Internet Explorer keyboard 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.

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

Using Print Preview

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

Using 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

Working with favorites

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

Editing

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