You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys — one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task. For example, pressing +D adds the current Web page to your Favorites list, just as clicking Add Page to Favorites on the Favorites menu adds the current page to your Favorites list.
Which keyboard shortcuts do you want to use?
Keys for viewing and exploring Web pages
Keys for managing favorite pages
Keys for working with toolbars
Keys for working in windows and dialog boxes
Keys for cutting, copying, pasting, and selecting text
Keys for opening, saving, and printing Web pages and files
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DOWN ARROW or Hold down ![]() |
Scroll toward the end of a Web page. |
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UP ARROW or Hold down ![]() |
Scroll toward the beginning of a Web page. |
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PAGE DOWN | Scroll toward the end of a Web page in larger increments. |
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PAGE UP | Scroll toward the beginning of a Web page in larger increments. |
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END | Move to the bottom of a Web page. |
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HOME | Move to the top of a Web page. |
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Increase the size of text on a Web page. |
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Decrease the size of text on a Web page. |
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TAB | Move forward through all elements on a Web page or move forward only through text boxes on a Web page, depending on your preference setting. |
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SHIFT+TAB | Move back through all elements on a Web page or move back only through text boxes on a Web page, depending on your preference setting. |
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OPTION+TAB | Move forward only through text boxes on a Web page or move forward through all elements on a Web page, depending on your preference setting. |
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OPTION+SHIFT+TAB | Move back only through text boxes on a Web page or move back through all elements on a Web page, depending on your preference setting. |
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RETURN or ENTER |
Follow the selected link or go to the address selected in the Address box. |
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Select the text in the Address box or show the Address Bar, if it is hidden or collapsed, and select the text in the Address box. |
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Go to a different Web page by typing the page's address in the Open Location dialog box. |
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Search for text on the current Web page. |
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Repeat your search for text on the current Web page. |
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Fill in fields on a Web form with your AutoFill Profile information. |
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ESC | Remove your AutoFill Profile information from fields on a Web form. |
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ESC or ![]() |
Stop downloading a page. |
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Refresh the current page. |
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View the HTML source code of the current Web page. |
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Return to the last Web page you visited. |
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Return to the next Web page you visited in a series of pages. |
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Quit Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
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Add the current Web page to your Favorites list. |
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Add a Web page to your Favorites list by entering the page’s address. |
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Update subscriptions. |
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Open the Favorites window. |
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Expand the selected folder in the Favorites window. |
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Collapse the selected folder in the Favorites window. |
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Move a favorite, folder, or divider in the Favorites pane. |
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CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW | Enter the text http://www. in the Address box, if the Address box is empty. |
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CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW | Move the insertion point right to the next logical break (. or /) in the Address box. |
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CONTROL+LEFT ARROW | Move the insertion point left to the next logical break (. or /) in the Address box. |
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Show or hide the Explorer Bar. |
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Expand or collapse the toolbars. |
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Move a toolbar button. |
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Delete a toolbar button. |
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Open a new window. |
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Close the active window. |
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Close all open windows. |
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Open the Explorer window. |
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Open the Info dialog box. |
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Open the Preferences dialog box. |
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Open the Download Manager window. |
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Open the Auction Manager window. |
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Open the History window. |
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Expand the selected folder in the History window. |
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Collapse the selected folder in the History window. |
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Open the Favorites window. |
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Cycle forward through open windows. |
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Cycle back through open windows. |
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Cut the selected text to the Clipboard. |
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard. |
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Paste the contents of the Clipboard. |
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Select all text on the current Web page. |
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Open a file on your hard disk. |
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Save the current Web page. |
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Print the current Web page or active frame. |
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