So there you have it. The refresh button is that curly arrow on the top row. It’s powerful, it’s reliable, and it now has a backstory. Go forth and reload.

The refresh button on a Chromebook is always in the same place. But if you’re using an external Windows keyboard? Then you have a real problem. On a Windows keyboard plugged into a Chromebook, the F5 key does nothing. Nothing. You’ll have to use the on-screen keyboard or the Ctrl + R shortcut (which, by the way, also works perfectly on a Chromebook—Ctrl + R is the universal, silent, ever-present backup refresh button).

Look at the top row of your Chromebook keyboard. You’ll see the usual suspects: Back, Forward, Brightness down, Brightness up, Volume down, Volume up... and then, right before the power button,

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