Dell Wireless Chrome Keyboard KB5220W-C Guide

This guide for the Chromebook KB5220W-C Keyboard explains the use of your keyboard. This particular keyboard has some special functions, we will go into details on what they are and how to use them. If this article does not contain the information you seek, please check your user manual on the Dell Support Site.

Table of Contents:

1. Keyboard Layout
2. Keyboard Keys Function
3. Adjust Special Keys and Caps Lock
4. Keyboard Shortcut Keys
5. Keyboard Function (Fn) behavior

Keyboard Layout

You may notice that your Chromebook keyboard is different from what you may be used to, as it has few extra features to help make it easier for you to browse the web. The keyboard contains a dedicated search key and a new row of web shortcut keys.

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Keyboard Keys Function

The keyboard on the Chromebook is designed to help you use the correct keys to accomplish the things you need the most. The table below is an overview of the special keys on the top row of the keyboard.

Keys	Primary behavior	Secondary behavior (Fn + Key)
	Esc behavior	Esc behavior
	Browser Back	F1 behavior
	Reload current page	F2 behavior
	Open your page in fullscreen mode.	F3 behavior
	Switch to your next tab or window	F4 behavior
	Decrease screen brightness.	F5 behavior
	Increase screen brightness	F6 behavior
	Mute	F7 behavior
	Decrease the volume.	F8 behavior
	Increase the volume.	F9 behavior
	F10 behavior	F10 behavior
	F11	F11
	Changes display layout (multi monitors setup)	F12 behavior
	Delete	None
	Lock Key.	None
	Globe/ Language Key	Globe/ Language Key
	Search your apps and the web from your apps list. On a Chromebook, this key is located on the side, where you would normally find the Caps Lock key. To turn Caps Lock on temporarily, press Alt + the search key.	Search Key

Table 1: Keyboard Keys Function

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Adjust Special Keys and Caps Lock

Chromebooks come with a special search key to help quickly search the web. To type capital letters, users can make the search key work like the caps lock key. Similarly, you can also adjust the way the Ctrl and Alt keys work on the Setting page.

Change Key Behavior

1. Sign in to your Chromebook.

2. Click the status area in the lower-right corner, where the account picture appears.

3. Click Settings.

4. In the Device section, click Keyboard Settings.

5. Use the menus to adjust the behavior of the Search, Ctrl, and Alt keys.

6. Click OK.

More about the Search Key

Pressing the Search key brings up the search box and apps list. The search box allows you to search both the Internet and the apps list simultaneously.

To make room for the Search Key the Caps Lock key is taken away, but if you really need the Caps Lock, you can turn it on temporarily by pressing Alt + the Search key. Press it again to turn it off.

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Keyboard Shortcut Keys

The table below lists the keyboard useful shortcut keys.

To see more shortcuts, press Ctrl + Alt + ? To open the keyboard viewer on your screen.

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Keyboard Function (Fn) behavior

Key	Primary Function	Secondary Function
F12	Toggles privacy display ON and OFF and displays the user mode. If the system does not support privacy mode, the function is as per the operating system or application specific F12 default behavior.	Operating system or application specific F12 default behavior.
Project mode	Toggles between mirrored and extended display modes	Null
Delete	Delete function.	Null
Power Button	Changes the system power state	Null
Language Key	Switches between the keyboard languages that the user has set. The language key is located between the Fn and left Alt key. You can activate the language key using the Ctrl + Shift + Space bar keys combination. NOTE: The language key functionality is active if more than one keyboard language is set.	Null

To see more shortcuts, press Ctrl + Alt + ? To open the keyboard viewer on your screen.

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