Pin Apps to the Shelf on a Chromebook.

At the bottom or side of your screen, you'll see a row of apps, called the shelf. If there's an app you use frequently, you can pin it to the shelf for quick access.

Pinning apps to the shelf of your Chromebook makes it easy for you to launch the most used apps. It also becomes easy for you to find the apps especially when you are in a hurry to get your things done. Also, there is a small area in the bottom that replicates the Windows system tray where besides the network information and battery you can access the settings. So, many of you must be wondering that how to pin apps to the shelf in Chrome OS. The process is much simple and we have explained that in more details in this tutorial.

Next to Chromebook’s App Launcher icon, you’ll see several additional application icons. These are shortcuts to frequently used applications on your Chromebook. If you find yourself frequently using applications like Gmail, Calendar, Docs, or Drive, adding shortcuts to these apps on your shelf is a great way to streamline your user experience.

Like a Windows computer, a Chromebook has a taskbar (Google calls it a “shelf”) at the bottom of the screen for easy access to apps on the device. There are a few there by default, and you can pin any other apps you want. But one thing you might not know is that you can pin individual websites, too. In fact, you can make the site open in a separate window and basically turn it into a web-based app.

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Chromebooks are a new type of computer designed to help you get things done faster and easier. They run Chrome OS, an operating system that has cloud storage, the best of Google built-in, and multiple layers of security.

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