Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

[Dion]

Viewing and exploring webpages


The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.

• Display Help : F1
  
• Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window : F11
• Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar: TAB
  
• Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar: SHIFT+TAB
  
• Go to your home page: ALT+HOME
  
• Go to the next page: ALT+RIGHT ARROW
  
• Go to the previous page : ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
  
• Display a shortcut menu for a link: SHIFT+F10
  
• Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled): CTRL+TAB or F6
  
• Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled): CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
  
• Scroll toward the beginning of a document: UP ARROW
  
• Scroll toward the end of a document: DOWN ARROW
  
• Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments: PAGE UP
  
• Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments: PAGE DOWN
  
• Move to the beginning of a document : HOME
  
• Move to the end of a document: END
  
• Find on this page: CTRL+F
  
• Refresh the current webpage: F5
  
• Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same: CTRL+F5
  
• Stop downloading a page: ESC
  
• Open a new website or page: CTRL+O
  
• Open a new window: CTRL+N
  
• Close the current window (if you only have one tab open): CTRL+W
  
• Save the current page: CTRL+S
  
• Print the current page or active frame: CTRL+P
  
• Activate a selected link: ENTER
  
• Open Favorites: CTRL+I
  
• Open History: CTRL+H
  
• Open Feeds: CTRL+J
  
• Open the Page menu: ALT+P
  
• Open the Tools menu: ALT+T
  
• Open the Help menu: ALT+H

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Working with tabs


The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.

• Open links in a new tab in the background: CTRL+click
  
• Open links in a new tab in the foreground: CTRL+SHIFT+click
  
• Open a new tab in the foreground: CTRL+T
  
• Switch between tabs: CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
  
• Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled): CTRL+W
  
• Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar: ALT+ENTER
  
• Switch to a specific tab number: CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
  
• Switch to the last tab: CTRL+9
  
• Close other tabs: CTRL+ALT+F4
  
• Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off: CTRL+Q

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Using zoom


The following table describes shortcuts used for zooming.

• Increase zoom (+ 10%): CTRL+PLUS SIGN
  
• Decrease zoom (- 10%): CTRL+MINUS SIGN
  
• Zoom to 100%: CTRL+0

Using search


The following table describes shortcuts used for search.

• Go to the search box: CTRL+E
  
• Open your search query in a new tab: ALT+ENTER
  
• Open the search provider menu: CTRL+DOWN ARROW

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Using Print Preview


The following table describes shortcuts used to preview and print webpages.

• Set printing options and print the page: ALT+P
  
• Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page: ALT+U
  
• Display the first page to be printed: ALT+HOME
  
• Display the previous page to be printed: ALT+LEFT ARROW
  
• Type the number of the page you want displayed: ALT+A
  
• Display the next page to be printed: ALT+RIGHT ARROW
  
• Display the last page to be printed: ALT+END
  
• Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames): ALT+F
  
• Close Print Preview: ALT+C

Using the Address bar


The following table describes shortcuts used on the Address bar.

• Select the text in the Address bar: ALT+D
  
• Display a list of addresses you've typed: F4
  
• When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash): CTRL+LEFT ARROW
  
• When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash): CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
  
• Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar: CTRL+ENTER
  
• Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches: UP ARROW
  
• Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches: DOWN ARROW

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Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus


The following table describes shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar menus.

• Open the Home menu: ALT+M
  
• Open the Print menu: ALT+R
  
• Open the RSS menu: ALT+J
  
• Open the Tools menu: ALT+O
  
• Open the Help menu: ALT+L

Working with feeds, history, and favorites


The following table describes shortcuts used when working with feeds, history, and favorites.

• Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview): CTRL+D
  
• Open the Organize Favorites dialog box: CTRL+B
  
• Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box: ALT+UP ARROW
  
• Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box: ALT+DOWN ARROW
  
• Open Favorites Center and display your favorites: ALT+C
  
• Open Favorites Center and display your history: CTRL+H
  
• Open Favorites Center and display your feeds: CTRL+J
  
• Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds: CTRL+SHIFT+J
  
• Open Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview): ALT+Z
  
• Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar: ALT+A
  
• Display all feeds (when in feed view): ALT+I
  
• Mark a feed as read (when in feed view): ALT+M
  
• Put cursor in Search box in feed view: ALT+S

Editing

• The following table describes shortcuts used when editing webpages.
  
  
• Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard: CTRL+X
  
• Copy the selected items to the Clipboard: CTRL+C
  
• Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location: CTRL+V
  
• Select all items on the current webpage: CTRL+A

Using the Information bar



The following table describes shortcuts used when working with the Information bar.

• Move focus to the Information bar: ALT+N
  
• Click the Information bar: SPACEBAR

[MACY]

Nice work,keep it up

[Daley]

Wow Dion i am IE7 user this trucks helping me lot. well done man.

[mackerm]

How can i switch off some of the shortcuts? Looking to switch off the F4 show address bar history in paticular.

Thanks

Mike

[Yogesh]

I dont think this is possible. This shortcut is default inbuilt for F4 like for various F1 to F12 keys. Windows has given it by default which I cant think those can be disabled. Like the F1 key which gives Help menu, cannot be disabled or changed. The tricks that are available for disabling shortcuts are for additional ones like Alt+F4, Ctrl+D...

[meesterpaul]

HI, Does anyone know if I can reduce the size of the URL box/window and the search box on that line also? (btw; I'm using Windows 7 and IE8).
Also, can the command bar be pulled away from the far right? Ideally, I'd like to cram the toolbars, tabs and URL & search headers together on 1 or 2 header lines.
ty,
pt