How to change screen resolution on Chromebook

Created by William Bonanno, Modified on Tue, 29 Nov 2022 at 04:21 PM by William Bonanno

You can make everything on your screen bigger or smaller, which includes your row of apps and tabs, by changing your screen resolution. Follow the instructions below to change your screen resolution:


  1. Make your screen bigger, decrease resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift and +
  2. Make your screen smaller, increase resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift and -
  3. Reset resolution: Press Ctrl + Shift + 0


NOTE: Some testing software will not work if a Chromebook's resolution has been changed from the default. Make sure to reset the resolution on a device before testing with it

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