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In place of a Caps Lock key, Chromebooks have a Search or Launcher key instead. This wikiHow article shows you where to find the Search key on your Chromebook.
Steps
What does the Search key look like?
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It's on the left side of your keyboard and looks like a magnifying glass . If you don't have the magnifying glass key, you may have a Launcher key, which features a large colored-in circle. [1] X Research source
What does the Search key do?
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1Pressing this Search key and typing will bring up a list of results related to your search: both files on your Chromebook and results from the web. [2] X Research source
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2Change its function. Go to Settings (press Alt + Shift + S ) and navigate to "Keyboard." From there, you can change how the Search key works, like using it as a Caps Lock instead. [3] X Research source