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You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, use the Address bar, work with favorites, and edit.

Viewing Web pages in Microsoft Explorer
Press              To :

F1                    Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item

F11                  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+ à             Go to the next page

ALT+ß or

BACKSPACE        Go to the previous page

SHIFT+F10          Display a shortcut menu for a link

CTRL+TAB or

F6                     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

F5 or                    

CTRL+R             Refresh the current Web page only 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 version 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 bars, open multiple folders

Using the address bar
Press              To :

ALT+D               Select the text in the Address bar

F4                     Display the Address bar history

CTRL+ ß           When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+ à           When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+ENTER      Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar

UP ARROW         Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

DOWN ARROW   Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

Working with favorites
Press               To :

CTRL+D              Add the current page to your favorites

CTRL+B              Open the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+ UP arrow    Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+DOWN arrow        Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

Editing
Press               To :

CTRL+X              Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard

CTRL+C              Copy the selected items to the Clipboard

CTRL+V              Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location

CTRL+A              Select all items on the current Web page

 

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