Internet Explorer 7 Hot Keys

This page is arranged so that a description of the action is followed by the hot key.

Viewing and exploring webpages

Help
Key F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
Key F11
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
Key TAB
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
Key SHIFT+TAB
Go to your home page
Key ALT+HOME
Go to the next page
Key ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page
Key ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Display a shortcut menu for a link
Key SHIFT+F10
Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
Key CTRL+TAB or F6
Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
Key CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Scroll toward the beginning of a document
Key UP ARROW or SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Scroll toward the end of a document
Key DOWN ARROW or SPACEBAR
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
Key PAGE UP
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
Key PAGE DOWN
Move to the beginning of a document
Key HOME
Move to the end of a document
Key END
Find on this page
Key CTRL+F
Refresh the current webpage
Key F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
Key CTRL+F5
Stop downloading a page
Key ESC
Open a new website or page
Key CTRL+O
Open a new window
Key CTRL+N
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
Key CTRL+W or ALT+F4
Save the current page
Key CTRL+S
Print the current page or active frame
Key CTRL+P
Activate a selected link
Key ENTER
Open Favorites
Key CTRL+I
Open History
Key CTRL+H
Open Feeds
Key CTRL+J
Open the Page menu
Key ALT+P
Open the Tools menu
Key ALT+T
Open the Help menu
Key ALT+H

Working with tabs To do this

Open links in a new tab in the background
Key CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground
Key CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open a new tab in the foreground
Key CTRL+T
Switch between tabs
Key CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
Key CTRL+W or ALT+F4
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
Key ALT+ENTER
Switch to a specific tab number
Key CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to the last tab
Key CTRL+9
Close other tabs
Key CTRL+ALT+F4
Toggles Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off
Key CTRL+Q
Using Zoom To do this Press this Increase zoom (+ 10%)
Key CTRL+PLUS Sign
Decrease zoom (- 10%)
Key CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Zoom to 100%
Key CTRL+0

Using Search To do this

Go to the search box
Key CTRL+E
Open your search query in a new tab
Key ALT+ENTER
Open the search provider menu
Key CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Using Print Preview To do this

Set printing options and print the page
Key ALT+P
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
Key ALT+U
Display the first page to be printed
Key ALT+HOME
Display the previous page to be printed
Key ALT+LEFT ARROW
Type the number of the page you want displayed
Key ALT+A
Display the next page to be printed
Key ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Display the last page to be printed
Key ALT+END
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
Key ALT+F
Close Print Preview
Key ALT+C

Using the Address bar To do this

Select the text in the Address bar
Key ALT+D
Display a list of addresses you've typed
Key F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
Key CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
Key CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
Key CTRL+ENTER
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
Key UP ARROW
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches
Key DOWN ARROW

Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus To do this

Open the Home menu
Key ALT+M
Open the Print menu
Key ALT+R
Open the RSS menu
Key ALT+J
Open the Tools menu
Key ALT+O
Open the Help menu
Key ALT+L

Working with feeds, history, and favorites To do this

Add the current page to your favorites
Key CTRL+D
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
Key CTRL+B
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
Key ALT+UP ARROW
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
Key ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open the Favorites Center
Key ALT+A
Open Favorites Center and display your favorites
Key CTRL+I
Open Favorites Center and display your history
Key CTRL+H
Open Favorites Center and display your web feeds
Key CTRL+J
Open Add to Favorites menu
Key ALT+Z
Display all feeds (when in feed view)
Key ALT+I
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
Key ALT+M
Put cursor in Search box in feed view
Key ALT+S

Editing To do this

Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
Key CTRL+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
Key CTRL+C
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
Key CTRL+V
Select all items on the current webpage
Key CTRL+A

Using the Information bar To do this

Move focus to the Information bar
Key ALT+N
Click the Information bar
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Updated on ... November 28, 2006