How To Create A Delete Key On Chromebook

How to Delete on Chromebook

To mimic the Delete key’s functionality on Chrome OS, you can use the following keyboard shortcut: Alt+Backspace. This key combo can be pressed for a number of different reasons, such as deleting a file or erasing the character to the right (or in front of) your blinking cursor.  In contrast, the Backspace key is essentially the Chromebook Delete key and you can use it without any additional keys to delete the character to the left (or behind) your cursor.  In other instances, such as when you’re dealing with files or even a selected block of text, you can right-click the item you wish to remove, then select Delete from the context menu. 

Other Chromebook Shortcuts

In addition to Delete, there are other keys found on traditional keyboards that may not be available on a standard Chromebook. Thankfully, most of these missing keys can also be mimicked by using the following shortcuts. 

Home: Ctrl+Alt+Up ArrowEnd: Ctrl+Alt+Down ArrowPage Up: Alt or Search+Up ArrowPage Down: Alt or Search+Down Arrow

How to Create Custom Keys on Chromebook

While you can’t create a custom Delete key on your Chromebook, you do have the option of mapping some other functions to a number of existing keys.