You can use Internet Explorer's shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

Window and Tab keyboard Shortcuts

• CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the background
• CTRL+SHIFT+click: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+T: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Open a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+W: Switch between tabs
• CTRL+1 To CTRL 8: Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
• CTRL+9: Switch to a specific tab number
• CTRL+ALT+F4: Switch to the last tab
• CTRL+Q: Close other tabs
• ALT+ENTER: Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)

Explore webpages.

• CTRL+O: Open a new website or page
• CTRL+N: Open a new window
• CTRL+W: Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
• CTRL+S: Save the current page
• CTRL+P: Print the current page or active frame
• CTRL+I: Open Favorites
• CTRL+H: Open History
• CTRL+J: Open Feeds
• CTRL+F: Find on this page
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+TAB or F6: Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+F5: Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
• ALT+P: Open the Page menu
• ALT+T: Open the Tools menu
• ALT+H: Open the Help menu
• ALT+HOME: Go to your home page
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Go to the next page
• ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE: Go to the previous page
• F1: Display Help
• F11: Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
• F5: Refresh the current webpage

Using Other keys

• TAB: Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
• SHIFT+TAB: Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
• SHIFT+F10: Display a shortcut menu for a link
• UP ARROW: Scroll toward the beginning of a document
• DOWN ARROW: Scroll toward the end of a document
• PAGE UP: Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
• PAGE DOWN: Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
• HOME: Move to the beginning of a document
• END: Move to the end of a document
• ESC: Stop downloading a page
• ENTER: Activate a selected link

Working With Tabs

• CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the background
• CTRL+SHIFT+click: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+T: Open a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:Switch between tabs
• CTRL+W: Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8): Switch to a specific tab number
• CTRL+9: Switch to the last tab
• CTRL+ALT+F4: Close other tabs
• CTRL+Q: Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off
• ALT+ENTER: Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar

Working With Zoom

• CTRL+PLUS SIGN: Increase zoom (+ 10%)
• CTRL+MINUS SIGN: Decrease zoom (- 10%)
• CTRL+0: Zoom to 100%

Working With Print Preview

• ALT+P: Set printing options and print the page
• ALT+U: Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
• ALT+HOME: Display the first page to be printed
• ALT+LEFT ARROW: Display the previous page to be printed
• ALT+A: Type the number of the page you want displayed
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Display the next page to be printed
• ALT+END: Display the last page to be printed
• ALT+MINUS SIGN: Zoom out
• ALT+PLUS SIGN: Zoom in
• ALT+Z: Display a list of zoom percentages
• ALT+F: Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
• ALT+C: Close Print Preview

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Since Yahoo Messenger has millions of fans all over the world, many of its functions are extremely important for lots of users. Yahoo Messenger is most popular Messenger application. Here are few interesting keyboard shortcuts to make you chat faster with your friends!

• Ctrl + D:   Signs you out of Yahoo
• Ctrl + G: Buzz (in Private Message Windows)
• Ctrl + H: Toggle between online friends and offline friends on your friends list.
• Ctrl + K  Call a phone number
• Ctrl + L:   Call a computer
• Ctrl + M: To send a PM
• Ctrl + T:   Send SMS
• Ctrl + Q:Closes Yahoo Messenger
• Ctrl + Y:  Send an email
• Ctl + Shift + K: Change Display Image
• Ctrl + Sift + F8: Shows your display image
• Ctrl + Sift + P:   Change Preferences
• Ctrl + Sift + D:   Signs you into mobile device
• Ctrl + Sift + A: Add a Contact
• Esc: close pm, room
• F1: Yahoo Messenger Help
• Ctrl + Tab: To toggle between Messenger List and Address Book in the main messenger screen

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System keys

• Ctrl + O: Open file
• Ctrl + S: Save Current Webpage
• Ctrl + Alt + S: Save copy of page with all images and elements
• Ctrl + P: Print page
• Ctrl + Q: Close Opera
• Ctrl + H: Hide Opera

Text keys

• Editing
• Ctrl + Z: Undo recent changes
• Ctrl + Y: Redo recent changes
• Ctrl + C + Ctrl + Insert: Copy selection to clipboard
• Ctrl + X or · Shift + Delete: Move selection to clipboard
• Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert:  Paste from clipboard
• Ctrl + Shift + C: Copy selected text to "Notes" panel
• Ctrl + Shift + V: Copy text in clipboard to "Notes" panel
• Ctrl + A: Select all
• Delete: Delete selection (or character right of cursor)
• Backspace: Delete selection (or character left of cursor)
• Ctrl + B: Toggle text-style bold
• Ctrl + I: Toggle text-style italic
• Ctrl + U: Toggle text-style underline

