IE 7
SHORTCUTS
These are handy tips for
making Internet Explorer a little more flexible. Save time by learning these
tips. You could even copy them and print a handy guide to leave by your
keyboard until you remember the ones you like.
You can always find
Internet Explorer answers at the MSDN
IEBLOG! Interact with the IE experts that teach us how things are
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General
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Turn Full Screen Mode
on or off = F11
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Cycle through the
Address Bar, Refresh button, Search Box, and items on a web page = TAB
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Find a word or phrase
on a page = CTRL+F
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Open the current
webpage in a new window = CTRL+N
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Print the page =
CTRL+P
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Select all items on
the page = CTRL+A
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Zoom in = CTRL+PLUS
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Zoom out = CTRL+MINUS
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Zoom to 100% =
CTRL+0
Navigation shortcuts
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Go to home page =
ALT+HOME
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Go backward =
ALT+LEFT
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Go forward =
ALT+RIGHT
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Refresh page = F5
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Refresh page and the
cache = CTRL+F5
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Stop downloading page
= ESC
Favorites Center shortcuts
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Open Favorites =
CTRL+I
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Open Favorites in
pinned mode = CTRL+SHIFT+I
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Organize Favorites =
CTRL+B
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Add current page to
Favorites = CTRL+D
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Open Feeds = CTRL+J
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Open Feeds in pinned
mode = CTRL+SHIFT+J
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Open History = CTRL+H
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Open History in
pinned mode = CTRL+SHIFT+H
Tab shortcuts
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Open link in new
background tab = Middle mouse button or CTRL+left mouse button
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Open link in new
foreground tab = CTRL+SHIFT+left mouse button or CTRL+SHIFT+middle mouse
button
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Close tab (closes
window if only one tab is open) = Middle mouse button on the tab or CTRL+W
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Open Quick Tab view
= CTRL+Q
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Open new tab =
CTRL+T
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View list of open
tabs = CTRL+SHIFT+Q
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Switch to next tab =
CTRL+TAB
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Switch to previous
tab = CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Address Bar shortcuts
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Select the Address
Bar = ALT+D
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Add "http://www." to
the beginning and ".com" to the end of text in Address Bar = CTRL+ENTER
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Add "http://www." to
the beginning and the website address suffix you have specified to the end of
text in the Address Bar* = CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
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Open the website
address that is typed in the Address Bar in new tab = ALT+ENTER
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View list of
previously typed addresses = F4
Instant Search Box
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Select the Instant
Search Box = CTRL+E
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View list of search
providers = CTRL+DOWN
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Open search results
in new tab = ALT+ENTER
Internet Explorer 7 Tweaks
√
Disable all add-ons =
Windows logo key + R (a command prompt will open) type: iexplore.exe –extoff
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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
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Change how tabs work
in Internet Explorer = Tools > Internet Options > on the General tab, under
Tabs, click Settings
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Display the Menu Bar
at the top of the screen = To display temporarily: press the ALT key / To
display permanently: Tools > Menu Bar
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Delete cookies,
passwords, form data, history, and temporary Internet filesTools > Delete
Browsing History
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Find and install add-onsTools
> Manage Add-ons > Find More Add-ons
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Print part of page =
Select part of the page you want to print, press CTRL+P, click Selection, and
then click Print
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Change website
address suffix* = Tools > Internet Options > Languages
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