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Keyboard Shortcuts in Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer offers numerous keyboard alternatives for computer users who prefer the keyboard over the mouse:

Alt+A Opens the Favorites menu.
Alt+D Jumps to the Address Bar.
Alt+Left Arrow Back.
Alt+Right Arrow Forward.
Backspace Back, or up one level when using folders.
Ctrl+B Brings up the "Organize Favorites" dialog box.
Ctrl+D Adds the current page to your favorites.
Ctrl+F Brings up the "Find on this page" dialog box.
Ctrl+L Brings up the "Open" dialog box.
Ctrl+N Opens a new window.
Ctrl+O Brings up the "Open" dialog box.
Ctrl+P Brings up the "Print" dialog box.
Ctrl+R Refreshes current page.
Ctrl+S Saves the current page.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move backwards among frames.
Ctrl+Tab Move forwards among frames.
F4 Displays the Address Bar history.
F5 Refreshes current page.
F6 Jumps to the Address Bar.
F11 Toggles Full Screen mode.
Page Down Scrolls down, one page at a time.
Page Up Scrolls up, one page at a time.
Shift+Click Holding down Shift while clicking a link, will open it in a new window.
Shift+F10 Brings up the same menu as a right-click.
Space Scrolls down, one page at a time.

You can find more keyboard shortcuts for Internet Explorer by going to the Help menu, choosing Contents and Index and then looking in the Accessibility section.

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Last updated20/10/2000
Added to site19/10/2000
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