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 thisPress this inInternet Explorer 10Press 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 thisPress this inInternet Explorer 10Press 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 thisPress this inInternet Explorer 10Press 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.

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Address bar

To do thisPress 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

Browsing

To do thisPress 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

Clipboard

To do thisPress 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

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do thisPress 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

Menu bar

To do thisPress 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

Notification bar

To do thisPress this

Move focus to the Notification bar

Alt+N

Click the Notification bar

Spacebar

Tabs

To do thisPress 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)

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 thisPress this

Add current site to favorites

Crtl+D

Close tabs

Ctrl+W

Go to your home page

Alt+Home

Delete browsing history

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Get help & support

F1

Open browsing history

Ctrl+H

Open a new tab

Ctrl+T

Open a new InPrivate Browsing tab

Ctrl+Shift+P

Print the current page

Ctrl+P

Refresh page

F5

Switch between tabs

Ctrl+Tab

View downloads

Ctrl+J

Show all

Address bar

To do thisPress 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

Browsing

To do thisPress 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

Clipboard

To do thisPress 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

Favorites, history, and feeds

To do thisPress 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

Notification bar

To do thisPress this

Move focus to the Notification bar

Alt+N

Click the Notification bar

Spacebar

Menu bar

To do thisPress 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 menu

Alt+T

Open the Help menu

Alt+H

Search

To do thisPress this

Open a search query in the Address bar

Ctrl+E

Open a search query in a new tab

Alt+Enter

Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers)

Ctrl+Down arrow

Search using copied text

Ctrl+Shift+L

Tabs

To do thisPress 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)

Zoom

To do thisPress this

Zoom in (+ 10%)

Ctrl+Plus sign

Zoom out (- 10%)

Ctrl+Minus sign

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl+0

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 thisPress this

Open a New Tab

Ctrl+T

Switch between tabs

Ctrl+Tab

Close tabs

Ctrl+W

Open a new window

Ctrl+N

Open a new InPrivate Browsing window

Ctrl+Shift+P

Add the current page to favorites

Crtl+D

View Favorites

Crtl+I

Print the current page

Ctrl+P

Refresh the page

F5

Open browsing history

Ctrl+H

Delete browsing history

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Open Download Manager

Ctrl+J

Get Help & Support

F1

Show all

Webpage shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open a new website or page

Ctrl+O

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

Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)

Ctrl+Tab or F6

Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off)

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Find something on this page

Ctrl+F

Toggle between full-screen and regular views

F11

Scroll toward the beginning of a document

Up arrow

Scroll toward the end of a document

Down arrow

Leap toward the beginning of a document

Page up

Leap toward the end of a document

Page down

Move to the beginning of a document

Home

Move to the end of a document

End

Stop downloading a page

Esc

Save the current page

Ctrl+S

Activate a selected link

Enter

Display a shortcut menu for a link

Shift+F10

Start Caret Browsing

F7

Tabs shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open a New Tab

Ctrl+T

Switch between tabs

Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab

Close current tab

Ctrl+W

Close other tabs

Ctrl+Alt+F4

Reopen the last tab you closed

Ctrl+Shift+T

Duplicate tab (open current tab in new tab)

Ctrl+K

Open a new tab in the foreground

Ctrl+T

Toggle Quick Tabs on or off

Ctrl+Q

Open links in a new tab in the background

Ctrl+click

Open links in a new tab in the foreground

Ctrl+Shift+click

Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+9

Switch to a specific tab number

Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Zoom in (+ 10%)

Ctrl+Plus sign

Zoom out (- 10%)

Ctrl+Minus sign

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl+0

Search shortcuts

To do thisPress 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 (to view history, favorites, and search providers)

Ctrl+Down arrow

Search using copied text

Ctrl+Shift+L

Printing shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Print the current page

Ctrl+P or 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 last page to be printed

Alt+End

Display the next page to be printed

Alt+Right arrow

Display the previous page to be printed

Alt+Left arrow

Type the number of the page you want displayed

Alt+A

Specify how you want frames to print

Alt+F

Close Print Preview

Alt+C

Address bar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Select the text in the Address bar

