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.
Viewing and exploring Web pages
| To do this | Press this |
|---|---|
| Display Internet Explorer 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 |