Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual

The Keyboard Shortcut Master List

Before you set off into the Internet Explorer sunset, it’s worth admitting that surfing the Web is one of the things most people do most with their PCs. And as long as you’re going to spend so much time in this single program, it’s worth mastering its keyboard shortcuts. Once you’ve learned a few, you save yourself time and fumbling.

Here it is, then: the complete master list of every Internet Explorer keyboard shortcut known to Microsoft. Clip and save.

Viewing
Full Screen mode (on/off)	F11
Cycle through links on a page	Tab
Search the text on a page	Ctrl+F
Open the current page in a new window	Ctrl+N
Print this page	Ctrl+P
Select all items on the page	Ctrl+A
Zoom in/out by 10 percent	Ctrl+plus, Ctrl+minus
Zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0
Override pop-up blocker	Ctrl+Alt
Shut up this page’s background sounds	Esc
Bars and menus
Highlight the address/search bar	Alt+D
Open URL in the address bar in a new tab	Alt+Enter
View previously typed addresses	F4
Highlight the information bar	Alt+N
Open Home menu	Alt+M
Open Feeds menu	Alt+J
Open Print menu	Alt+R
Open Page menu	Alt+P
Open Tools menu	Alt+O
Open Help menu	Alt+L
Open Favorites menu	Alt+C, Ctrl+I
Open Favorites in pinned mode (won’t auto-close)	Ctrl+Shift+I
Organize Favorites dialog box	Ctrl+B
Open Feeds list	Ctrl+J
Open Feeds in pinned mode	Ctrl+Shift+J
Open History	Ctrl+H
Open History in pinned mode	Ctrl+Shift+H
Add http://www. and .com to the text in address bar	Ctrl+Enter
Add http://www. and .net or .org to the text in address bar	Ctrl+Shift+Enter

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