Useful Internet Explorer Shortcut keys

 

 

 

Key                                                         Purpose

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  • F1                                                           Used to open the help of Internet Explorer.

  • F3                                                           Open the search window with in explorer.

  • F4                                                           View the previously opened websites

  • F5                                                           Refresh the webpage.

  • F6                                                           Used to select the address bar.

  • F10                                                         Used to select the main menu bar.

  • F11                                                         View webpage in Full Screen View (on/off).

  • Print Screen                                          Used to capture the full screen.

  • Esc                                                         Used to stop any downloading page.

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Shortcut keys with the Combination of Ctrl key 

 

 Key                                                         Purpose 

  • Ctrl+A                                                     Used to select the full page of active screen.

  • Ctrl+B                                                     Used to open "Organize Favorites" windows to organize the list of favorites.

  • Ctrl+F                                                     Used to find any word or phrase in a page.

  • Ctrl+H                                                    Used to open the history of previously opened websites

  • Ctrl+I                                                      Used to open the list of favorites.

  • Ctrl+E                                                     Open the search window with in explorer.

  • Ctrl+P                                                     Used to send the print of active webpage.

  • Ctrl+O                                                    Used to move to new location (type new website name, document or folder to open in internet explorer).

  • Ctrl+W                                                    Used to close the active windows.

  • Ctrl+N                                                    Used to open the active webpage in new window.

  • Ctrl+F4                                                   Used to close the active windows.

  • Ctrl+R                                                    Perform same task like F5 (Refresh the active webpage).

  • Ctrl+Page Up                                       Used to move active page up.

  • Ctrl+Page Down                                  Used to move active page down.

  • Ctrl+Mouse Wheel                              Used to change the font size of active page.

  • Ctrl+Enter                                              Press Ctrl+Enter Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".com".

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Shortcut keys with the Combination of ALT key 

  Key                                                         Purpose 

  • ALT+A                                                    Used to open the list of your favorite.

  • ALT+D                                                    Go to address bar.

  • ALT+H                                                    Used to open internet explorer Help menu.

  • ALT+E                                                    Used to open internet explorer Edit menu.

  • ALT+F                                                    Used to open internet explorer File menu.

  • ALT+T                                                    Used to open internet explorer Tools menu.

  • ALT+V                                                    Used to open internet explorer View menu.

  • ALT+F4                                                  Close the active internet explorer.

  • ALT+Home                                           Move to your home page.

  • ALT+LEFT                                             Used to move to Back page.

  • ALT+RIGHT                                          Used to move to Forward page.

 

 

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