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  Microsoft Windows Forums  Windows Applica...  Internet Explor...  Internet Explorer Shortcuts
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New Post 6/25/2008 5:08 AM
User is offline aryan
164 posts
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Internet Explorer Shortcuts  
Modified By aryan on 7/16/2008 12:00:41 AM)

 

Here are some keyboard shortcuts in a categorized manner:

Viewing and Exploring Web Pages:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
F1
Display Help
F11
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
TAB
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
SHIFT+TAB
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
ALT+HOME
Go to your home page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the next page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Go to the previous page
SHIFT+F10
Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or F6
Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
UP ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UP
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWN
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
HOME
Move to the beginning of a document
END
Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F
Find on this page
F5
Refresh the current webpage
CTRL+F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
ESC
Stop downloading a page
CTRL+O
Open a new website or page
CTRL+N
Open a new window
CTRL+W
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
CTRL+S
Save the current page
CTRL+P
Print the current page or active frame
ENTER
Activate a selected link
CTRL+I
Open Favorites
CTRL+H
Open History
CTRL+J
Open Feeds
ALT+P
Open the Page menu
ALT+T
Open the Tools menu
ALT+H
Open the Help menu

 

Working with Tabs:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the background
CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+T
Open a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Switch between tabs
CTRL+W
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
ALT+ENTER
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to a specific tab number
CTRL+9
Switch to the last tab
CTRL+ALT+F4
Close other tabs
CTRL+Q
Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off

 
 Using zoom:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Increase zoom (+ 10%)
CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Decrease zoom (- 10%)
CTRL+0
Zoom to 100%

 
Using Search:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
CTRL+E
Go to the search box
ALT+ENTER
Open your search query in a new tab
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Open the search provider menu

 

 

Using Print Preview:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
ALT+P

Set printing options and print the page
ALT+U

Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page.
ALT+HOME

Display the first page to be printed

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Display the previous page to be printed
ALT+A

Type the number of the page you want displayed

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Display the next page to be printed
ALT+END

Display the last page to be printed

ALT+MINUS SIGN

Zoom out

ALT+PLUS SIGN

Zoom in
ALT+Z

Display a list of zoom percentages
ALT+F

Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
ALT+C

Close Print Preview
 


 

Using the Address bar:

Keyboard Shortcuts
Task Performed
ALT+D

Select the text in the Address bar
F4

Display a list of addresses you've typed

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
CTRL+ENTER

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

UP ARROW

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

DOWN ARROW

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

 

Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Task Performed

ALT+M

Open the Home menu

ALT+R

Open the Print menu

ALT+J

Open the RSS menu

ALT+O

Open the Tools menu

ALT+L

Open the Help menu

 
Working with feeds, history, and favorites:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Task Performed

CTRL+D

Add the current page to your favorites

CTRL+B

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+UP ARROW

Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+C

Open Favorites Center and display your favorites

CTRL+H

Open Favorites Center and display your history

CTRL+J

Open Favorites Center and display your feeds

CTRL+SHIFT+J

Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds

ALT+Z

Open Add to Favorites menu

ALT+I

Display all feeds (when in feed view)

ALT+M

Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)

ALT+S

Put cursor in Search box in feed view

 
 Editing:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Task Performed

CTRL+X

Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard

CTRL+C

Copy the selected items to the Clipboard

CTRL+V

Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location

CTRL+A

Select all items on the current webpage

 
Using the Information bar:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Task Performed

ALT+N

Move focus to the Information bar

SPACEBAR

Click the Information bar

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New Post 6/25/2008 11:38 PM
User is offline aryan
164 posts
Senior Member




Re: Internet Explorer Shortcuts. 
Modified By aryan on 6/25/2008 11:42:46 PM)

First post updated of Inernet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts. Some categories of Shortcuts added as:

Working with Tabs, Using Zoom and Using Search.

 

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New Post 6/25/2008 11:50 PM
User is offline Ganesh
323 posts
Advanced Member




Re: Internet Explorer Shortcuts  

Nice informative post Aryan...

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New Post 6/26/2008 2:51 AM