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Select everything on the page

CtrlA

ChromeOS Desktop app ChromeOS

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In ChromeOS, Ctrl + A will select everything on the page.

Where it works: Page or text field

Where this comes from

Chromebook keyboard shortcuts - Chromebook Help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

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Select all visible items Google Drive Cmd + A
Select every note Google Keep Cmd + A
Select all Google Sheets Ctrl + A
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Select everything in the story Adobe InDesign Cmd + A
Select everything in the layer Inkscape Cmd + A

More ChromeOS shortcuts

Select the address bar contents Ctrl + L
Select to the end of the line Search + Shift + Right arrow
Select to the start of the line Search + Shift + Left arrow
Move to the start of the line Search + Left arrow
Move to the end of the line Search + Right arrow
Go to the end of the document Search + Ctrl + Right arrow
Go to the start of the document Search + Ctrl + Left arrow
Open the clipboard history Search + V

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