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Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

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There are many keyboard shortcuts you can use when navigating through websites or the IE browser.

Keyboard shortcuts when viewing and exploring web pages

Shortcut

Outcome

Home

Move to the beginning of a document .

End

Move to the End of a document.

Esc

Stop downloading a page.

Tab

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

Shift + Tab

Move back through the items on a page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.

Shift + F10

Display a shortcut menu for a link

Shift + Ctrl+ Tab

Move back between frames

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

F1

Display the Internet Explorer Help or display context help on an item

F11

Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window

Ctrl + F5

Refresh the current Web page

Ctrl + R or F5 

Refresh page if time stamp for Web version and your local version are different

Ctrl + Tab or F6

Move forward between frames

Ctrl + O or Ctrl+ L

Go to a new location

Ctrl + F

Find on this page

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

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

Ctrl + Z

Undo a function

Ctrl + Y

Redo a function

Ctrl + X

Cut highlighted material

Ctrl + C

Copy highlighted material

Ctrl + V

Paste certain material

Keyboard shortcuts when using the address bar

Shortcut

Outcome

Alt + D

Select the text in the Address bar

F4

Display or Open the Address bar history

Ctrl + Enter

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

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 /).

Up Arrow

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

Down Arrow

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

Keyboard shortcuts when working with favorites

Shortcut

Outcome

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

Ctrl + D

Add the current page to your favorites

Ctrl + B

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box