Internet Explorer : Short Cuts

Internet Explorer

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.



Press This
To Do This

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

F11
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window.

TAB
Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

SHIFT+TAB
Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and 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 between frames.

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
Move back between frames.

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 or
CTRL+R
Refresh the current Web page.

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

ESC
Stop downloading a page.

CTRL+O or
CTRL+L
Go to a new location.

CTRL+N
Open a new window.

CTRL+W
Close the current window.

CTRL+S
Save the current page.

CTRL+P
Print the current page or active frame.

ENTER
Activate a selected link.

CTRL+E
Open the Search bar.

CTRL+I
Open the Favorites bar.

CTRL+H
Open the History bar.

CTRL+click
In the History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders.