Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Name: Shortcuts aren't always bad (Part 3)
Category: Saving you time
Operating System: MOST
Difficulty: Your grandma could do this!

What is a keyboard shortcut...?
If you don't know then you might like to read my last article The top keyboard shortcuts for Windows

What is Internet Explorer?
Internet Explorer is a web browser that you are possibly using to view this web site.

In this post I am listing the most popular keyboard shortcuts for all you Internet Exploer users (for firefox users check out my keyboard shortcuts for firefox post)


So what are the shortcuts...?
Here they are - enjoy
(Remember to hold down the first key if there is another key after it (CRTL + D means hold control key and press D)

The Basics

• Stop page from loading
  Esc
• Refresh a page
  F5
• Set focus on address box
  ALT+D
• Go back a page
  ALT+Left Arrow
• Go forward a page
  ALT+Right Arrow
• Open link in new window
  Shift+Click
• Add site to favorites
  CTRL+D
• Open context menu
  Shift+F10

Tabs

• Open new tab
  CTRL+T
• Open link in new tab
  CTRL+Shift+Click
• Open link in new behind current tab
  CTRL+Click or Middle mouse button over link
• Switch between tabs
  CTRL+Tab or CTRL+Shift+Tab
• Close tab
  CTRL+W or Click middle mouse button over tab
• Close all other tabs
  CTRL+ALT+F4
• Jump to tab
  CTRL+tab number
• Open quick tabs
  CTRL+Q

Search

• Set focus in search box
  CTRL+E
• Change search provider while search box active
  CTRL+Down arrow
• Search in new tab
  ALT+Enter

Zooming

• Zoom in
  CTRL+(+ key) or CTRL+Mouse wheel up
• Zoom out
  CTRL+(- key) or CTRL+Mouse wheel down
• Zoom 100%
  CTRL+0
• Change text size
  CTRL+Mouse wheel up or down

Is that it...?
No there are lots more, but these are the most common and will get you started. I hope that these save you some time!