Windows Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Vista™ includes a new version of Internet Explorer that contains many new features. For example, It included Tabbed browsing that allows you to open multiple websites in a single browser window. The following keyboard shortcuts will work within the Windows Internet Explorer program.
General Keyboard Shortcuts
- F11 – Turn Full Screen Mode On or Off
- Tab – Cycle through: Address Bar, Refresh button, Search Box, and Web page items
- Ctrl + F – Find a word or phrase on a page
- Ctrl + N – Open the current webpage in a new window
- Ctrl + P – Print the page
- Ctrl + A – Select all items on the page
- Ctrl + Plus Sign (+) – Zoom in
- Ctrl + Minus Sign (-) – Zoom out
- Ctrl + 0 – Zoom to 100%
Navigation Shortcuts
- Alt + Home – Go to home page
- Alt + Left – Go backward
- Alt + Right – Go forward
- F5 – Refresh page
- Ctrl + F5 – Refresh page and the cache
- Esc – Stop downloading page
Favorites Center Shortcuts
- Ctrl + I – Open Favorites
- Ctrl + Shift + I – Open Favorites in pinned mode
- Ctrl + B – Organize Favorites
- Ctrl + D – Add current page to Favorites
- Ctrl + J – Open Feeds
- Ctrl + Shift + J – Open Feeds in pinned mode
- Ctrl + H – Open History
- Ctrl + Shift + H – Open History in pinned mode
Tab Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Left mouse button – Open link in new background tab
- Ctrl + Shift + Left mouse button – Open link in new foreground tab
- Ctrl + W – Close tab (closes window if only one tab is open)
- Ctrl + Q – Open Quick Tab view
- Ctrl + T – Open new tab
- Ctrl + Tab – Switch to next tab
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Switch to previous tab
Address Bar Shortcuts
- Alt + D – Select the Address Bar
- Alt + Enter – Open the website address that is typed in the Address Bar in new tab
- F4 – View list of previously typed addresses
Instant Search Box
- Ctrl + E – Select the Instant Search Box
- Ctrl + Down – View list of search providers
- Alt + Enter – Open search results in new tab
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