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Internet Explorer 7 keyboard shortcuts  Internet Explorer 7

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  List of shortcut keys
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Viewing and exploring webpages

Internet Explorer 7

F1Display Help +       –
F11Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window in Internet Explorer +       –
TABMove forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar +       –
SHFT+TABMove back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar +       –
ALT+HOMEGo to your home page +       –
ALT+RIGHT ARROWGo to the next page +       –
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACEGo to the previous page +       –
SHFT+F10Display a shortcut menu for a link +       –
CTRL TAB or F6Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled) in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+SHFT+TABMove backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled) +       –
UP ARROWScroll toward the beginning of a document +       –
DOWN ARROWScroll toward the end of a document +       –
PAGE UPScroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments +       –
PAGE DOWNScroll toward the end of a document in larger increments +       –
HOMEMove to the beginning of a document +       –
ENDMove to the end of a document in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+FFind on this page +       –
F5Refresh the current webpage +       –
CTRL+F5Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same +       –
ESCStop downloading a page +       –
CTRL+OOpen a new website or page +       –
CTRL+NOpen a new window +       –
CTRL+WClose the current window (if you only have one tab open) +       –
CTRL SSave the current page in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+PPrint the current page or active frame +       –
ENTERActivate a selected link +       –
CTRL+IOpen Favorites +       –
CTRL HOpen History in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+JOpen Feeds +       –
ALT+POpen the Page menu +       –
ALT+TOpen the Tools menu +       –
ALT+HOpen the Help menu +       –
 
Working with tabs

Internet Explorer 7

CTRL clickOpen links in a new tab in the background in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+SHFT+clickOpen links in a new tab in the foreground +       –
CTRL+TOpen a new tab in the foreground +       –
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHFT+TABSwitch between tabs +       –
CTRL+WClose current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) +       –
ALT+ENTEROpen a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar +       –
CTRL n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)Switch to a specific tab number in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+9Switch to the last tab +       –
CTRL+ALT+F4Close other tabs +       –
CTRL+QToggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off +       –
 
Using zoom

Internet Explorer 7

CTRL+PLUS SIGNIncrease zoom (+ 10%) +       –
CTRL+MINUS SIGNDecrease zoom (- 10%) +       –
CTRL+0Zoom to 100% +       –
 
Using search

Internet Explorer 7

CTRL EGo to the search box in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+ENTEROpen your search query in a new tab +       –
CTRL+DOWN ARROWOpen the search provider menu +       –
 
Using Print Preview

Internet Explorer 7

ALT PSet printing options and print the page in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+UChange paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page +       –
ALT+HOMEDisplay the first page to be printed +       –
ALT+LEFT ARROWDisplay the previous page to be printed +       –
ALT+AType the number of the page you want displayed +       –
ALT RIGHT ARROWDisplay the next page to be printed in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+ENDDisplay the last page to be printed +       –
ALT+FSpecify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames) +       –
ALT+CClose Print Preview +       –
 
Using the Address bar

Internet Explorer 7

ALT DSelect the text in the Address bar in Internet Explorer +       –
F4Display a list of addresses you've typed +       –
CTRL+LEFT ARROWWhen in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) +       –
CTRL+RIGHT ARROWWhen in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) +       –
CTRL+ENTERAdd www. to the beginning and .com to the end of the text typed in the Address bar +       –
UP ARROWMove forward through the list of AutoComplete matches +       –
DOWN ARROWMove back through the list of AutoComplete matches in Internet Explorer +       –
 
Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus

Internet Explorer 7

ALT+MOpen the Home menu +       –
ALT ROpen the Print menu in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+JOpen the RSS menu +       –
ALT OOpen the Tools menu in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+LOpen the Help menu +       –
 
Working with feeds, history, and favorites

Internet Explorer 7

CTRL+DAdd the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview) +       –
CTRL BOpen the Organize Favorites dialog box in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+UP ARROWMove selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box +       –
ALT+DOWN ARROWMove selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box +       –
ALT+COpen Favorites Center and display your favorites +       –
CTRL+HOpen Favorites Center and display your history +       –
CTRL+JOpen Favorites Center and display your feeds +       –
CTRL+SHFT+JOpen and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds +       –
ALT+ZOpen Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview) +       –
ALT AOpen the Favorites menu from the menu bar in Internet Explorer +       –
ALT+IDisplay all feeds (when in feed view) +       –
ALT+MMark a feed as read (when in feed view) +       –
ALT+SPut cursor in Search box in feed view +       –
 
Editing

Internet Explorer 7

CTRL+XRemove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard +       –
CTRL CCopy the selected items to the Clipboard in Internet Explorer +       –
CTRL+VInsert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location +       –
CTRL+ASelect all items on the current webpage +       –
 
Using the Information bar

Internet Explorer 7

ALT NMove focus to the Information bar in Internet Explorer +       –
SPACEBARClick the Information bar +       –
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