Alt and Control keys

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Alt and Control keys

To do this:
Then
Press this:

To do this: Display Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item.
Then
Press this: F1

To do this: Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window.
Then
Press this: F11

To do this: Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
Then
Press this: TAB

To do this: Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar.
Then
Press this: SHIFT+TAB

To do this: Go to your Home page.
Then
Press this: ALT+HOME

To do this: Go to the next page.
Then
Press this: ALT+RIGHT ARROW

To do this: Go to the previous page.
Then
Press this: ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE

To do this: Display a shortcut menu for a link.
Then
Press this: SHIFT+F10

To do this: Move forward between frames.
Then
Press this: CTRL+TAB or F6

To do this: Move back between frames.
Then
Press this: SHIFT+CTRL+TAB

To do this: Scroll toward the beginning of a document.
Then
Press this: UP ARROW

To do this: Scroll toward the end of a document.
Then
Press this: DOWN ARROW

To do this: Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments.
Then
Press this: PAGE UP

To do this: Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments.
Then
Press this: PAGE DOWN

To do this: Move to the beginning of a document.
Then
Press this: HOME

To do this: Move to the end of a document.
Then
Press this: END

To do this: Find on this page.
Then
Press this: CTRL+F

To do this: Refresh the current Web page.
Then
Press this: F5 or CTRL+R

To do this: Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same.
Then
Press this: CTRL+F5

To do this: Stop downloading a page.
Then
Press this: ESC

To do this: Go to a new location.
Then
Press this: CTRL+O or CTRL+L

To do this: Open a new window.
Then
Press this: CTRL+N

To do this: Close the current window.
Then
Press this: CTRL+W

To do this: Save the current page.
Then
Press this: CTRL+S

To do this: Print the current page or active frame.
Then
Press this: CTRL+P

To do this: Activate a selected link.
Then
Press this: ENTER

To do this: Open the Search bar.
Then
Press this: CTRL+E

To do this: Open the Favorites bar.
Then
Press this: CTRL+I

To do this: Open the History bar.
Then
Press this: CTRL+H

To do this: In the History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders.
Then
Press this: CTRL+click



Using Print Preview


To do this
Press this

Set printing options and print the page.
ALT+P

Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page.
ALT+U

Display the first page to be printed.
ALT+HOME

Display the previous page to be printed.
ALT+LEFT ARROW

Type the number of the page you want displayed.
ALT+A

Display the next page to be printed.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Display the last page to be printed.
ALT+END

Zoom out.
ALT+MINUS

Zoom in.
ALT+PLUS

Display a list of zoom percentages.
ALT+Z

Specify how you want frames to print. This option is available only if you are printing a Web page that uses frames.
ALT+F

Close Print Preview.
ALT+C



Using the Address bar


To do this
Press this

Select the text in the Address bar.
ALT+D

Display a list of addresses you've typed.
F4

When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash).
CTRL+LEFT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash).
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar.
CTRL+ENTER

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches.
UP ARROW

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches.
DOWN ARROW



Working with favorites


To do this
Press this

Add the current page to your favorites.
CTRL+D

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box.
CTRL+B

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



Editing


To do this
Press this

Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X

Copy the selected items to the Clipboard.
CTRL+C

Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location.
CTRL+V

Select all items on the current Web page.
CTRL+A