Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

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 and Internet Explorer for the desktop.

Top shortcuts

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
To do this Add current site to favorites	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+D	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Crtl+D
To do this Close tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+W	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+W
To do this Go to your home page	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Alt+Home
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Get help & support	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 F1	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop F1
To do this Open browsing history	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+H
To do this Open a new tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+T	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+T
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Shift+P	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Print the current page	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+P	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh page	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 F5	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop F5
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Tab	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Tab
To do this View the app commands (address bar, frequent sites, etc.)	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Alt+D	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop (Not available)
To do this View downloads	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+J	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+J

Search

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
To do this Open a search query in the address bar	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+E	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+E
To do this Open a search query in a new tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 (not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Alt+Enter
To do this Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers)	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Down arrow	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Down arrow
To do this Search using copied text	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Shift+L	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+L

Zoom

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Plus sign	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+Minus sign	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this inInternet Explorer 11 Ctrl+0	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+0

Shortcuts for Internet Explorer for the desktop

These shortcuts will only work in the desktop browser.

Show all

Address bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D

Browsing

To do this	Press this
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Tab
To do this Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Tab or F6
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Open a new document in Internet Explorer	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Clipboard

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do this	Press this
To do this Add site to favorites	Press this Ctrl+D
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+H
To do this View favorites	Press this Ctrl+I and Alt+C
To do this View feeds	Press this Ctrl+G
To do this View history	Press this Ctrl+H

Menu bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the File menu	Press this Alt+F
To do this Open the Edit menu	Press this Alt+E
To do this Open the View menu	Press this Alt+V
To do this Open the Favorites menu	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Tools	Press this Alt+T
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+H

Notification bar

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

Tabs

To do this	Press this
To do this Close tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close tabs in the background	Press this Ctrl+F4
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Duplicate tab	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7

You can use Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts to perform a lot of different tasks quickly, or to work without a mouse.

Top shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Add current site to favorites	Press this Crtl+D
To do this Close current tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Get help & support	Press this F1
To do this Open browsing history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing tab	Press this Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh page	Press this F5
To do this Switch between tabs in a window	Press this Ctrl+Tab
To do this View downloads	Press this Ctrl+J

Show all

Address bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D

Browsing

To do this	Press this
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Jump to the beginning of a document	Press this Page up
To do this Jump to the end of a document	Press this Page down
To do this Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Tab
To do this Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Tab or F6
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Open a new document in Internet Explorer	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Clipboard

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do this	Press this
To do this Add site to favorites	Press this Ctrl+D
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+H
To do this View favorites	Press this Ctrl+I and Alt+C
To do this View feeds	Press this Ctrl+G
To do this View history	Press this Ctrl+H

Notification bar

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

Menu bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the File menu	Press this Alt+F
To do this Open the Edit menu	Press this Alt+E
To do this Open the View menu	Press this Alt+V
To do this Open the Favorites menu	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Tools menu	Press this Alt+T
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+H

Search

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

Tabs

To do this	Press this
To do this Close tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close tabs in the background	Press this Ctrl+F4
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Duplicate tab	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom

To do this	Press this
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this Ctrl+0

Internet Explorer 10

Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ended on January 12, 2016

To be more secure and enhance your browser experience, upgrade to Windows 10.

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
To do this Add current site to favorites	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+D	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Crtl+D
To do this Close tabs	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+W	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+W
To do this Go to your home page	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Alt+Home
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Get help & support	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 F1	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop F1
To do this Open browsing history	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+H
To do this Open a new tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+T	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+T
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+Shift+P	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Print the current page	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+P	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh page	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 F5	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop F5
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Tab	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Tab
To do this View the Address bar, pinned, frequent, and favorite sites	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Alt+D	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop (Not available)
To do this View downloads	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 (Not available)	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+J

Search

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 10	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
To do this Open a search query in the Address bar	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+E	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+E
To do this Open a search query in a new tab	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Alt+Enter	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Alt+Enter
To do this Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers)	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+Down arrow	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Down arrow
To do this Search using copied text	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+Shift+L	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Shift+L

Zoom

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 10	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+Plus sign	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+Minus sign	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this inInternet Explorer 10 Ctrl+0	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop Ctrl+0

Shortcuts for Internet Explorer for the desktop

These shortcuts will only work in the desktop browser.

