Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use these shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages.

Viewing and exploring Web pages

 

Press This	To Do This
F 1	Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item.
F 11	Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window.
TAB	Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
SHIFT + TAB	Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
ALT + HOME	Go to your Home page.
ALT + RIGHT ARROW	Go to the next page
ALT + LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE	Go to the previous page
SHIFT + F 10	Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or F 6	Move forward between frames
SHIFT + CTRL + TAB	Move back between frames
UP ARROW	Scroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROW	Scroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UP	Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.
PAGE DOWN	Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments.
HOME	Move to the beginning of a document
END	Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F	Find on this page.
F 5 OR CTRL+R	Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different.
CTRL+F5	Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored verison are the same.
ESC	Stop downloading a page
CTRL + O or CTRL+L	Go to a new location
CTRL+N	Open a new window
CTRL+W	Close the current window
CTRL+S	Save the current page
CTRL+P	Print the current page or active frame
ENTER	Activate a selected link
CTRL+E	Open Search in Explorer bar
CTRL+I	Open Favorites in Explorer bar
CTRL+H	Open History in Explorer bar
CTRL+click	In History or Favorites bar,open multiple folders.