Internet Explorer 11 keyboard shortcuts

Internet Explorer 11 runs on Windows 7 and 8. For Windows 8 there is a Windows 8 app version (Internet Explorer 11) and a desktop version (Internet Explorer for the desktop). Not all shortcuts work in both versions.

Top shortcutsTo do this

Press this in Internet Explorer for the desktop

Press this in Internet Explorer 11

Add current site to favorites Crtl+D Ctrl+D

Close tab Ctrl+W Ctrl+W

Go to your home page Alt+Home (Not available)

Delete browsing history Ctrl+Shift+Delete (Not available)

Get help & support F1 F1

Open browsing history Ctrl+H (Not available)

Open a new tab Ctrl+T Ctrl+T

Open a new In Private Browsing window Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+Shift+P

Print the current page Ctrl+P Ctrl+P

Refresh page F5 F5

Switch between tabs Ctrl+Tab Ctrl+Tab

View the app commands (address bar, frequent sites, etc.)

(Not available) Alt+D

View downloads Ctrl+J Ctrl+J

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SearchTo do this

Press this in Internet Explorer for the desktop

Press this in Internet Explorer 11

Open a search query in the address bar Ctrl+E Ctrl+E

Open a search query in a new tab Alt+Enter (not available)

Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers)

Ctrl+Down arrow Ctrl+Down arrow

Search using copied text Ctrl+Shift+L Ctrl+Shift+L

ZoomTo do this

Press this in Internet Explorer for the desktop

Press this in Internet Explorer 11

Zoom in (+10%) Ctrl+Plus sign Ctrl+Plus sign

Zoom out (-10%) Ctrl+Minus sign Ctrl+Minus sign

Zoom to 100% Ctrl+0 Ctrl+0

Shortcuts for Internet Explorer for the desktopThese shortcuts will only work in the desktop browser.

Address barTo do this Press this

Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the Address bar Ctrl+Enter

Display a list of addresses you've typed F4

In the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next break in the sentence

Ctrl+Left arrow

In the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next break in the sentence

Ctrl+Right arrow

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To do this Press this

Move backward through the list of AutoComplete matches Down arrow

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches Up arrow

Select the text in the Address bar Alt+D

BrowsingTo do this Press this

Activate a selected link Enter

Display a shortcut menu for a link Shift+F10

Find something on this page Ctrl+F

Go to your home page Alt+Home

Go to the next page Alt+Right arrow

Go to the previous page Backspace or Alt+Left arrow

Move back through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off) Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Move through items on a webpage (only works if tabbed browsing is turned off) Ctrl+Tab or F6

Move to the beginning of a document Home

Move to the end of a document End

Open a new document in Internet Explorer Ctrl+O

Open a new window Ctrl+N

Save the current page Ctrl+S

Scroll toward the beginning of a document Up arrow

Scroll toward the end of a document Down arrow

Stop downloading a page Esc

Toggle between full-screen and regular views F11

Start Caret Browsing F7

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ClipboardTo do this Press this

Copy selected items to the Clipboard Ctrl+C

Cut selected items and copy them to the Clipboard Ctrl+X

Paste select items from the Clipboard Ctrl+V

Select all items on the current webpage Ctrl+A

Favorites, history, and feedsTo do this Press this

Add site to favorites Ctrl+D

Move selected item up in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box) Alt+Up arrow

Move selected item down in the Favorites list (in the Organize Favorites dialog box)

Alt+Down arrow

Open the Add to favorites menu Alt+Z

Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar Alt+A

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box Ctrl+B

Pin Favorites Center and display your history Ctrl+Shift+H

View favorites Ctrl+I and Alt+C

View feeds Ctrl+G

View history Ctrl+H

Menu barTo do this Press this

Open the File menu Alt+F

Open the Edit menu Alt+E

Open the View menu Alt+V

Open the Favorites menu Alt+A

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To do this Press this

Open the Tools Alt+T

Open the Help menu Alt+H

Notification barTo do this Press this

Move focus to the Notification bar Alt+N

Click the Notification bar Spacebar

TabsTo do this Press this

Close tab Ctrl+W

Close tabs in the background Ctrl+F4

Duplicate tab Ctrl+K

Open a new tab Ctrl+T

Reopen the last tab you closed Ctrl+Shift+T

Switch between tabs Crtl+Tab or Crtl+Shift+Tab

Switch to the last tab Ctrl+9

Switch to a specific tab number

Ctrl+n (where "n" is a number between 1 and 8)

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