60 Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 7

The Internet Explorer is a Microsoft application that is used for surfing the internet. Other browsers like Maxthon, Netscape navigator, Mozilla Firefox, Opera etc exist, but Internet Explorer has stood out over the years due to its free integration into every Microsoft Operating system and its security features.
Today’s edition of Everyday with your Computer will focus on shortcuts will make easy the use of Internet Explorer resultantly improving your browsing experience.

Basic tasks
Keystroke Function
[F11] Toggle full screen mode

[Alt] Toggle display of menu bar (if it's not set to display)

[Ctrl]= Zoom in

[Ctrl]- Zoom out

[Ctrl]0 100 percent zoom

[Ctrl][F] Search for selected text on page

[Ctrl]N Open current page in new window

[Ctrl]A Select everything on page

[F5] Refresh current page

[Ctrl][F5] Refresh cache and current page

[Esc] Halt downloading page

[Alt]D Select text in Address bar

[F4] Display addresses you've typed

[Ctrl][Enter] Add www and .com to the beginning and end of text entered in Address bar

[Ctrl][Shift][Enter] Add http://www to the beginning of text entered in Address bar

Navigation
Keystroke Function
[Alt]Home Go to your home page

[Alt] Left arrow (or [Backspace]) Go to previous page

[Alt] Right arrow Go to next page

[Tab] Move forward through items on page

[Shift][Tab] Move backward through items on page

Tabs
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl] Click Open a link in its own tab in background

[Ctrl][Shift] Click Open a link in its own tab in foreground

[Ctrl]T Open new tab in foreground

[Ctrl][Tab] (or [Ctrl][Shift][Tab] to reverse) Cycle between tabs


[Ctrl]W (or [Alt][F4] Close current tab

[Ctrl] number Jump to specific tab by number (1 through 8)

[Ctrl]9 Jump to last tab

[Ctrl][Alt][F4] Close all but current tab

[Ctrl][Shift]Q Display Tabs list


[Ctrl]Q Toggle Quick Tabs view
Searching
Keystroke Function
[Alt][Enter] Open search results in new tab after typing search text in Search box or Address bar

[Ctrl]E Jump to Search box

[Ctrl] Down arrow Open Search Provider menu (when you're in Search box)

Printing
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]P Open Print dialog box
In print preview…
Keystroke Function
[Alt][P] Open Print dialog box

[Alt]U Open Page Setup dialog box

[Alt]O Set to portrait orientation

[Alt]L Set to landscape orientation

[Alt]E Toggle headers and footers on and off

[Alt]S Change print size

[Alt]N Show multiple pages

[Alt]1 View full page

[Alt]W View page width

[Alt]C Close Print Preview

Menu access
Keystroke Function
[Alt]M Open Home menu

[Alt]R Open Print menu

[Alt]J Open Tools menu

[Alt]O Open RSS menu

[Alt]L Open Help menu

Favorites, history, feeds
Keystroke Function
[Ctrl]D Add current page to Favorites

[Ctrl]B Open Organize Favorites dialog box

[Alt] Up arrow or Down arrow Move selected item up or down list in Organize Favorites dialog box

[Alt]C Open Favorites Center

[Ctrl]I Open Favorites Center with favorites displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Ctrl]H Open Favorites Center with history displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Ctrl]J Open Favorites Center with feeds displayed (Add [Shift] to pin the list open)

[Alt]Z Display Add To Favorites menu

[Alt]I Display all feeds in feed view

[Alt]M Mark feed as read in feed view

[Alt]S Jump to Search box in feed view