60 keyboard shortcuts to move faster in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

 

Basic tasks

Keystroke Function

[F11] Toggle full screen mode

[Alt] Toggle display of menu bar (if it's not set to display)

[Ctrl]= Zoom in

[Ctrl]- Zoom out

[Ctrl]0 100 percent zoom

[Ctrl][F] Search for selected text on page

[Ctrl]N Open current page in new window

[Ctrl]A Select everything on page

[F5] Refresh current page

[Ctrl][F5] Refresh cache and current page

[Esc] Halt downloading page

[Alt]D Select text in Address bar

[F4] Display addresses you've typed

[Ctrl][Enter] Add www and .com to the beginning and end of text entered in Address bar

[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Add http://www to the beginning of text entered in Address bar

 

Navigation

Keystroke Function

[Alt]Home Go to your home page

[Alt] Left arrow (or [Backspace]) Go to previous page

[Alt] Right arrow Go to next page

[Tab] Move forward through items on page

[Shift][Tab] Move backward through items on page

 

Tabs

Keystroke Function

[Ctrl] Click Open a link in its own tab in background

[Ctrl][Shift] Click Open a link in its own tab in foreground

[Ctrl]T Open new tab in foreground

[Ctrl][Tab] (or [Ctrl][Shift][Tab] to reverse) Cycle between tabs

[Ctrl]W (or [Alt][F4] Close current tab

[Ctrl] number Jump to specific tab by number (1 through 8)

[Ctrl]9 Jump to last tab

[Ctrl][Alt][F4] Close all but current tab

[Ctrl][Shift]Q Display Tabs list

[Ctrl]Q Toggle Quick Tabs view

 

Searching

Keystroke Function

[Alt][Enter] Open search results in new tab after typing search text in Search box or Address bar

[Ctrl]E Jump to Search box

[Ctrl] Down arrow Open Search Provider menu (when you're in Search box)

 

Printing

Keystroke Function

[Ctrl]P Open Print dialog box

 

In print preview

Keystroke Function

[Alt][P] Open Print dialog box

[Alt]U Open Page Setup dialog box

[Alt]O Set to portrait orientation

[Alt]L Set to landscape orientation

[Alt]E Toggle headers and footers on and off

[Alt]S Change print size

[Alt]N Show multiple pages

[Alt]1 View full page

[Alt]W View page width

[Alt]C Close Print Preview

 

Menu access

Keystroke Function

[Alt]M Open Home menu

[Alt]R Open Print menu

[Alt]J Open Tools menu

[Alt]O Open RSS menu

[Alt]L Open Help menu

 

Favorites, history, feeds

Keystroke Function

[Ctrl]D Add current page to Favorites

[Ctrl]B Open Organize Favorites dialog box

[Alt] Up arrow or Down arrow Move selected item up or down list in Organize Favorites dialog box

[Alt]C Open Favorites Center

[Ctrl]I Open Favorites Center with favorites displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Ctrl]H Open Favorites Center with history displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Ctrl]J Open Favorites Center with feeds displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Alt]Z Display Add To Favorites menu

[Alt]I Display all feeds in feed view

[Alt]M Mark feed as read in feed view

[Alt]S Jump to Search box in feed view