47 Keyboard Shortcuts For Web Surfing

Tabs Ctrl+1-8 Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left. Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab. Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next tab in other words, the tab on the right. (Ctrl+Page Up also works). Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to the previous tab i.e, the tab on the left. (Ctrl+Page Down also works). Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 Close the current tab. Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last closed tab. Ctrl+T Open a new tab. Ctrl+N Open a new browser window. Alt+F4 Close the current window. (Works in all applications.) Mouse Actions for Tabs Middle Click a Tab Close the tab. Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click Open a link in a background tab. Shift+Left Click Open a link in a new browser window. Ctrl+Shift+Left Click Open a link in a foreground tab. Navigation Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace Back. Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace Forward. F5 Reload. Ctrl+F5 Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website. Escape Stop. Alt+Home Open homepage. Zooming Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up Zoom in. Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down Zoom out. Ctrl+0 Default zoom level. F11 Full-screen mode. Scrolling Space, Page Down Scroll down a frame. Shift+Space, Page Up Scroll up a frame. Home Top of page. End Bottom of page. Middle Click Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only) Address Bar Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 Focus the address bar so you can begin typing. Ctrl+Enter Prefix www. and append .com to the text in the address bar, and then load the website. Alt+Enter Open the location in the address bar in a new tab. Search Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E Focus the browsers built-in search box or focus the address bar. Alt+Enter Perform a search from the search box in a new tab. Ctrl+F, F3 Open the in-page search box to search on the current page. Ctrl+G, F3 Find the next match of the searched text on the page. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 Find the previous match of the searched text on the page. History & Bookmarks Ctrl+H Open the browsing history. Ctrl+J Open the download history. Ctrl+D Bookmark the current website. Ctrl+Shift+Del Open the Clear Browsing History window. Other Functions Ctrl+P Print the current page.

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Life-changing WindowKeyboard Shortcuts

Almost all of these shortcuts should be performed with the LEFT hand, with your thumb on Alt or Ctrl. Alt+Tab -- cycles through currently-open programs. If you also hold down Shift, it cycles backwards. Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V - copies selected text (you can use Shift and arrow keys to select text!), and then paste it. Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y -- undoes your last action and redo. Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel -- zoom in, zoom out. This works in almost every kind of app, including Web browsers. F5 -- refreshes your current folder/directory or Web page. Windows Key+L -- locks the computer! BLAM! Windows Key+D -- shows your desktop. Hit Windows Key+D again to bring the windows back! Windows Key -- pops up the Start Menu. It also focuses the 'instant search/run' box, so you can start typing immediately. Type the name of an application and press enter! Windows Key+R is the same thing but without the asyou-type search. Windows Key+Number (0 through 9) -- opens the program pinned to your Superbar/taskbar as indicated by the number. Windows Key+1 would be the first icon on your taskbar... +5 the fifth, and so on. If the program is already open, you switch focus to that window. Shift+Windows Key+Number opens a new instance of the pinned program. Windows Key+Tab -- a pretty, Aero Flip version of Alt+Tab. Cycle through your open applications in 3D! This can be quite slow on laptops or older PCs. Windows Key+Shift+Left Arrow -- on multi-monitor setups, this moves your current window to the left-hand screen. +Right Arrow would move it to the right. If you only have two screens it doesn't matter which combo you use.

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Windows keyboard shortcuts

Tab and window shortcuts Ctrl+N -- Opens a new window. Ctrl+T -- Opens a new tab. Ctrl+Shift+N -- Opens a new window in incognito mode. Press Ctrl+O, then select file -- Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome. Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel) -- Opens the link in a new tab in the background . Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel) -- Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab. Press Shift and click a link. -- Opens the link in a new window. Ctrl+Shift+T -- Reopens the last tab you've closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you've closed. Drag a link to a tab -- Opens the link in the tab. Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip. -- Opens the link in a new tab. Drag a tab out of the tab strip. -- Opens the tab in a new window. Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window. -- Opens the tab in the existing window.

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Press Esc while dragging a tab. -- Returns the tab to its original position. Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip. Ctrl+9 Switches to the last tab. Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown Switches to the next tab. Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp Switches to the previous tab. Alt+F4 Closes the current window. Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 Closes the current tab or pop-up. Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Closes the tab you clicked. Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar. Displays your browsing history in the tab. Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together. Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together. Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab. Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background. Double-click the blank area on the tab strip. Maximizes or minimizes the window. Alt+Home Opens your homepage in your current window. Alt+F or Alt+E Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+H Ctrl+J Shift+Esc Opens the wrench menu, which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome. Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. Opens the History page. Opens the Downloads page. Opens the Task Manager. Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:

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Shift+Alt+T

Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to different items in the toolbar. Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and browser actions. Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button). Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page.

F6 or Shift+F6

Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:

Highlights the URL in the address bar Bookmarks bar (if visible) The main web content (including any infobars) Downloads bar (if visible)

Ctrl+Shift+J Ctrl+Shift+Delete F1 Ctrl+Shift+M

Opens Developer Tools. Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite). Switch between multiple users.

Google Chrome feature shortcuts Alt+F or Alt+E Ctrl+Shift+B Ctrl+H Ctrl+J Shift+Esc Shift+Alt+T Opens the wrench menu, which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome. Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off. Opens the History page. Opens the Downloads page. Opens the Task Manager. Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar. You can then use the following shortcuts to move around in the toolbar:

Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to different items in the toolbar. Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and browser actions. Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button). Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page.

Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane. Panes include:

F6 or Shift+F6

Highlights the URL in the address bar Bookmarks bar (if visible) The main web content (including any infobars) Downloads bar (if visible)

Ctrl+Shift+J Ctrl+Shift+Delete F1 Ctrl+Shift+M

Opens Developer Tools. Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog. Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite). Switch between multiple users.

Address bar shortcuts

Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Type a search term, then press Enter. Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter.

Performs a search using your default search engine. Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.

Begin typing a search engine URL, Performs a search using the search engine press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and associated with the URL. press Enter. Ctrl+Enter Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter. Ctrl+L or Alt+D Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Press Ctrl and the left arrow together. Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL. Opens the URL in a new tab. Highlights the URL. Places a '?' in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine. Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar

Press Ctrl and the right arrow together. Ctrl+Backspace Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.

Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.

Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu Opens the entry in a new tab in the background. with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible. Webpage shortcuts Ctrl+P Ctrl+S F5 or Ctrl+R Esc Ctrl+F Ctrl+G or F3 Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel). Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 Press Alt and click a link. Ctrl+U Drag a link to bookmarks bar Ctrl+D Ctrl+Shift+D F11 Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up. Ctrl and -, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down. Ctrl+0 Space bar Home End Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel. Prints your current page. Saves your current page. Reloads your current page. Stops the loading of your current page. Opens the find bar. Finds the next match for your input in the find bar. Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar. Activates auto-scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page automatically scrolls according to the direction of the mouse. Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content. Downloads the target of the link. Opens the source of your current page. Saves the link as a bookmark. Saves your current webpage as a bookmark. Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder. Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen. Enlarges everything on the page. Makes everything on the page smaller. Returns everything on the page to normal size. Scrolls down the web page. Goes to the top of the page. Goes to the bottom of the page. Scrolls horizontally on the page. Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.

Text shortcuts Ctrl+C Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert Ctrl+Shift+V Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete Copies highlighted content to the clipboard. Pastes content from the clipboard. Paste content from the clipboard without formatting. Deletes the highlighted content and copies it to the clipboard.

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42+ Text-Editing Keyboard Shortcuts That Work Almost Everywhere

Whether youre typing an email in your browser or writing in a word processor, there are convenient keyboard shortcuts usable in almost every application. You can copy, select, or delete entire words or paragraphs with just a few key presses. Some applications may not support a few of these shortcuts, but most applications support the majority of them. Many are built into the standard text-editing fields on Windows and other operating systems. Working With Words Were used to the arrow, Backspace, and Delete keys working with a single character at a time. However, we can add the Ctrl key to have them effect entire words or paragraph at the same time. Ctrl+Left Arrow Move cursor to beginning of previous word. Ctrl+Right Arrow Move cursor to beginning of next word Ctrl+Backspace Delete previous word. Ctrl+Delete Delete next word. Ctrl+Up Arrow Move cursor to beginning of paragraph. Ctrl+Down Arrow Move cursor to end of paragraph. Mac Users: Use the Option key instead of the Ctrl key. Moving the Cursor The Ctrl key can also be combined with the Home and End keys. Home Move cursor to beginning of current line. End Move cursor to end of current line. Ctrl+Home Move cursor to top of the text entry field. Ctrl+End Move cursor to bottom of the text entry field. Page Up Move cursor up a frame. Page Down Move cursor down a frame. Selecting Text All of the above shortcuts can be combined with the Shift key to select text. Shift+Left or Right Arrow Keys Select characters one at a time. Shift+Up or Down Arrow Keys Select lines one at a time. Shift+Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow Keys Select words keep pressing the arrow keys to select additional words. Shift+Ctrl+Up or Down Arrow Keys Select paragraphs. Shift+Home Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line.

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Shift+End Select the text between the cursor and the end of the current line. Shift+Ctrl+Home Select the text between the cursor and the beginning of the text entry field. Shift+Ctrl+End Select the text between the cursor and the end of the text entry field. Shift+Page Down Select a frame of text below the cursor. Shift+Page Up Select a frame of text above the cursor. Ctrl+A Select all text. You can use several of these shortcuts to fine-tine your selected text. For example, you could press Shift+End to select the text to the end of the current line, and then pressShift+Down to also select the line below it. After selecting text, you can start typing immediately to replace the text you dont have to press Delete first. Editing You can really speed up text-editing by using the Ctrl keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste text. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert Copy selected text. Ctrl+X, Shift+Delete Cut selected text. Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert Paste text at cursor. Ctrl+Z Undo. Ctrl+Y Redo. Formatting Formatting shortcuts only work if the application or website youre using supports text formatting. If you have text selected, the shortcut will apply the formatting to your selected text. If you dont have text selected, the shortcut will toggle the associated formatting option. Ctrl+B Bold. Ctrl+I Italic. Ctrl+U Underline.
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Functions These function keys are common to most text-editing applications. If you use them in your web browser, youll open your browsers associated dialogs. Ctrl+F Find. This opens the find dialog in most applications to search for text Ive even seen it work in some applications that didnt have a Find option in their menus. F3 Find next. Shift+F3 Find previous. Ctrl+O Open. Ctrl+S Save. Ctrl+N New document. Ctrl+P Print. These keys work in most applications, but are particularly useful in text editors: Alt Activate applications menu bar. You can use the arrow keys to select a menu option and the Enter key to activate it. Alt+F Open File menu. Alt+E Open Edit menu. Alt+V Open View menu.