Use this handy guide to learn keyboard shortcuts. Using keyboard shortcuts can speed up and enhance your Internet experience!
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows and Most Programs |
| ALT + ENTER | View properties of the selected item |
| ALT + ESC | Send current application behind any other open windows |
| ALT + F4 | Close active window |
| ALT + PRNT SCRN | Copy active window to clipboard |
| ALT + SPACEBAR | Open active window file menu |
| ALT + TAB | Switch between open items |
| BACKSPACE | Go one level up from the directory you are in |
| CTRL + A | Select All |
| CTRL + ALT + DEL (twice) | Restart windows if frozen |
| CTRL + ARROW (L/R) | Jump cursor word by word |
| CTRL + ARROW (U/D) | Jump cursor to start of line |
| CTRL + B | Bold highlighted text |
| CTRL + C | Copy highlighted text |
| CTRL + Drag Item | Copies selected item
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| CTRL + ESC | Open windows start menu |
| CTRL + F | Open the find window |
| CTRL + I | Italicize highlighted text |
| CTRL + P | Print the active window |
| CTRL + Q | Quit the active program |
| CTRL + S | Save active window |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW(L/R) | Highlight word by word |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW(U/D) | Highlight line by line |
| CTRL + U | Underline highlighted text |
| CTRL + V | Paste highlighted text |
| CTRL + W | Close the active window |
| CTRL + X | Cut highlighted text |
| CTRL + Z | Undo last change |
| F1 | Open active program help files |
| F2 | Rename selected item |
| F3 | Open "Find All Files" window |
| F4 | Display the items in the active list in a dialog box |
| F5 | Refresh the current window |
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
| F10 | Activate the menu bar in the current program |
| PRNT SCRN | Copy screen to the clipboard |
| SHIFT (hold) during start-up | Prevent items in the Startup folder from running |
| SHIFT + DEL | Permanently delete a file by bypassing the Recycle Bin |
Keyboard Shortcuts for Internet Explorer 7 |
| ALT + A | Open the favorites menu from the menu bar |
| ALT + C | Close print preview or open 'Favorites Center' |
| ALT + D | Select all text in address bar |
| ALT + DOWN ARROW | Move selected item down in the favorites list |
| ALT + END | Display the last page to be printed |
| ALT + ENTER | Open a new tab in front |
| ALT + F | Select how many frames you wish to print |
| ALT + H | Open the help menu |
| ALT + HOME | Go to your home page |
| ALT + I | Display all RSS feeds |
| ALT + J | Open RSS menu |
| ALT + L | Open help menu |
| ALT + LEFT ARROW | Go to the previous page |
| ALT + M | Mark a RSS feed as read |
| ALT + N | Place focus in the information bar |
| ALT + O | Open tools menu |
| ALT + P | Open the page menu or print dialogue |
| ALT + R | Open print menu |
| ALT + RIGHT ARROW | Go to the next page |
| ALT + S | Put cursor in search box |
| ALT + T | Open the tools menu |
| ALT + U | Change printing preferences |
| ALT + UP ARROW | Move selected item up in the favorites list |
| ALT + Z | Open add to favorites menu |
| CTRL + 0 | Zoom to 100% |
| CTRL + 9 | Switch to the last tab |
| CTRL + A | Select all |
| CTRL + ALT + F4 | Close other tabs |
| CTRL + B | Open the organize favorites dialog |
| CTRL + C | Copy selection to the clipboard |
| CTRL + CLICK | Open link in a new tab in the background |
| CTRL + D | Add current page to favorites (or subscribe to RSS feed) |
| CTRL + DOWN ARROW | Open search provider menu |
| CTRL + E | Put cursor in search box |
| CTRL + Enter | Add the 'www.' prefix and '.com' extension around text in address bar |
| CTRL + F | Find |
| CTRL + F5 | Refresh the current page |
| CTRL + H | Open 'Favorites Center' and display history |
| CTRL + I | Open favorites |
| CTRL + J | Open 'Favorites Center' and display feeds |
| CTRL + LEFT ARROW | Move cursor to previous logical break in address bar |
| CTRL + MINUS SIGN | Zoom out at 10% increments |
| CTRL + N | Open a new window |
| CTRL + NUMBERS 1-8 | Switch to a specific tab |
| CTRL + O | Open a new page or website |
| CTRL + P | Print the current tab, window, or active frame |
| CTRL + PLUS SIGN | Zoom in at 10% increments |
| CTRL + Q | Toggle quick tabs on and off |
| CTRL + RIGHT ARROW | Move cursor to next logical break in address bar |
| CTRL + S | Save the current page |
| CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK | Open link in a new tab in the foreground |
| CTRL + SHIFT + J | Open and dock the 'Favorites Center' and display RSS feeds |
| CTRL + SHIFT + TAB | Move backwards through frames and browser elements, or switch between tabs |
| CTRL + T | Open a new tab in the foreground |
| CTRL + TAB | Move forward through frames and browser elements, or switch between tabs |
| CTRL + V | Paste clipboard contents to selection |
| CTRL + W | Close current tab or window |
| CTRL + X | Remove selection and copy to the clipboard |
| CTRL + Z | Undo |
| DELETE | Delete selection or go back one page |
| END | Go the the end of a page |
| ESC | Stop loading a page |
| F1 | Display help |
| F4 | Display list of typed addresses |
| F5 | Refresh the current page |
| F11 | Toggle full screen and regular size view |
| HOME | Go to the beginning of page |
| PAGE DOWN | Scroll to the end of a page in extended increments |
| PAGE UP | Scroll to the top of a page in extended increments |
| SPACEBAR | Select the information bar |
| TAB | Navigate through all browser and webpage items |
| UP ARROW | Scroll up |
| DOWN ARROW | Scroll Down |
Keyboard Shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox
Please note that the following keyboard shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox may differ for
Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. Mac OS X does not use the function keys, uses Cmd instead of Ctrl, Return in place of Enter,
and Option instead of the Alt key.
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| ' | Find a link as you type |
| / | Find text as you type |
| ALT + D | Select all text in address bar |
| ALT + Enter | Save link target as... |
| ALT + F | Open the File menu |
| ALT + F4 | Close window |
| ALT + H | Open the Help menu |
| ALT + HOME | Go to your home page |
| ALT + LEFT ARROW | Go to the previous page |
| ALT + RIGHT ARROW | Go to the next page |
| ALT + S | Open the History menu |
| ALT + T | Open the Tools menu |
| CTRL + A | Select all |
| CTRL + B | Display Bookmarks |
| CTRL + C | Copy selection to the clipboard |
| CTRL + CLICK | Open link in a new tab |
| CTRL + D | Bookmark current page |
| CTRL + DOWN ARROW | Select next search engine in search bar (cursor must be in search box) |
| CTRL + E | Select contents of or put cursor in search box |
| CTRL + ENTER | Add the 'www.' prefix and the '.com' extension around text in address bar |
| CTRL + F | Find in current page |
| CTRL + F4 | Close tab |
| CTRL + F5 | Reload the current page (override cache) |
| CTRL + G | Find again |
| CTRL + H | Display history |
| CTRL + I | Display Bookmarks |
| CTRL + J | View downloads |
| CTRL + K | Place cursor in search box |
| CTRL + L | Select all text in address bar |
| CTRL + LEFT ARROW | Move cursor to previous logical break in address bar |
| CTRL + MINUS SIGN | Zoom out at 10% increments |
| CTRL + N | Open a new window |
| CTRL + NUMBERS 1-9 | Switch to a specific tab |
| CTRL + O | Open a file |
| CTRL + P | Print the current tab, window, or active frame |
| CTRL + PAGE DOWN | Switch forward through tabs |
| CTRL + PLUS SIGN | Zoom in at 10% increments |
| CTRL + R | Reload the current page |
| CTRL + RIGHT ARROW | Move cursor to next logical break in address bar |
| CTRL + S | Save the current page |
| CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK | Open link in a new tab |
| CTRL + SHIFT + D | Bookmark all tabs |
| CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE | Clear private data |
| CTRL + SHIFT + G | Find previous |
| CTRL + SHIFT + I | Open the DOM Inspector |
| CTRL + SHIFT + R | Reload the current page (override cache) |
| CTRL + SHIFT + TAB | Switch backwards through tabs |
| CTRL + SHIFT + W | Close window |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Z | Redo |
| CTRL + T | Open a new tab |
| CTRL + TAB | Switch forward through tabs |
| CTRL + U | View page source |
| CTRL + UP ARROW | Select previous search engine in search bar (cursor must be in search box) |
| CTRL + V | Paste clipboard contents to selection |
| CTRL + W | Close current tab or window |
| CTRL + X | Remove selection and copy to the clipboard |
| CTRL + Z | Undo |
