Handy Keyboard Shortcuts
For Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox
Last updated: May 15, 2009
While the mouse is considered one of the greatest and
most useful computing technologies ever made, sometimes the redundant
point-and-click actions can slow you down. Keyboard shortcuts save time
and help you get exactly where you want to be in seconds. Here are some
useful keyboard shortcuts you can use while surfing the Web with the
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google's Chrome browser.
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
| Internet
Explorer (IE) Shortcuts |
Function |
| |
|
| ESC |
Stop downloading current page |
| F5 |
Refresh page |
| F11 |
Toggle browser between full-screen
and regular view |
| ALT + Left Arrow |
Back |
| ALT + Right Arrow |
Forward |
| ALT + HOME |
Go to homepage |
| CTRL + D |
Add page to Favorites |
| CTRL + F |
Find on page |
| CTRL + H |
Open History |
| CTRL + I |
Open Favorites |
| CTRL + P |
Print |
| CTRL + T |
Open new tab |
| CTRL + TAB |
Switch to next tab |
| CTRL + W |
Close current tab |
| CTRL + 9 |
Switch to last tab |
| CTRL + SHIFT + H |
Open History in pinned mode |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Q |
View list of open tabs |
| CTRL + SHIFT + TAB |
Switch to previous tab |
| |
|
Mozilla Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
| Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts |
Function |
| |
|
| ESC |
Stop downloading current page |
| F5 |
Refresh |
| F11 |
Full screen view |
| ALT + HOME |
Go to homepage |
| ALT + Left Arrow |
Back |
| ALT + Right Arrow |
Forward |
| CTR + + |
Zoom In |
| CTR + - |
Zoom Out |
| CTRL+ 0 |
Zoom Reset |
| CTRL + K |
Select a search bar |
| CTRL + TAB |
Switch tabs |
| CTRL + D |
Add bookmarks |
| CTRL + B |
Open Bookmarks |
| CTRL + P |
Print |
| CTRL + R |
Reload |
| CTRL + T |
New Tab |
| CTRL + N |
New Window |
| SHIFT + ENTER |
Open link in new window |
| |
|
Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
| Google Chrome Shortcuts |
Function |
| |
|
| ALT + F4 |
Close current window |
| ALT + HOME |
Open homepage |
| ALT + SHIFT +B |
Open Bookmark manager |
| CTRL + B |
Toggle Bookmarks on/off |
| CTRL + H |
View History |
| CTRL + N |
Open new window |
| CTRL + T |
Open new tab |
| CTRL + O |
Open a file from your computer in
Google Chrome |
| CTRL + P |
Print page |
| CTRL + W |
Close current tab |
| CTRL + 9 |
Switch to last tab |
| CTRL + SHIFT + B |
Open the Bookmark manager |
| CTRL + SHIFT + N |
Open a new window in incognito mode |
| CTRL + SHIFT + T |
Reopen the last tab you've closed
(Chrome remembers last 10) |
| CTRL + TAB |
Switch to next tab |
| CTRL + PageUp |
Switch to previous tab |
| CTRL + PageDown |
Switch to the next tab |
| CTRL + (click hyperlink) |
Open link in new tab in the
background |
| SHIFT + (click hyperlink) |
Open link in a new window |
| |
|
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Based in Nova Scotia, Vangie Beal is has been
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Last updated: May 15, 2009
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