Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer
Viewing and exploring webpages
The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| 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 Favorites bar | Tab |
| Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar | Shift+Tab |
| Start Caret Browsing | F7 |
| 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 |
| Open a new InPrivate Browsing window | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab) | Ctrl+K |
| Reopen the last tab you closed | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| 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 |
Working with tabs
The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Using zoom
The following table describes shortcuts used for zooming.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| 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.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Using Print Preview
The following table describes shortcuts used to preview and print webpages.
| 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 |
| 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.
| 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 |
Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus
The following table describes shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar and Command bar menus.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| 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 Safety menu | Alt+S |
| 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.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview) | Ctrl+D |
| Delete browsing history | Ctrl+Shift+Del |
| Open an InPrivate Browsing window | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| 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 the 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 the cursor in search box in feed view | Alt+S |
Editing
The following table describes shortcuts used when editing webpages.
| 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 webpage | Ctrl+A |
| Open InternetExplorer Developer Tools | F12 |
Using the Information bar
The following table describes shortcuts used when working with the Information bar.
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Move focus to the Information bar | Alt+N |
| Click the Information bar | Spacebar |