# Microsoft Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys — one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task. For example, pressing +D adds the current Web page to your Favorites list, just as clicking Add Page to Favorites on the Favorites menu adds the current page to your Favorites list.

Which keyboard shortcuts do you want to use?

Keys for viewing and exploring Web pages

Keys for managing favorite pages

Keys for working with toolbars

Keys for working in windows and dialog boxes

Keys for cutting, copying, pasting, and selecting text

Keys for opening, saving, and printing Web pages and files

## Keys for viewing and exploring Web pages

Press | To
--- | ---
DOWN ARROW or Hold down and drag an empty area of the Web page toward the top of the Explorer window. | Scroll toward the end of a Web page.
UP ARROW or Hold down and drag an empty area of the Web page toward the bottom of the Explorer window. | Scroll toward the beginning of a Web page.
PAGE DOWN | Scroll toward the end of a Web page in larger increments.
PAGE UP | Scroll toward the beginning of a Web page in larger increments.
END or +DOWN ARROW | Move to the bottom of a Web page.
HOME or +UP ARROW | Move to the top of a Web page.
+PLUS SIGN | Increase the size of text on a Web page.
+MINUS SIGN | Decrease the size of text on a Web page.
TAB | Move forward through all elements on a Web page or move forward only through text boxes on a Web page, depending on your preference setting.
SHIFT+TAB | Move back through all elements on a Web page or move back only through text boxes on a Web page, depending on your preference setting.
OPTION+TAB | Move forward only through text boxes on a Web page or move forward through all elements on a Web page, depending on your preference setting.
OPTION+SHIFT+TAB | Move back only through text boxes on a Web page or move back through all elements on a Web page, depending on your preference setting.
RETURN or ENTER | Follow the selected link or go to the address selected in the Address box.
+L | Select the text in the Address box or show the Address Bar, if it is hidden or collapsed, and select the text in the Address box.
+OPTION+L | Go to a different Web page by typing the page's address in the Open Location dialog box.
+F | Search for text on the current Web page.
+G | Repeat your search for text on the current Web page.
+' | Fill in fields on a Web form with your AutoFill Profile information.
ESC | Remove your AutoFill Profile information from fields on a Web form.
ESC or +PERIOD | Stop downloading a page.
+R | Refresh the current page.
+E | View the HTML source code of the current Web page.
+[ or +LEFT ARROW | Return to the last Web page you visited.
+] or +RIGHT ARROW | Return to the next Web page you visited in a series of pages.
+Q | Quit Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## Keys for managing favorite pages

Press | To
--- | ---
+D | Add the current Web page to your Favorites list.
+K | Add a Web page to your Favorites list by entering the page’s address.
+U | Update subscriptions.
+J or +2 | Open the Favorites window.
+RIGHT ARROW | Expand the selected folder in the Favorites window.
+LEFT ARROW | Collapse the selected folder in the Favorites window.
Hold down , and then drag the item to a new location. | Move a favorite, folder, or divider in the Favorites pane.

## Keys for working with toolbars

Press | To
--- | ---
CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW | Enter the text http://www. in the Address box, if the Address box is empty.
CONTROL+RIGHT ARROW | Move the insertion point right to the next logical break (. or /) in the Address box.
CONTROL+LEFT ARROW | Move the insertion point left to the next logical break (. or /) in the Address box.
+T | Show or hide the Explorer Bar.
+B | Expand or collapse the toolbars.
Hold down , and then drag the button to a new location. | Move a toolbar button.
Hold down , and then drag the button to the Trash. | Delete a toolbar button.

## Keys for working in windows and dialog boxes

Press | To
--- | ---
+N | Open a new window.
+W | Close the active window.
+OPTION+W | Close all open windows.
+M | Minimize the current window.
+H | Hide Internet Explorer.
+1 | Open the Explorer window.
+I | Open the Info dialog box.
+; | Open the Preferences dialog box.
+4 | Open the Download Manager window.
+COMMA | Open the Auction Manager window.
+3 | Open the History window.
+RIGHT ARROW | Expand the selected folder in the History window.
+LEFT ARROW | Collapse the selected folder in the History window.
+J or +2 | Open the Favorites window.
+~ | Cycle forward through open windows.
SHIFT++~ | Cycle back through open windows.

## Keys for cutting, copying, pasting, and selecting text

Press | To
--- | ---
+X | Cut the selected text to the Clipboard.
+C | Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
+V | Paste the contents of the Clipboard.
+A | Select all text on the current Web page.

## Keys for opening, saving, and printing Web pages and files

Press | To
--- | ---
+O | Open a file on your hard disk.
+S | Save the current Web page.
+P | Print the current Web page or active frame.