# Techno-peasant is trapped in full screen on chromebook!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 15, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180 "2021-05-15T19:22:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180/1 "2021-05-15T19:22:58Z")

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Help! I’ve turned on full screen in my Chromebook and can’t get out!

I have no idea how I did it, or how to get out.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180/2 "2021-05-15T19:32:23Z")

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If it’s like mine (a lenovo) the fullscreen button is over the 5. Looks like a rectangle with arrows pointing diagonally.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180/3 "2021-05-15T22:28:44Z")

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Aha! Thank you!

What’s the point of full screen, anyway? Why have a setting where you lose all your settings?

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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180/4 "2021-05-15T23:59:18Z")

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Videos/movies. Certain games.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/techno-peasant-is-trapped-in-full-screen-on-chromebook/942180/5 "2021-05-16T00:55:53Z")

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Ah. I’ve heard of those.