| END | Go the the end of a page |
| DELETE | Delete selection or go back one page |
| ESC | Stop loading a page |
| F1 | Display help |
| F3 | Find again |
| F5 | Reload the current page |
| F6 | Move to the next frame |
| F7 | Turn Caret Browsing on/off |
| F11 | Toggle full screen and regular size view |
| HOME | Go to the beginning of page |
| PAGE DOWN | Scroll to the end of a page in extended increments |
| PAGE UP | Scroll to the top of a page in extended increments |
| SHIFT + F6 | Move to the previous frame |
| SHIFT + BACKSPACE | Go forward |
| SHIFT + ENTER | Add the 'www.' prefix and the '.net' extension around text in address bar |
| SHIFT + G | Find previous |
| SPACEBAR | Scroll up or down a page, or toggle a checkbox |
| TAB | Navigate through all browser and webpage items |
| UP ARROW | Scroll up |
| DOWN ARROW | Scroll Down |
Keyboard Shortcuts for Safari (Mac OS X)
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| CMD + ? | Open help |
| CMD + [ | Go back |
| CMD + ] | Go forward |
| CMD + . | Stop |
| CMD + , | Open preferences |
| CMD + / | Show/hide status bar |
| CMD + | | Show/hide address bar |
| CMD + \ | Show page load test window |
| CMD + = | Define in OmniDictionary |
| CMD + ; | Check spelling |
| CMD + - | Zoom out |
| CMD + + | Zoom in |
| CMD + A | Select all |
| CMD + B | Show/hide favorites bar |
| CMD + C | Copy selection to the clipboard |
| CMD + CLICK | Open link in a new tab or window |
| CMD + D | Add a bookmark |
| CMD + DOWN ARROW | Scroll to bottom-left corner of window |
| CMD + E | Use selection for find |
| CMD + RETURN | Open page in new window or tab |
| CMD + F | Find in current page |
| CMD + G | Find again |
| CMD + H | Hide Safari |
| CMD + J | Jump to selection |
| CMD + K | Block pop-up windows |
| CMD + L | Open location... |
| CMD + N | Open a new window |
| CMD + NUMBERS 1-9 | Open bookmarks 1-9 |
| CMD + O | Open a file |
| CMD + OPTION + > | Send to... |
| CMD + OPTION + , | Open SafariStand settings |
| CMD + OPTION + B | Open bookmarks library |
| CMD + OPTION + F | Select the Google search box |
| CMD + P | Print the current tab, window, or active frame |
| CMD + Q | Quit |
| CMD + R | Reload the current page |
| CMD + S | Save the current page |
| CMD + SHIFT + : | Spelling... |
| CMD + SHIFT + * | Get AppleScript results |
| CMD + SHIFT + A | AutoFill form |
| CMD + SHIFT + B | Send to Bluetooth Device (or bookmark group of tabs) |
| CMD + SHIFT + CLICK | Open link in a new tab or window |
| CMD + SHIFT + D | Add bookmark to menu |
| CMD + SHIFT + F | Fullscreen |
| CMD + SHIFT + G | Find previous |
| CMD + SHIFT + H | Go to the home page |
| CMD + SHIFT + K | Block images and plug-ins |
| CMD + SHIFT + L | Search using Google |
| CMD + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW | Select previous tab |
| CMD + SHIFT + M | Maximize window size |
| CMD + SHIFT + N | Create a new bookmark folder |
| CMD + SHIFT + P | Open page setup for printing |
| CMD + SHIFT + S | Start sampling |
| CMD + SHIFT + T | Stop sampling |
| CMD + SHIFT + U | Open URL in OmniWeb |
| CMD + SHIFT + RETURN | Open page in new window or tab |
| CMD + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW | Select next tab |
| CMD + SHIFT + W | Close window |
| CMD + SHIFT + Z | Redo |
| CMD + T | Open a new tab |
| CMD + UP ARROW | Scroll to top-left corner of window |
| CMD + V | Paste clipboard contents to selection |
| CMD + W | Close current tab or window |
| CMD + X | Remove selection and copy to the clipboard |
| CMD + Z | Undo |
| END | Scroll to bottom-left corner of window |
| DELETE | Delete selection or go back one page |
| ESC | Stop loading a page |
| F5 | SafariStand bar |
| OPTION + ARROW KEYS | Scroll the page by the screen size |
| OPTION + CLICK | Download selected file |
OPTION + CLICK BACK
OR FORWARD BUTTONS | Pops up a menu displaying previous and next 10 URL entries |
OPTION + CLICK NEW
FOLDER BUTTON | Put selected items in new bookmarks folder |
| PAGE DOWN | Scroll to the end of a page by the screen size |
| PAGE UP | Scroll to the top of a page by the screen size |
| SHIFT + DELETE | Go forward |
| SPACEBAR | Scroll up or down a page by the screen size |
| TAB | Navigate through all browser and webpage items |
| UP ARROW | Scroll up |
| DOWN ARROW | Scroll Down |
