There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.
- Pressing Alt + D in any major Internet browser will move the cursor into the address bar. This is a great way to quickly enter an Internet address without having to click the mouse cursor in the address bar.
- Hold down the Ctrl key and press the + or - to increase and decrease the size of text.
- Press the backspace key or hold down the Alt key + left arrow to go back a page.
- Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page.
- Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return back to the normal view.
- Press Ctrl + B to open your Internet bookmarks.
- Press Ctrl + F to open the find box in the browser to search for text within the web page you're looking at.
Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used in Google Chrome for Windows. These shortcuts can be utilized for a variety of purposes, ranging from opening Chrome's internal Task Manager to sending the active Web page to your printer.
•CTRL + N: Open a new window
•CTRL + <Link>: Open a link in a new tab
•CTRL + SHIFT + N: Open a new window in Incognito Mode
•SHIFT + <Link>: Open a link in a new window
•CTRL + T: Open a new tab
•CTRL + SHIFT + T: Reopen the last tab that you closed
•ALT + F4: Close current window
•CTRL + 1: Switch to the tab in position 1 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 2: Switch to the tab in position 2 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 3: Switch to the tab in position 3 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 4: Switch to the tab in position 4 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 5: Switch to the tab in position 5 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 6: Switch to the tab in position 6 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 7: Switch to the tab in position 7 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 8: Switch to the tab in position 8 on the tab strip
•CTRL + 9: Switch to the last tab on the tab strip
•CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next tab
•CTRL + PAGE DOWN: Switch to the next tab
•CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Switch to the previous tab
•CTRL + PAGE UP: Switch to the previous tab
•CTRL + W: Close current tab or pop-up window
•CTRL + F4: Close current tab or pop-up window
•ALT + HOME: Open your home page
•CTRL + O: Open a file in the browser
•CTRL + H: View Browsing History
•CTRL + B: Toggle bookmarks display
•CTRL + J: View Downloads
•SHIFT + ESC: View Chrome's internal Task Manager
•CTRL + P: Print the current page
•F5: Reload the current page
•ESC: Stop the current page from loading
•CTRL + F5: Reload the current page, overriding the cache
•SHIFT + F5: Reload the current page, overriding the cache
•ALT + <Link>: Download link
•CTRL + F: Open the 'Find in page' dialog box
•CTRL + G: Find the next match from 'Find in page' box
•F3: Find the next match from 'Find in page' box
•CTRL + SHIFT + G: Find the previous match from 'Find in page' box
•SHIFT + F3: Find the previous match from 'Find in page' box
•CTRL + U: View source code of the current page
•CTRL + D: Bookmark the current page
•CTRL + PLUS: Make text larger
•CTRL + MINUS: Make text smaller
•CTRL + 0: Return to default text size
•BACKSPACE or ALT + LEFT ARROW: Advance to the previous page in your browsing history (for the current tab)
•SHIFT + BACKSPACE or ALT + RIGHT ARROW: Advance to the next page in your browsing history (for the current tab)
•ALT + E or ALT + F: Open Chrome's "wrench", or tools, menu
•CTRL + SHIFT + B: Activate or disable the Bookmarks Bar.
•F6 or SHIFT + F6: Advance through active components on the current page, or through items in Chrome's Address bar, Bookmarks bar, or Downloads bar.
•CTRL + SHIFT + J: Open Chrome's JavaScript Console.
•CTRL + SHIFT + I: Open Chrome's Developer Tools interface.
•F1: Open Chrome's Help Center in a new tab or window.
•CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE: Open the Clear Browsing Data window.
•CTRL + ENTER: Automatically add www. (at the beginning) and .com (at the end) of the text currently residing in the Address (or URL) bar
•CTRL + BACKSPACE: Remove whatever key term precedes the active cursor in the Address (or URL) bar
•CTRL + L or ALT + D: Highlight the full URL in the Address bar
•CTRL + K or CTRL + E: Enters a question mark in the Address bar. Typing a keyword or keywords following this question mark will submit the search term to your default engine.
•CTRL + S: Save the current page to your hard drive
•CTRL + C: Copy selected text or images to the Clipboard
•CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT: Paste the current contents of the Clipboard, preserving original formatting
•CTRL + SHIFT + V: Paste the current contents of the Clipboard without original formatting