Below is a listing of all the major
shortcut keys in
Microsoft Internet
Explorer. See the
computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in
other programs.
| Shortcut Keys |
Description |
| Alt + Left Arrow |
Back a page. |
| Backspace |
Back a page. |
| Alt + Right Arrow |
Forward a page. |
| F5 |
Refresh
current page, frame, or tab. |
| F11 |
Display the current website in full screen
mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
| Esc |
Stop page or download from loading. |
| Ctrl + (- or +) |
Increase or decrease the font size,
pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. |
| Ctrl + Enter |
Quickly complete an address. For example,
type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get
http://www.computerhope.com. |
| Ctrl + D |
Add a
Favorite
for the page currently opened. |
| Ctrl + I |
Display available bookmarks. |
| Ctrl + N |
Open New browser window. |
| Ctrl + P |
Print current page / frame. |
| Ctrl + T |
Opens a new
tab. |
| Ctrl + F4 |
Closes the currently selected tab. |
| Ctrl + Tab |
Moves through each of the open tabs. |
| Spacebar |
Moves down a page at a time. |
| Shift + Spacebar |
Moves up a page at a time. |
| Alt + Down arrow |
Display all previous text entered in a text
box or available options on
drop down menu. |
| Alt + D |
Highlights the text in the address bar |