Show all

Address bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D

Browsing

To do this	Press this
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Jump to the beginning of a document	Press this Page up
To do this Jump to the end of a document	Press this Page down
To do this Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Tab
To do this Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Tab or F6
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Open a new document in Internet Explorer	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Clipboard

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do this	Press this
To do this Add site to favorites	Press this Ctrl+D
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+H
To do this View favorites	Press this Ctrl+I and Alt+C
To do this View feeds	Press this Ctrl+G
To do this View history	Press this Ctrl+H

Menu bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the File menu	Press this Alt+F
To do this Open the Edit menu	Press this Alt+E
To do this Open the View menu	Press this Alt+V
To do this Open the Favorites menu	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Tools	Press this Alt+T
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+H

Notification bar

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

Tabs

To do this	Press this
To do this Close tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close tabs in the background	Press this Ctrl+F4
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Duplicate tab	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7

Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ended on January 12, 2016

To be more secure and enhance your browser experience, upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7.

You can use Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts to perform a lot of different tasks quickly, or to work without a mouse.

Top shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Add current site to favorites	Press this Crtl+D
To do this Close tabs	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Get help & support	Press this F1
To do this Open browsing history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing tab	Press this Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh page	Press this F5
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Ctrl+Tab
To do this View downloads	Press this Ctrl+J

Show all

Address bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D

Browsing

To do this	Press this
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Jump to the beginning of a document	Press this Page up
To do this Jump to the end of a document	Press this Page down
To do this Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Tab
To do this Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Tab or F6
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Open a new document in Internet Explorer	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Clipboard

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do this	Press this
To do this Add site to favorites	Press this Ctrl+D
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+H
To do this View favorites	Press this Ctrl+I and Alt+C
To do this View feeds	Press this Ctrl+G
To do this View history	Press this Ctrl+H

Notification bar

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

Menu bar

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the File menu	Press this Alt+F
To do this Open the Edit menu	Press this Alt+E
To do this Open the View menu	Press this Alt+V
To do this Open the Favorites menu	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Tools menu	Press this Alt+T
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+H

Search

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

Tabs

To do this	Press this
To do this Close tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close tabs in the background	Press this Ctrl+F4
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Duplicate tab	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom

To do this	Press this
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this Ctrl+0

Internet Explorer 9

Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ended on January 12, 2016

To be more secure and enhance your browser experience, upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7.

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that you can use to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. You can use Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts to perform a lot of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

Top shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a New Tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Ctrl+Tab
To do this Close tabs	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	Press this Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Add the current page to favorites	Press this Crtl+D
To do this View Favorites	Press this Crtl+I
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh the page	Press this F5
To do this Open browsing history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Open Download Manager	Press this Ctrl+J
To do this Get Help & Support	Press this F1

Show all

Webpage shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a new website or page	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Tab or F6
To do this Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Tab
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Leap toward the beginning of a document	Press this Page up
To do this Leap toward the end of a document	Press this Page down
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Tabs shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a New Tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Close current tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close other tabs	Press this Ctrl+Alt+F4
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Duplicate tab (open current tab in new tab)	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Toggle Quick Tabs on or off	Press this Ctrl+Q
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this Ctrl+0

Search shortcuts

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

Printing shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P or Alt+P
To do this Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page	Press this Alt+U
To do this Display the first page to be printed	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Display the last page to be printed	Press this Alt+End
To do this Display the next page to be printed	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Display the previous page to be printed	Press this Alt+Left arrow
To do this Type the number of the page you want displayed	Press this Alt+A
To do this Specify how you want frames to print	Press this Alt+F
To do this Close Print Preview	Press this Alt+C

Address bar shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow

Internet Explorer toolbar shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the Home menu	Press this Alt+M
To do this Open the Print menu	Press this Alt+R
To do this Open the Tools menu	Press this Alt+O
To do this Open the RSS menu	Press this Alt+J
To do this Open the Safety menu	Press this Alt+S
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+L

Favorites, history, and feeds shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your favorites	Press this Alt+C
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Pin Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+H
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds	Press this Ctrl+Shift+J
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds	Press this Ctrl+Shift+J
To do this Open Subscribe to this Feed (when in feed view)	Press this Alt+Z

Webpage editing shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A
To do this Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools	Press this F12

Notification bar shortcuts

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

Internet Explorer 8

Support for older versions of Internet Explorer ended on January 12, 2016

To be more secure and enhance your browser experience, upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7.

