Internet Explorer 7 keyboard shortcuts
Click a heading, or press the TAB key to highlight a heading, and then press ENTER.
Viewing and exploring webpages
| To do this |
Press this |
| Display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item. |
F1 |
| Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window. |
F11 |
| Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, and the Links bar. |
TAB |
| Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, and the Links bar. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| 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 between frames. |
CTRL+TAB or F6 |
| Move back between frames. |
SHIFT+CTRL+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 or CTRL+R |
| Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamps for the web and locally stored versions are the same. |
CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading a page. |
ESC |
| Go to a new location. |
CTRL+O or CTRL+L |
| Open a new window. |
CTRL+N |
| Close the current window. |
CTRL+W |
| Save the current page. |
CTRL+S |
| Print the current page or active frame. |
CTRL+P |
| Activate a selected link. |
ENTER |
| Open the Search bar. |
CTRL+E |
| Open the Favorites bar. |
CTRL+I |
| Open the History bar. |
CTRL+H |
| In the History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders. |
CTRL+click |
Using Print Preview
| 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 |
| Zoom out. |
ALT+MINUS |
| Zoom in. |
ALT+PLUS |
| Display a list of zoom percentages. |
ALT+Z |
| Specify how you want frames to print. This option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames. |
ALT+F |
| Close Print Preview. |
ALT+C |
Using 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 |
Working with Favorites
| To do this |
Press this |
| Add the current page to your favorites. |
CTRL+D |
| 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 |
Editing
| 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 |
Using the Information Bar
| To do this |
Press this |
| Move focus to the Information Bar |
ALT+N |
| Click the Information Bar |
SPACEBAR |
