47 keyboards shortcuts works with all

web browsers
By Dr. A.P. Yadav, H.O.D. Computer Science, Govt. P.G. College,
Mahendergarh
Each major web browser shares a large number of keyboard shortcuts in common. Whether
youre using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera these
keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.
Each browser also has some of its own, browser-specific shortcuts, but learning the ones they
have in common will serve you well as you switch between different browsers and computers. This
list includes a few mouse actions, too.

Tabs
1. Ctrl+1-8 Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left.
2. