in to your device.
- Click the time in the bottom right to open the status area.
- Click Settings
- Under "Device," click Keyboard
Change language and input settings.
- Click Spell check.
- Click Custom spelling.
- Enter a word into the field "Add a new word," then click Enter.
- To delete a word from your dictionary, click the X next to the word.