Hotkeys and shortcuts for Internet Explorer (Windows)

(Total 61)

Alt + Home
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Go to Home webpage.
Alt + Arrow Right / Alt + Arrow Left
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Go to next / previous webpage.
Alt + D / F6
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Jump to address bar. f6 additionally navigates through window elements.
Ctrl + Enter
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Complete a .com address in address bar: adds "http://" prefix and a ".com"-suffix, then loads the webpage.
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Complete an URI in address bar with user-defined suffix: adds "http://" prefix and suffix (e.g. .net, .org, .de, ...), then loads the webpage. Set the suffix in tools:options (alt+t, then o), languages (alt+l), and enter to suffix field at bottom.
Alt + Arrow Down / F4
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Open webpages visited in the past when in address bar. Includes Favorites and History. Navigate with arrow keys and enter to visit.
Delete / Shift + Delete
Basic Navigation and Address Bar
Delete past visited webpages from address bar history (also see shortcut above).
Ctrl + T
Tabbed Browsing main
Open new tab in same window.
Ctrl + K
Tabbed Browsing main
Duplicate current tab.
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Tabbed Browsing main
Jump to next / jump to previous browser tab.
Ctrl + W
Tabbed Browsing main
Close the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + T
Tabbed Browsing main
Restore closed tab (open previously closed tab).
Ctrl + Q
Tabbed Browsing main
Show Tabs: Open or close quick tab view.
Ctrl + Shift + Q
Tabbed Browsing main
Show Tabs: Open list of tabs. Then use arrow keys and enter to select or escape to exit.
Ctrl + 1 ... ctrl + 9
Tabbed Browsing main
Jump to browser tab 1 - 9.
On Link: ctrl + left mouse button
Tabbed Browsing main
Open link in new background tab (sometimes link is opened in new window; as an alternative, use right mouse button and press w).
Alt + Enter
Tabbed Browsing main
Open typed webpage address in new background tab.
Arrow Down / Arrow Up
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Scroll down / scroll up inside a webpage.
Page Up / Page Down
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Jump one page down / jump one page up (space / shift+space works as well).
Home / End
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Move to the beginning or end of a document.
Ctrl + [ + ] / Ctrl + -
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Increase text size / decrease text size (zoom in and out).
Ctrl + 0 (zero)
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Reset text size to default (zoom to 100%).
Tab / Shift + Tab
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Move forward / move backwards through items on a webpage. Press and hold tab button to skip through multiple links.
Shift + F10
Navigate Webpages in IE8
When on link: Display a context menu for a link.
Enter
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Activate a selected link.
Tab / Shift + tab , and enter / Space
Navigate Webpages in IE8
In web forms: move forward / move backwards through form items. Press space to activate action buttons, select boxes, or radio buttons.
Ctrl + A
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Select all content on webpage.
F5 / Ctrl + R
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Refresh the current webpage.
Ctrl + F5
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Refresh the current webpage with cache override.
F7
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Turn caret browsing on or off (movable cursor on page).
Esc
Navigate Webpages in IE8
Stop loading webpage.
Ctrl + I
Favorites, History and Search
Open Favorites box.
Ctrl + Shift + I
Favorites, History and Search
Open Favorites box in pinned mode.
Ctrl + H
Favorites, History and Search
Open History box.
Ctrl + Shift + H
Favorites, History and Search
Open History in pinned mode.
Ctrl + J
Favorites, History and Search
Open Feeds.
Ctrl + Shift + J
Favorites, History and Search
Open Feeds in pinned mode.
Ctrl + left mouse click
Favorites, History and Search
In the History or Favorites boxes, open link as background tab.
Ctrl + D
Favorites, History and Search
Add the current webpage to favorites.
Ctrl + B
Favorites, History and Search
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box. Use tab to navigate and alt and shift+alt to move items up or down in list.
Ctrl + F / F3
Favorites, History and Search
Open find window. Press escape to exit.
Ctrl + Shift + F
main for Privacy Settings
Turn in-private filtering on or off (watch icon change in status bar)
Ctrl + Shift + P
main for Privacy Settings
Open private browsing window / incognito mode.
Ctrl + Shift + Delete
main for Privacy Settings
Open 'Delete Browsing History' Menu.
Alt + Space
Manage IE8 Windows
Opens the title bar menu.
Alt + Space + Enter
Manage IE8 Windows
Restore Window (default Windows feature).
Alt + Space + X
Manage IE8 Windows
Maximize Window (default Windows feature).
Alt + Space + N
Manage IE8 Windows
Minimize Window (default Windows feature).
Alt + Shift + Enter
Manage IE8 Windows
Toggle regular window / full screen without toolbars
F11
Manage IE8 Windows
Turn full page view on or off (default Windows feature).
F6
Manage IE8 Windows
Move forward between window elements.
Ctrl + N
Manage IE8 Windows
Open a new browser window.
F4
Manage IE8 Windows
Close IE8 Window.
Ctrl + E
Instant Search
Jump to the Instant Search box (box on top right corner of browser window).
Ctrl + Arrow Down
Instant Search
View list of search providers.
Alt + Enter
Instant Search
Open search results in new tab.
Alt + P
The Rest
Print the current webpage.
F12
The Rest
Open Developer Tools.
Ctrl + O / Ctrl + L
The Rest
Open location.
Alt + V + C
The Rest
View webpage source in default editor (used to be ctrl+u but that was discontinued).
F1
The Rest
Display Internet Explorer Help or to display context Help about an item in a dialog box.