There are dozens of different shortcut keys that can be used with Internet browsers. Below are a few of our top suggested Internet browser shortcuts.

Press Alt   D to move the cursor into the address bar.
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the   or - to increase and decrease the size of text. Ctrl   0 will reset the text.
Press the backspace key or press Alt key   left arrow to go back a page.
Press F5 to refresh or reload a web page.
Press F11 to make the Internet browser screen full screen. Press F11 again to return to the normal view.
Press Ctrl   B to open your Internet bookmarks.
Press Ctrl   F to open the find box to search for text within the web page you are reading.

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, but not in Internet Explorer.) Ctrl Shift Tab – Switch to the previous tab – in other words, the tab on the left. (Ctrl Page Down also works, but not in Internet Explorer.) 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 Ctrl and , Ctrl Mousewheel Up – Zoom in. Ctrl and -, Ctrl Mousewheel Down — Zoom out. Ctrl 0 – Default zoom level. F11 – Full-screen mode. Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame. Shift Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame. Home – Top of page. End – Bottom of page.

While the mouse is considered one of the greatest and most useful computing technologies ever made, sometimes the redundant point-and-click actions can slow you down. Keyboard shortcuts save time and help you get exactly where you want to be in seconds. Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts you can use while surfing the Web with the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google's Chrome browser. Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Internet Explorer (IE) Shortcuts Function

ESC Stop downloading current page F5 Refresh page F11 Toggle browser between full-screen and regular view ALT Left Arrow Back ALT Right Arrow Forward ALT HOME Go to homepage CTRL D Add page to Favorites CTRL F Find on page CTRL H Open History CTRL I Open Favorites CTRL P Print CTRL T Open new tab CTRL TAB Switch to next tab CTRL W Close current tab CTRL 9 Switch to last tab CTRL SHIFT H Open History in pinned mode CTRL SHIFT Q View list of open tabs CTRL SHIFT TAB Switch to previous tab

Open a new database

CTRL N

Open an existing database

CTRL O Print the current or selected object

CTRL P

Open the Print dialog box from Print Preview

P or CTRL P

Cancel Print Preview or Layout Preview

C or ESC

Save a database object

CTRL S or SHIFT F12

Open the Save As dialog box

F12