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Internet Explorer 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
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Internet Explorer 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Contents
The following keyboard shortcuts are available with Internet Explorer 8.0:
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Viewing and Exploring Web Pages,
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Working with Tabs,
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Using Zoom,
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Using Search,
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Using Print Preview,
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Using the Address
Bar,
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Opening Internet Explorer Toolbar menus,
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Working with Feeds, History, and Favourites,
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Editing,
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Using the Information Bar.
Viewing and Exploring Web Pages.
Shortcut keys for viewing and exploring web pages
| To
do this: |
Press
this: |
| Display Help. |
F1 |
| Toggle between full-screen and
regular views of the browser window. |
F11 |
| Move forward through the items
on a Web page, the Address bar, or the Favourites bar. |
TAB |
| Move back through the items on
a Web page, the Address bar, or the Favourites bar. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Start caret browsing |
F7 |
| Go to your Home page. |
ALT+HOME |
| Go to the next page. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Go to the previous page. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE |
| Display a shortcut menu for a
link. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Move forward through frames and
browser elements. |
CTRL+TAB or F6 |
| Scroll toward the beginning of
a document. |
UP ARROW |
| Scroll toward the end of a document. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Scroll toward the beginning of
a document in larger increments. |
PAGE UP |
| Scroll toward the end of a document
in larger increments. |
PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the beginning of a document. |
HOME |
| Move to the end of a document. |
END |
| Find on this page. |
CTRL+F |
| Refresh the current Web page. |
F5 |
| Refresh the current Web
page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally
stored version are the same. |
CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading a page. |
ESC (the Escape key) |
| Open a New Website or Page. |
CTRL+O |
| Open a new window. |
CTRL+N |
| Open a new InPrivate Browsing window |
CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab) |
CTRL+K |
| Reopen the last tab you closed |
CTRL+SHIFT+T |
| Close the current window (if you
only have one tab open). |
CTRL+W |
| Save the current page. |
CTRL+S |
| Print the current page or active
frame. |
CTRL+P |
| Activate a selected link. |
ENTER |
| Open the Favourites bar. |
CTRL+I |
| Open the History bar. |
CTRL+H |
| Open the Feeds bar. |
CTRL+J |
| Open the Page Menu. |
ALT+P |
| Open the Tools Menu. |
ALT+T |
| Open the Help Menu. |
ALT+H |
Working with Tabs
Shortcut keys for working with Tabs
|
To do this:
|
Press this:
|
| Open links in a new tab in the background. |
CTRL+click |
| Open links in a new tab in the foreground. |
CTRL+SHIFT+click |
| Open a new tab in the foreground |
CTRL+T |
| Switch between tabs. |
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close current tab (or current window if tabbed browsing is disabled). |
CTRL+W |
| Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar.. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Switch to a specific tab number. |
CTRL+n (where n is
a number between 1 and 8) |
| Switch to the last tab. |
CTRL+9 |
| Close other tabs. |
CTRL+ALT+F4 |
| Toggle quick tabs (thumbnail view) on or off |
CTRL+Q |
Using Zoom
Shortcut keys for using Zoom
|
To do this:
|
Press this:
|
| Increase zoom (+ 10%) |
CTRL+PLUS SIGN |
| Decrease zoom (- 10%) |
CTRL+MINUS SIGN |
| Zoom to 100% |
CTRL+0 (zero) |
Using Search
Shortcut keys for using search
|
To do this:
|
Press this:
|
| Go to the search box. |
CTRL+E |
| Open your search query in a new tab. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Open the search provider menu. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Using Print Preview
Shortcut keys for using print preview
|
To do this:
|
Press this:
|
| Set printing options and print the page. |
ALT+P |
| Change paper, headers and footers, orientation and margins for this page. |
ALT+U |
| Display the first page to be printed. |
ALT+HOME |
| Display the previous page to be printed. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Type the number of the page you want displayed. |
ALT+A |
| Display the next page to be printed. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Display the last page to be printed. |
ALT+END |
| Specify how you want frames to print (this option is
available only if you are printing a web page that uses frames). |
ALT+F |
| Close Print Preview. |
ALT+C |
Using the Address Bar
Shortcut keys for using the address bar
| To
do this: |
Press
this: |
| Go to the Address bar to type in a web address (U.R.L.),
selecting any text already there. |
ALT+D |
| Display a list of addresses you've
typed. |
F4 |
| When in the Address bar, move
the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period
or slash). |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| When in the Address bar, move
the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period
or slash). |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Add "www." to the beginning
and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address
bar. |
CTRL+ENTER |
| Move forward through the list
of AutoComplete matches. |
UP ARROW |
| Move back through the list of
AutoComplete matches. |
DOWN ARROW |
Opening Internet Explorer Toolbar Menus
Shortcut keys for opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus
| To do this: |
Press this: |
| Open the Home menu. |
ALT+M |
| Open the Print menu. |
ALT+R |
| Open the RSS menu. |
ALT+J |
| Open the Tools menu. |
ALT+O |
| Open the Safety menu. |
ALT+S |
| Open the Help menu. |
ALT+L |
Working with Feeds, History, and Favourites
Shortcut keys for Feeds, History, and Favourites
| To
do this: |
Press
this: |
| Add the current page to your
favourites (or subscribe to the page when in feed preview). |
CTRL+D |
| Delete browsing history |
CTRL+SHIFT+DEL |
| Open an InPrivate Browsing window |
CTRL+SHIFT+P |
| Open the Organize Favourites
dialogue box. |
CTRL+B |
| Move selected item up in the
Favourites list in the Organize Favourites
dialogue box. |
ALT+UP ARROW |
| Move selected item down in the
Favourites list in the Organize Favourites
dialogue box. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Open the Favourites centre and display your favourites. |
ALT+C |
| Open the Favourites centre and display your history. |
CTRL+H |
| Open the Favourites centre and display your web feeds. |
CTRL+J |
| Open and dock the Favourites Centre and display your feeds |
CTRL+SHIFT+J |
| Open Add to Favourites menu (or Open
Subscribe to feed when in feed preview). |
ALT+Z |
| Open the Favourites menu from the menu bar |
ALT+A |
| Display all feeds (when in feed view) |
ALT+I (letter I) |
| Display all feeds (when in feed view). |
ALT+I |
| Mark a feed as read (when in feed view). |
ALT+M |
| Put cursor in Search box in feed view. |
ALT+S |
Editing
Shortcut keys for editing
| To
do this: |
Press
this: |
| Remove the selected items and
copy them to the Clipboard. |
CTRL+X |
| Copy the selected items to the
Clipboard. |
CTRL+C |
| Insert the contents of the Clipboard
at the selected location. |
CTRL+V |
| Select all items on the current
Web page. |
CTRL+A |
| Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools. |
F12 |
Using the Information Bar
Shortcut keys for using the Information bar
| To
do this: |
Press
this: |
| Move focus to the Information bar. |
ALT+N |
| Click the Information bar . |
SPACE |
