Internet Explorer Web browser keyboard shortcuts

You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, use the Address bar, work with favorites, and edit.

Viewing and exploring Web pages

To do this Press this
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 the next page ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page ALT+LEFT ARROW
Display a shortcut menu for a link SHIFT+F10
Move forward between frames CTRL+TAB
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 page from the Web only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different F5 or
CTRL+R
Refresh the current page from the Web, 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
In Explorer bars, open multiple folders CTRL+click

Using the Address bar

To do this Press this
Move the mouse pointer to the Address bar ALT+D
Display the Address bar history F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /) CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /) 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

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