Find

• Ctrl + F: Find text
• Ctrl + G or F3: Find next instance of a  text
• Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3: Find previous instance of text
• , (comma) Shift + (numeric) /:  Search for text in links in page (press F9 first to set focus on page)
• . (period)  (numeric) /: Search for text in page (press F9 first to set focus on page)

 

Loading keys

Access

• Ctrl + Space or Alt + Home: Go to your home page
• F2: Enter a Web address
• Ctrl + B: Paste and go in current or new tab
• Ctrl + Shift + B: Paste and go in background tab
• Shift + F2: Enter nickname for fast bookmark access
• Ctrl + D: Save page address as new bookmark
• Ctrl + Shift + D: Save as new bookmark in active bookmark folder

 

Transmission

• Ctrl + R or F5: Reload (get latest version of) page
• Alt + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R: Reload selected frame
• Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Alt + R: Reload all open pages
• Esc: Stop page loading
• V: Read selected text using voice function
• Esc: Cancel current voice prompt

 

Navigation keys

History

• X or Ctrl + →  or Alt + →  or Ctrl + ]: Go to next page in history
• Z or Ctrl + ← or Alt + ←  or Backspace  or Ctrl + [: Go to previous page in history
• Shift + Z: Rewind
• Space  or Shift + X  or Shift + Backspace: Fast Forward
• Alt + X: Show entire forward history
• Alt + Z: Show entire backward history

Display modes

• I: Load and display all images
• Shift + I: Toggle loading of images
• Shift + G: Toggle between "Author mode" and "User mode"
• Shift + P: Preview page as if printed
• F11: Use entire screen for browsing
• Ctrl + F11: Toggle "Fit to width"
• Shift + F11: Pretend to be small-screen device

Source

• Ctrl + F3: View page source
• Alt + F3: View source of active frame
• Ctrl + Alt + V: Validate source of active page or frame
• Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V: Validate source of active page or frame in the background

Panel keys: activation

• 
  F4: Toggle last active panel with panel selector
• Shift + F4: Toggle last active panel
• F7: Activate panels for keyboard navigation
• Shift + →: Expand all folders/views in panel
• Shift + ←: Collapse all folders/views in panel
• Ctrl + 1: Open "Search" panel
• Ctrl + 2: Open "Bookmarks" panel
• Ctrl + 3: Open "Mail" panel
• Ctrl + 4: Open "Contacts" panel
• Ctrl + 5: Open "Chat" panel
• Ctrl + 6: Open "Notes" panel
• Ctrl + 7: Open "Transfers" panel
• Ctrl + 8: Open "History" panel
• Ctrl + 9: Open "Links" panel
• Ctrl + 0: Open "Windows" panel

Manager pages

• Ctrl + Shift + 1: Manage view for search panel
• Ctrl + Shift + 2 or Ctrl + Alt + B : Manage bookmarks
• Ctrl + Shift + 3 or Ctrl + Alt + M: Manage e-mail
• Ctrl + Shift + 4 or Ctrl + Alt + O: Manage contacts
• Ctrl + Shift + 5: Manage view for chat panel
• Ctrl + Shift + 6 or Ctrl + Alt + E: Manage notes
• Ctrl + Shift + 7 or Ctrl + Alt + T: Manage transfers
• Ctrl + Shift + 8 or Ctrl + Alt + H: Manage history
• Ctrl + Shift + 9 or Ctrl + Alt + L  or Ctrl + J: Manage links

E-mail keys: reading and sending

Basics

• Ctrl + K: Check e-mail
• Ctrl + E: Write new message
• Ctrl + S: Save message draft (continue later)
• Ctrl + Shift + K: Upload queued messages to mail server
• Ctrl + Shift + S: Send composed message

Navigation

• J: Go to next message
• U: Go to previous message   
• H or Shift + J: Go to next unread message   
• Y or Shift + U: Go to previous unread message   
• Shift + Space: Move one screen-full up   
• Space: Move one screen-full down, then go to next unread   
• Alt + ↑: Scroll up in message body (even if focus on message list)   
• Alt + ↓: Scroll down in message body (even if focus on message list)   
• F8: Set focus to message list   
• F9 : Set focus to message   
• Shift + →: Threads Expand all threads   
• Shift + ←: Collapse all threads   
• M: Mark thread as read   
• N: Mark thread as read, go to next unread   

Chat keys

• Ctrl + Alt + J: Download and list available rooms on chat server
• Ctrl + Shift + J: Type name of chat room to join
• Shift + F9: Set focus to chat input field

Threads

• Shift + →: Expand all threads
• Shift + ←: Collapse all threads
• M: Mark thread as read
• N: Mark thread as read, go to next unread

