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Internet Explorer 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

The following keyboard shortcuts are available with Internet Explorer 7.0:

Viewing and Exploring Web Pages,
Working with Tabs,
Using Zoom,
Using Search,
Using Print Preview,
Using the Address Bar,
Opening Internet Explorer Toolbar menus,
Working with Feeds, History, and Favourites,
Editing,
Using the Information Bar.

Viewing and Exploring Web Pages.

Shortcut keys for viewing and exploring web pages
To do this:	Press this:
Display Help.	F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window.	F11
Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, or the Links bar.	TAB
Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, or the Links bar.	SHIFT+TAB
Go to your Home page.	ALT+HOME
Go to the next page.	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page.	ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Display a shortcut menu for a link.	SHIFT+F10
Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled).	CTRL+TAB or F6
Move back between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled).	SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
Scroll toward the beginning of a document.	UP ARROW or SHIFT+SPACE
Scroll toward the end of a document.	DOWN ARROW or SPACE
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.	PAGE UP
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments.	PAGE DOWN
Move to the beginning of a document.	HOME
Move to the end of a document.	END
Find on this page.	CTRL+F
Refresh the current Web page.	F5
Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same.	CTRL+F5
Stop downloading a page.	ESC (the Escape key)
Open a New Website or Page.	CTRL+O
Open a new window.	CTRL+N
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open).	CTRL+W or ALT+F4
Save the current page.	CTRL+S
Print the current page or active frame.	CTRL+P
Activate a selected link.	ENTER
Open the Search bar.	CTRL+E
Open the Favorites bar.	CTRL+I
Open the History bar.	CTRL+H
Open the Feeds bar.	CTRL+J
Open the Page Menu.	ALT+P
Open the Tools Menu.	ALT+T
Open the Help Menu.	ALT+H

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Working with Tabs

Shortcut keys for working with Tabs
To do this:	Press this:
Open links in a new tab in the background.	CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground.	CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open a new tab in the foreground	CTRL+T
Switch between tabs.	CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Close current tab (or current window if tabbed browsing is disabled).	CTRL+W or ALT+F4
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar..	ALT+ENTER
Switch to a specific tab number.	CTRL+`n` (where `n` is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to the last tab.	CTRL+9
Close other tabs.	CTRL+ALT+F4
Toggle quick tabs (thumbnail view) on or off	CTRL+Q

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Using Zoom

Shortcut keys for using Zoom
To do this:	Press this:
Increase zoom (+ 10%)	CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Decrease zoom (- 10%)	CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Zoom to 100%	CTRL+0 (zero)

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Using Search

Shortcut keys for using search
To do this:	Press this:
Go to the search box.	CTRL+E
Open your search query in a new tab.	ALT+ENTER
Open the search provider menu.	CTRL+DOWN ARROW

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Using Print Preview

Shortcut keys for using print preview
To do this:	Press this:
Set printing options and print the page.	ALT+P
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation and margins for this page.	ALT+U
Display the first page to be printed.	ALT+HOME
Display the previous page to be printed.	ALT+LEFT ARROW
Type the number of the page you want displayed.	ALT+A
Display the next page to be printed.	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Display the last page to be printed.	ALT+END
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a web page that uses frames).	ALT+F
Close Print Preview.	ALT+C

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Using the Address Bar

Shortcut keys for using the address bar
To do this:	Press this:
Go to the Address bar to type in a web address (U.R.L.), selecting any text already there.	ALT+D
Display a list of addresses you've typed.	F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash).	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash).	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar.	CTRL+ENTER
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches.	UP ARROW
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches.	DOWN ARROW

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Opening Internet Explorer Toolbar Menus

Shortcut keys for opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus
To do this:	Press this:
Open the Home menu.	ALT+M
Open the Print menu.	ALT+R
Open the RSS menu.	ALT+J
Open the Tools menu.	ALT+O
Open the Help menu.	ALT+L

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Working with Feeds, History, and Favourites

Shortcut keys for Feeds, History, and Favourites
To do this:	Press this:
Add the current page to your favourites.	CTRL+D
Open the Organize Favourites dialogue box.	CTRL+B
Move selected item up in the Favourites list in the Organize Favourites dialogue box.	ALT+UP ARROW
Move selected item down in the Favourites list in the Organize Favourites dialogue box.	ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open the Favourites centre.	ALT+A
Open the Favourites centre and display your favourites.	CTRL+I
Open the Favourites centre and display your history.	CTRL+H
Open the Favourites centre and display your web feeds.	CTRL+J
Open Add to Favourites menu.	ALT+Z
Display all feeds (when in feed view).	ALT+I
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view).	ALT+M
Put cursor in Search box in feed view.	ALT+S

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Editing

Shortcut keys for editing
To do this:	Press this:
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard.	CTRL+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard.	CTRL+C
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location.	CTRL+V
Select all items on the current Web page.	CTRL+A