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I have a Chromebook and have attached an external keyboard to it. How do I remap the Caps Lock key on the external keyboard to another modifier? (The keyboard settings - chrome://settings/keyboard-overlay - don't provide a way to modify caps lock.)

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It turns out that there is a setting for changing the functionality of Caps Lock, but it is hidden unless you have a Chrome external keyboard (e.g. one that comes with a Chromebox).

  1. Navigate to the keyboard settings overlay (chrome://settings/keyboard-overlay)
  2. Right click on "Alt" and choose Inspect Element
  3. Find the line <tr id="caps-lock-remapping-section" hidden="">, double click on hidden, and press delete, so that it reads <tr id="caps-lock-remapping-section">
  4. Press Enter to commit the change
  5. The Caps Lock functionality should now be visible!
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    Wow. Great answer. I never would have figured this out! I never thought about the settings pages being inspectable, either. – Wes Alvaro Sep 26 '14 at 18:07
  • Also surprised by this answer. It worked great. Thank you. – kzahel Jan 5 '15 at 2:29
  • Brilliant solution to stupid, frustrating problem! – Scott Bale May 23 '15 at 14:16
  • It's working! I has map my <Ctrl> to <Caps Lock>, thank you. – Chu-Saing Lai Feb 23 '16 at 6:52
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    As of today, this setting appears to be just visible! :-) – Blaisorblade Nov 4 '18 at 9:15

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