Internet Browser Shortcuts
You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, preview pages before printing, use the Address bar, work with favorites, and edit.
Click a heading, or press the TAB key to highlight a heading, and then press ENTER.
To do this |
Press this |
Display Internet Browser Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item. |
F1 |
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window. |
F11 |
Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. |
TAB |
Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and 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 between frames. |
CTRL+TAB or F6 |
Move back between frames. |
SHIFT+CTRL+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 Web page. |
F5 or
CTRL+R |
Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same. |
CTRL+F5 |
Stop downloading a page. |
ESC |
Go to a new location. |
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L |
Open a new window. |
CTRL+N |
Close the current window. |
CTRL+W |
Save the current page. |
CTRL+S |
Print the current page or active frame. |
CTRL+P |
Activate a selected link. |
ENTER |
Open the Search bar. |
CTRL+E |
Open the Favorites bar. |
CTRL+I |
Open the History bar. |
CTRL+H |
In the History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders. |
CTRL+click |
To do this |
Press this |
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 |
Zoom out. |
ALT+MINUS |
Zoom in. |
ALT+PLUS |
Display a list of zoom percentages. |
ALT+Z |
Specify how you want frames to print. This option is available only if you are printing a Web page that uses frames. |
ALT+F |
Close Print Preview. |
ALT+C |
To do this |
Press this |
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 |
To do this |
Press this |
Add the current page to your favorites. |
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 |
To do this |
Press this |
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 Web page. |
CTRL+A |
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