Help keys

• F1: Open Opera's help window
• Ctrl + F: Search while viewing help page

E-mail keys: managing

Marking

• K: Mark selected message as read
• G: Mark selected message as read, and go to next unread e-mail
• T: Mark selected message as read, and go to previous unread e-mail
• Shift + K: Mark selected message as unread
• Ctrl + Shift + A: Mark all messages in active view as read

Responding

• R: Reply to message
• Shift + R: Reply to all recipients of message, including sender
• F: Forward message
• D: Redirect message
• Enter: Continue editing message (Drafts, Outbox, and Sent views)
• Q or Shift + F9: Focus "Quick reply" field

Handling

• A: Save sender's address as new contact
• Shift + S: Save attachments
• L, 1-7: Label message (for example important or funny)
• E: View all messages associated with sender
• C: Copy raw message data to clipboard

Viewing

• I: Toggle different layout of message list and message body

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You can use Internet Explorer's shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

Window and Tab keyboard Shortcuts

• CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the background
• CTRL+SHIFT+click: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+T: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Open a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+W: Close Tabs from Right Side
• CTRL+1 To CTRL 8: Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
• CTRL+9: Switch to a specific tab number
• CTRL+Q: Close other tabs
• ALT+ENTER: Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)

Explore webpages.

• CTRL+O: Open a new website or page
• CTRL+N: Open a new window
• CTRL+W: Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
• CTRL+S: Save the current page
• CTRL+P: Print the current page or active frame
• CTRL+I: Open Favorites
• CTRL+H: Open History
• CTRL+J: Open Feeds
• CTRL+F: Find on this page
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+TAB or F6: Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+F5: Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
• ALT+P: Open the Page menu
• ALT+T: Open the Tools menu
• ALT+H: Open the Help menu
• ALT+HOME: Go to your home page
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Go to the next page
• ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE: Go to the previous page
• F1: Display Help
• F11: Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
• F5: Refresh the current webpage

Using Other keys

• TAB: Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
• SHIFT+TAB: Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Links bar
• SHIFT+F10: Display a shortcut menu for a link
• UP ARROW: Scroll toward the beginning of a document
• DOWN ARROW: Scroll toward the end of a document
• PAGE UP: Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
• PAGE DOWN: Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
• HOME: Move to the beginning of a document
• END: Move to the end of a document
• ESC: Stop downloading a page
• ENTER: Activate a selected link

Working With Tabs

• CTRL+click: Open links in a new tab in the background
• CTRL+SHIFT+click: Open links in a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+T: Open a new tab in the foreground
• CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:Switch between tabs
• CTRL+W: Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
• CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8): Switch to a specific tab number
• CTRL+9: Switch to the last tab
• CTRL+ALT+F4: Close other tabs
• CTRL+Q: Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off
• ALT+ENTER: Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar

Working With Zoom

• CTRL+PLUS SIGN: Increase zoom (+ 10%)
• CTRL+MINUS SIGN: Decrease zoom (- 10%)
• CTRL+0: Zoom to 100%

Working With Print Preview

• ALT+P: Set printing options and print the page
• ALT+U: Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
• ALT+HOME: Display the first page to be printed
• ALT+LEFT ARROW: Display the previous page to be printed
• ALT+A: Type the number of the page you want displayed
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Display the next page to be printed
• ALT+END: Display the last page to be printed
• ALT+MINUS SIGN: Zoom out
• ALT+PLUS SIGN: Zoom in
• ALT+Z: Display a list of zoom percentages
• ALT+F: Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
• ALT+C: Close Print Preview

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You can useGoogle Chrome shortcut keys to perform lots of different tasks quickly or to work without a mouse.

Window and Tab keyboard Shortcuts

Using Ctrl+ Button

• Ctrl+T: Open a new tab  or Press Ctrl, and click a link: Open link in a new tab
• Ctrl+N: Open a new window or Press Shift, and click a link: Open link in a new window
• Ctrl+Shift+N: Open a incognito window
• Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen the last tab you’ve closed. (This is new & amazing function of Google Chrome. It can remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed. Isn't amazing?)
• Ctrl+9: Switch to the last tab
• Ctrl+1 To Ctrl+8: Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents a position on the tab strip.
• Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown: Switch to the next tab
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp: Switch to the previous tab
• Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4: Close current tab or pop-up
• Ctrl+O, then select file: Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

Using Alt+ Button

• Alt+Home: Open your homepage
• Alt+F4: Close current window

Using Dragging

• Drag link to tab: You can Open link in specified tab after dragging.
• Drag link to space between tabs: Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip

 

