Internet Explorer 9 keyboard shortcuts

You can use Windows Internet Explorer shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

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Viewing and exploring webpages

The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.

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 webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar	Tab
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites 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 (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Ctrl+Tab or F6
Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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 webpage	F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same	Ctrl+F5
Stop downloading a page	Esc
Open a new website or page	Ctrl+O
Open a new window	Ctrl+N
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	Ctrl+Shift+P
Delete browsing history	Ctrl+Shift+Delete
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 Favorites	Ctrl+I
Open History	Ctrl+H
Open Download Manager	Ctrl+J
Open the Page menu (if the Command bar is visible)	Alt+P
Open the Tools menu (if the Command bar is visible)	Alt+T
Open the Help menu (if the Command bar is visible)	Alt+H

Working with tabs

The following table describes shortcuts used when 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 the current window if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Ctrl+W
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

Using zoom

The following table describes shortcuts used for zooming.

To do this	Press this
Increase zoom (+ 10%)	Ctrl+Plus Sign
Decrease zoom (- 10%)	Ctrl+Minus Sign
Zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0

Using search in the Address bar

The following table describes shortcuts used for search in the Address bar.

To do this	Press this
Open a search query in the Address bar	Ctrl+E
Open your search query in a new tab	Alt+Enter
Open the Address bar menu (to view history, favorites, and search providers)	Ctrl+Down Arrow
Search using copied text	Ctrl+Shift+L

Using Print Preview

The following table describes shortcuts used to preview and print webpages.

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're printing a webpage that uses frames)	Alt+F
Close Print Preview	Alt+C

Using the Address bar

The following table describes shortcuts used on the Address bar.

To do this	Press this
Select the text in the Address bar	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

The following table describes shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar and Command bar 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 favorites

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with history, and favorites.

To do this	Press this
Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview)	Ctrl+D
Delete browsing history	Ctrl+Shift+Del
Open an InPrivate Browsing window	Ctrl+Shift+P
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Ctrl+B
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 Favorites Center and display your favorites	Alt+C
Open Favorites Center and display your history	Ctrl+H
Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Ctrl+Shift+H
Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds	Ctrl+Shift+J
Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)	Alt+Z
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Alt+A

Editing

The following table describes shortcuts used when editing webpages.

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 webpage	Ctrl+A
Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools	F12

Using the Notification bar

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with the Notification bar.

To do this	Press this
Move focus to the Notification bar	Alt+N
Click the Notification bar	Spacebar

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