You can use Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts to perform a lot of different tasks quickly, or to work without a mouse. Not all shortcuts work in both Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer for the desktop.
Top shortcuts
| To do this | | Press this inInternet Explorer 10 | | Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop |
|---|
Add current site to favorites | | Ctrl+D | | Crtl+D |
Close tabs | | Ctrl+W | | Ctrl+W |
Go to your home page | | (Not available) | | Alt+Home |
Delete browsing history | | (Not available) | | Ctrl+Shift+Delete |
Get help & support | | F1 | | F1 |
Open browsing history | | (Not available) | | Ctrl+H |
Open a new tab | | Ctrl+T | | Ctrl+T |
Open a new InPrivate Browsing tab | | Ctrl+Shift+P | | Ctrl+Shift+P |
Print the current page | | Ctrl+P | | Ctrl+P |
Refresh page | | F5 | | F5 |
Switch between tabs | | Tab | | Ctrl+Tab |
View the Address bar, pinned, frequent, and favorite sites | | Alt+D | | (Not available) |
View downloads | | (Not available) | | Ctrl+J |
Search
| To do this | | Press this inInternet Explorer 10 | | Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop |
|---|
Open a search query in the Address bar | | Ctrl+E | | Ctrl+E |
Open a search query in a new tab | | Alt+Enter | | Alt+Enter |
Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers) | | Ctrl+Down arrow | | Ctrl+Down arrow |
Search using copied text | | Ctrl+Shift+L | | Ctrl+Shift+L |
Zoom
| To do this | | Press this inInternet Explorer 10 | | Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop |
|---|
Zoom in (+ 10%) | | Ctrl+Plus sign | | Ctrl+Plus sign |
Zoom out (- 10%) | | Ctrl+Minus sign | | Ctrl+Minus sign |
Zoom to 100% | | Ctrl+0 | | Ctrl+0 |
Shortcuts for Internet Explorer for the desktop
These shortcuts will only work in the desktop browser.
Show all
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar | | Ctrl+Enter |
Display a list of addresses you've typed | | F4 |
In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence | | Ctrl+Left arrow |
In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence | | Ctrl+Right arrow |
Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches | | Down arrow |
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches | | Up arrow |
Select the text in the Address bar | | Alt+D |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Activate a selected link | | Enter |
Display a shortcut menu for a link | | Shift+F10 |
Find something on this page | | Ctrl+F |
Go to your home page | | Alt+Home |
Go to the next page | | Alt+Right arrow |
Go to the previous page | | Backspace or Alt+Left arrow |
Jump to the beginning of a document | | Page up |
Jump to the end of a document | | Page down |
Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off) | | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off) | | Ctrl+Tab or F6 |
Move to the beginning of a document | | Home |
Move to the end of a document | | End |
Open a new document in Internet Explorer | | Ctrl+O |
Open a new window | | Ctrl+N |
Save the current page | | Ctrl+S |
Scroll toward the beginning of a document | | Up arrow |
Scroll toward the end of a document | | Down arrow |
Stop downloading a page | | Esc |
Toggle between full-screen and regular views | | F11 |
Start Caret Browsing | | F7 |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Copy selected items to the Clipboard | | Ctrl+C |
Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard | | Ctrl+X |
Paste select items from the Clipboard | | Ctrl+V |
Select all items on the current webpage | | Ctrl+A |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Add site to favorites | | Ctrl+D |
Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box) | | Alt+Up arrow |
Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box) | | Alt+Down arrow |
Open the Add to favorites menu | | Alt+Z |
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar | | Alt+A |
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box | | Ctrl+B |
Pin Favorites Center and display your history | | Ctrl+Shift+H |
View favorites | | Ctrl+I and Alt+C |
View feeds | | Ctrl+G |
View history | | Ctrl+H |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Open the File menu | | Alt+F |
Open the Edit menu | | Alt+E |
Open the View menu | | Alt+V |
Open the Favorites menu | | Alt+A |
Open the Tools | | Alt+T |
Open the Help menu | | Alt+H |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Move focus to the Notification bar | | Alt+N |
Click the Notification bar | | Spacebar |
| To do this | | Press this |
|---|
Close tab | | Ctrl+W |
Close tabs in the background | | Ctrl+F4 |
Open links in a new tab in the background | | Ctrl+click |
Open links in a new tab in the foreground | | Ctrl+Shift+click |
Duplicate tab | | Ctrl+K |
Open a new tab | | Ctrl+T |
Reopen the last tab you closed | | Ctrl+Shift+T |
Switch between tabs | | Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab |
Switch to the last tab | | Ctrl+9 |
Switch to a specific tab number | | Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8) |