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Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

 

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

 

Contents

 

1 Viewing and exploring Web pages
2 Using the Address bar
3 Working with favorites

 

1 Viewing and exploring Web pages

Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item: F1

Toggle between Full Screen and regular view 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: CONTROL+TAB or F6

Move back between frames: SHIFT+CONTROL+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: CONTROL+F

Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different: F5 or CONTROL+R

Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same: CONTROL+F5

Stop downloading a page: ESCAPE

Go to a new location: CONTROL+O or CONTROL+L

Open a new window: CONTROL+N

Close the current window: CONTROL+W

Save the current page: CONTROL+S

Print the current page or active frame: CONTROL+P

Activate a selected link: ENTER

Open Search in Explorer bar: CONTROL+E

Open Favorites in Explorer bar: CONTROL+I

Open History in Explorer bar: CONTROL+H

In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders: CONTROL+click

 

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2 Using the Address bar

 

Display the Address bar history: F4

When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /): CONTROL+LEFT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /): CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW

Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar: CONTROL+ENTER

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches: UP ARROW

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches: DOWN ARROW

 

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3 Working with favorites

Add the current page to your favorites: CONTROL+D

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box: CONTROL+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

 

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