Top shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a New Tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Ctrl+Tab
To do this Close tabs	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Open a new window	Press this Ctrl+N
To do this Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	Press this Ctrl+Shift+P
To do this Add the current page to favorites	Press this Crtl+D
To do this View Favorites	Press this Crtl+I
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P
To do this Refresh the page	Press this F5
To do this Open browsing history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Delete browsing history	Press this Ctrl+Shift+Delete
To do this Get Help & Support	Press this F1

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Webpage shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a new website or page	Press this Ctrl+O
To do this Go to your home page	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Go to the next page	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Go to the previous page	Press this Backspace or Alt+Left arrow
To do this Move through items on a webpage	Press this Tab
To do this Move back through items on a webpage	Press this Shift+Tab
To do this Find something on this page	Press this Ctrl+F
To do this Toggle between full-screen and regular views	Press this F11
To do this Scroll toward the beginning of a document	Press this Up arrow
To do this Scroll toward the end of a document	Press this Down arrow
To do this Leap toward the beginning of a document	Press this Page up
To do this Leap toward the end of a document	Press this Page down
To do this Move to the beginning of a document	Press this Home
To do this Move to the end of a document	Press this End
To do this Stop downloading a page	Press this Esc
To do this Save the current page	Press this Ctrl+S
To do this Activate a selected link	Press this Enter
To do this Display a shortcut menu for a link	Press this Shift+F10
To do this Start Caret Browsing	Press this F7

Tab shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open a New Tab	Press this Ctrl+T
To do this Switch between tabs	Press this Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab
To do this Close current tab	Press this Ctrl+W
To do this Close other tabs	Press this Ctrl+Alt+F4
To do this Reopen the last tab you closed	Press this Ctrl+Shift+T
To do this Duplicate tab (open current tab in new tab)	Press this Ctrl+K
To do this Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar	Press this Alt+Enter
To do this Toggle Quick Tabs on or off	Press this Ctrl+Q
To do this Open links in a new tab in the background	Press this Ctrl+click
To do this Open links in a new tab in the foreground	Press this Ctrl+Shift+click
To do this Switch to the last tab	Press this Ctrl+9
To do this Switch to a specific tab number	Press this Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Zoom in (+ 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Plus sign
To do this Zoom out (- 10%)	Press this Ctrl+Minus sign
To do this Zoom to 100%	Press this Ctrl+0

Search shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Go to the search box	Press this Ctrl+E
To do this Open your search query in a new tab	Press this Alt+Enter
To do this Open the search provider menu	Press this Ctrl+Down arrow

Printing shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Print the current page	Press this Ctrl+P or Alt+P
To do this Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page	Press this Alt+U
To do this Display the first page to be printed	Press this Alt+Home
To do this Display the last page to be printed	Press this Alt+End
To do this Display the next page to be printed	Press this Alt+Right arrow
To do this Display the previous page to be printed	Press this Alt+Left arrow
To do this Type the number of the page you want displayed	Press this Alt+A
To do this Specify how you want frames to print	Press this Alt+F
To do this Close Print Preview	Press this Alt+C

Address bar shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Select the text in the Address bar	Press this Alt+D
To do this Display a list of addresses you've typed	Press this F4
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Left arrow
To do this In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence	Press this Ctrl+Right arrow
To do this Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of text typed in the Address bar	Press this Ctrl+Enter
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Up arrow
To do this Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	Press this Down arrow

Internet Explorer toolbar shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the Home menu	Press this Alt+M
To do this Open the Page menu	Press this Alt+P
To do this Open the Print menu	Press this Alt+R
To do this Open the Tools menu	Press this Alt+O
To do this Open the Feeds menu	Press this Alt+J
To do this Open the Safety menu	Press this Alt+S
To do this Open the Help menu	Press this Alt+H

Favorites, history, and feeds shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your favorites	Press this Alt+C
To do this Open the Add to favorites menu	Press this Alt+Z
To do this Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Press this Ctrl+B
To do this Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Up arrow
To do this Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)	Press this Alt+Down arrow
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your history	Press this Ctrl+H
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds	Press this Ctrl+Shift+J
To do this Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	Press this Alt+A
To do this Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds	Press this Ctrl+Shift+J
To do this Display all feeds (when in feed view)	Press this Alt+I
To do this Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)	Press this Alt+M
To do this Put cursor in Search box in feed view	Press this Alt+S
To do this Open Subscribe to this Feed (when in feed view)	Press this Alt+Z

Webpage editing shortcuts

To do this	Press this
To do this Copy selected items to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+C
To do this Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+X
To do this Paste select items from the Clipboard	Press this Ctrl+V
To do this Select all items on the current webpage	Press this Ctrl+A
To do this Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools	Press this F12