Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Viewing & exploring Web pages

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

F11 Toggle between Full Screen and regular view 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 or F5 Find on this page
CTRL+R Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different

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 Search in Explorer bar

CTRL+I Open Favorites in Explorer bar

CTRL+H Open History in Explorer bar

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

Using the Address bar

ALT+D Select the text in the Address bar

F4 Display the Address bar history

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

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

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

Working with favorites

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

Editing

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 Web page