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How to use Hebrew Keyboard on Chromebook

 

Changing Keyboard Language
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar at the same time
  2. The language will cycle between English (US) and Hebrew (IL) each time you press this key combination
  3. To get back to your default language, press Ctrl + Space

 

Niqud for Chromebook Key Combos - AltGr = Alt key right of the spacebar

When you are in Hebrew on a Chromebook (Ctrl + Spacebar to switch back and forth), position the cursor after the letter under/over which you wish to insert a vowel. Hold the AltGr (again, the Alt Key to the right of the spacebar) plus the following keys to insert niqqud.

Key Combo
Vowel / Symbol
AltGr + E (ק)
קמץ
AltGr + R (רׂׂ)
חטף קמץ
AltGr + P (פ)
פתח
AltGr + [
חטף פתח
AltGr + X (ס)
סגול
AltGr + C (ב)
חטף סגול
AltGr + U (ו)
חולם dot
AltGr + J (ח)
חירק
AltGr + M (צ)
צירה
AltGr + S (ד)
דגש (also the dot for שורק)
AltGr + A (ש)
שוא
AltGr + \
קבוץ
AltGr + W
dot for שִׁין
AltGr + Q
dot for שִׂין
AltGr + 7
מתג
AltGr + -
מקף
AltGr + ‘/” 
גרשים a/k/a tzupchik -  רש״י
AltGr + `/~
ר׳ - גרש
AltGr + ;
Bottom of the line quote mark - „
AltGr + 
Quote mark proper direction - ”
AltGr + 4
₪ New Israeli Shekel NIS
AltGr + ]
רפה mark - רֿ
Niqqud for Chromebooks  © Jeff Kuperman 2020