Address Bar Shortcuts

• F6 or Ctrl+L or Alt+D: Highlight content in the web address area
• Type a search term: Perform a search using your default search engine
• Type the part of the web address without ‘www.’ and ‘.com’, then press Ctrl+Enter: Your desired website will be open REMEMBER If website address contain other extension except .com, it will not work.
• Type a search engine keyword or URL, press Tab, then type a search term: Perform a search using the search engine associated with the keyword or the URL. Google Chrome prompts you to press Tab if it recognizes the search engine you’re trying to use.
• Type a web address, then press Alt+Enter: Open your web address in a new tab

Shortcuts to Google Chrome Features

• Ctrl+B: Toggle bookmarks bar on and off
• Ctrl+H: View the History page
• Ctrl+J: View the Downloads page
• Shift+Escape: View the Task manager

Webpage Shortcuts

• Ctrl+P: Print your current page
• Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5: Reload current page, ignoring cached content
• Esc: Stop page loading
• F5: Reload current page

Google Chrome Features

Using Alt

• Press Alt, and click a link: Download link

Using Ctrl+

• Ctrl+F: Open find-in-page box
• Ctrl+G or F3: Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box
• Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3: Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box
• Ctrl+U: View source
• Ctrl+D: Bookmark your current webpage
• Ctrl++: Make text larger
• Ctrl+-: Make text smaller
• Ctrl+0: Return to normal text size

Using Dragging

• Drag link to bookmarks bar: Bookmark the link

Other Shortcuts

• Space bar: Scroll down the web page
• Home: Go to the top of the page
• End: Go to the bottom of the page
• Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E: Places a ‘?’ in the address bar. Type a search term after the ‘?’ to perform a search using your default search engine.
• Backspace, or press Alt and the left arrow together: Go to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab
• Shift+Backspace, or press Alt and the right arrow together: Go to the next page in your browsing history for the tab
• Place your cursor in the address bar, then press Ctrl and the left arrow together:Jump to the previous word in the address bar
• Place your cursor in the address bar, then press Ctrl and the right arrow together: Jump to the next word in the address bar
• Place your cursor in the address bar, then press Ctrl+Backspace: Delete the previous word in the address bar

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Working with Function Keys

• F1 key: Gives help on the active window or selected item.
• F2 key: Rename the selected item
• F3 key: Search for a file or a folder
• F4 key: Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• F5 key : Update the active window
• F6 key: Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
• F10 key: Activate the menu bar in the active program

Working with CTRL Keys

• CTRL + A: Selects all the items in the active window.
• CTRL+ C: Copies the item or items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
• CTRL + F: Displays the Find all files dialog box.
• CTRL + G: Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
• CTRL + N: Displays the New dialog box.
• CTRL + O: Displays the Open dialog box.
• CTRL + P: Displays the Print dialog box.
• CTRL + S: Displays the Save dialog box.
• CTRL+V: Pastes the copied item or items from the Clipboard.
• CTRL + X: Cuts the item or items selected to the Clipboard.
• CTRL + Z: Undoes the last action.
• CTRL+F4: Closes the active document window.
• CTRL while dragging an item: Copy the selected item
• CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys: Highlight a block of text
• CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys: Highlight a block of text
• CTRL+F4: Close the active document
• CTRL+ESC: Display the Start menu
• CTRL and F6: Opens the next document window in the active application.
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Search for computers

Working with Alt Keys

• ALT+ENTER: View the properties for the selected item
• ALT+F4: Close the active item, or quit the active program
• ALT+Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window
• ALT+Tab: Switch between the open items
• ALT+Esc: Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened

Working With Windows Key

• Windows Logo: Display or hide the Start menu
• Windows Logo+F1: Display Windows Help
• Windows Logo+BREAK: Display the System Properties dialog box
• Windows Logo+D: Display the desktop
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M: Restore the minimized windows
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all of the windows
• Windows Logo+U: Open Utility Manager
• Windows Logo+E: Open My Computer
• Windows Logo+F: Search for a file or a folder
• Windows Logo+R: Open the Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+ L: Lock the keyboard

Working with Other Keys

• END: Display the bottom of the active window
• HOME: Display the top of the active window
• NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*): Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
• NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+): Display the contents of the selected folder
• NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-): Collapse the selected folder
• LEFT ARROW: Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
• RIGHT ARROW: Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder
• TAB: Move forward through the options
• SHIFT+Tab: Move backward through the options
• CTRL+Tab: Move forward through the tabs
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move backward through the tabs
• ALT+Underlined letter: Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
• ENTER: Perform the command for the active option or button
• Spacebar: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
• Arrow keys: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
• Backspace: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save Asor Open dialog box

 

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