Chapter 17

Customizing Your Chromebook

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Customizing and adding displays

Bullet Adjusting the shelf

Bullet Connecting Bluetooth devices

Bullet Configuring the touchpad

Bullet Managing notifications

Chromebooks are made to be easy to use. Out of the box, a Chromebook user can be up and running in less than five minutes. By default, the features and functionality of a Chromebook make the user experience top-notch without much customization. However, Google recognizes that all people are different. Although Google’s user-experience designers are some of the best in the world, the way people use technology isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. For that reason, you can customize several look-and-feel aspects of your Chromebook.

In this chapter, you learn how to customize your display with your own wallpaper images, change the resolution of your display, and add a monitor to your Chromebook. You also find out how to customize the appearance and position of your shelf. Also, I explain how to manage ...

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