Internet Explorer 7 Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can save time performing various tasks in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. This list includes all the basics, along with some specialized tricks that make it easy to take advantage of new IE features.
General shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Turn Full Screen Mode on or off | F11 |
| Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh
button, Search Box, and items on a web page |
TAB |
| Find a word or phrase on a page | CTRL+F |
| Open the current webpage in a new window | CTRL+N |
| Print the page | CTRL+P |
| Select all items on the page | CTRL+A |
| Zoom in | CTRL+PLUS |
| Zoom out | CTRL+- |
| Zoom to 100% | CTRL+0 |
Navigation shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Go to home page | ALT+HOME |
| Go backward | ALT+LEFT |
| Go forward | ALT+RIGHT |
| Refresh page | F5 |
| Refresh page and the cache | CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading page | ESC |
Favorites Center shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open Favorites | CTRL+I |
| Open Favorites in Pinned mode | CTRL+SHIFT+I |
| Organize Favorites | CTRL+B |
| Add current page to Favorites | CTRL+D |
| Open Feeds | CTRL+D |
| Open Feeds in Pinned mode | CTRL+SHIFT+J |
| Open History | CTRL+H |
| Open History in pinned mode | CTRL+SHIFT+H |
General Tasks
| To do this | Do this |
|---|---|
| Disable all add-ons | Window logo key + R > Iexplore.exe |
| Turn on AutoComplete so that website
addresses will be automatically filled-in for you if you begin to type them again |
Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Use
inline
AutoComplete |
| Change how tabs work in Internet Explorer | Tools > Internet Options > on the General
tab, under Tabs, click Settings |
| Display the Menu Bar at the top of the screen | To display temporarily: press the ALT key To display permanently: Tools > Menu Bar |
Tab shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Open link in new background tab | CTRL+left mouse button or middle mouse button |
| Open link in new foreground tab | CTRL+SHIFT+left mouse button or CTRL+SHIFT+middle mouse button |
| Close tab (closes window if only one tab is open) | CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
| Open Quick Tab view | CTRL+Q |
| Open new tab | CTRL+T |
| View list of open tabs | CTRL+SHIFT+Q |
| Switch to next tab | CTRL+TAB |
| Switch to previous tab | CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Address Bar shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Select the Address Bar | ALT+D |
| Add "http://www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of text in Address Bar |
CTRL+ENTER |
| Add "http://www."
to the beginning and the website address suffix you have specified to the end of text in Address Bar (change website address suffix) |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
| Open the website address that is typed in the Address Bar in new tab | ALT+ENTER |
| View list of previously typed addresses | F4 |
Search Bar shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Select the Search Bar | CTRL+E |
| View list of search providers | CTRL+DOWN |
| Open search results in new tab | ALT+ENTER |