Alt+D

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

Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar

Ctrl+Enter

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

Up arrow

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

Down arrow

Internet Explorer toolbar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open the Home menu

Alt+M

Open the Print menu

Alt+R

Open the Tools menu

Alt+O

Open the RSS menu

Alt+J

Open the Safety menu

Alt+S

Open the Help menu

Alt+L

Favorites, history, and feeds shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open the Favorites Center and display your favorites

Alt+C

Open the Add to favorites menu

Alt+Z

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 the Favorites Center and display your history

Ctrl+H

Pin Favorites Center and display your history

Ctrl+Shift+H

Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds

Ctrl+Shift+J

Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar

Alt+A

Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds

Ctrl+Shift+J

Open Subscribe to this Feed (when in feed view)

Alt+Z

Webpage editing shortcuts

To do thisPress 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

Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools

F12

Notification bar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Move focus to the Notification bar

Alt+N

Click the Notification bar

Spacebar

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 thisPress this

Open a New Tab

Ctrl+T

Switch between tabs

Ctrl+Tab

Close tabs

Ctrl+W

Open a new window

Ctrl+N

Open a new InPrivate Browsing window

Ctrl+Shift+P

Add the current page to favorites

Crtl+D

View Favorites

Crtl+I

Print the current page

Ctrl+P

Refresh the page

F5

Open browsing history

Ctrl+H

Delete browsing history

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Get Help & Support

F1

Show all

Webpage shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open a new website or page

Ctrl+O

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

Move through items on a webpage

Tab

Move back through items on a webpage

Shift+Tab

Find something on this page

Ctrl+F

Toggle between full-screen and regular views

F11

Scroll toward the beginning of a document

Up arrow

Scroll toward the end of a document

Down arrow

Leap toward the beginning of a document

Page up

Leap toward the end of a document

Page down

Move to the beginning of a document

Home

Move to the end of a document

End

Stop downloading a page

Esc

Save the current page

Ctrl+S

Activate a selected link

Enter

Display a shortcut menu for a link

Shift+F10

Start Caret Browsing

F7

Tab shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open a New Tab

Ctrl+T

Switch between tabs

Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab

Close current tab

Ctrl+W

Close other tabs

Ctrl+Alt+F4

Reopen the last tab you closed

Ctrl+Shift+T

Duplicate tab (open current tab in new tab)

Ctrl+K

Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar

Alt+Enter

Toggle Quick Tabs on or off

Ctrl+Q

Open links in a new tab in the background

Ctrl+click

Open links in a new tab in the foreground

Ctrl+Shift+click

Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+9

Switch to a specific tab number

Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

Zoom shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Zoom in (+ 10%)

Ctrl+Plus sign

Zoom out (- 10%)

Ctrl+Minus sign

Zoom to 100%

Ctrl+0

Search shortcuts

To do thisPress 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

Printing shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Print the current page

Ctrl+P or 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 last page to be printed

Alt+End

Display the next page to be printed

Alt+Right arrow

Display the previous page to be printed

Alt+Left arrow

Type the number of the page you want displayed

Alt+A

Specify how you want frames to print

Alt+F

Close Print Preview

Alt+C

Address bar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Select the text in the Address bar

Alt+D

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

Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of text typed in the Address bar

Ctrl+Enter

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

Up arrow

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

Down arrow

Internet Explorer toolbar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open the Home menu

Alt+M

Open the Page menu

Alt+P

Open the Print menu

Alt+R

Open the Tools menu

Alt+O

Open the Feeds menu

Alt+J

Open the Safety menu

Alt+S

Open the Help menu

Alt+H

Favorites, history, and feeds shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Open the Favorites Center and display your favorites

Alt+C

Open the Add to favorites menu

Alt+Z

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 the Favorites Center and display your history

Ctrl+H

Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds

Ctrl+Shift+J

Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar

Alt+A

Open the Favorites Center and display your feeds

Ctrl+Shift+J

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

Open Subscribe to this Feed (when in feed view)

Alt+Z

Webpage editing shortcuts

To do thisPress 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

Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools

F12

Information bar shortcuts

To do thisPress this

Move focus to the Information bar

Alt+N

Click the Information bar

Spacebar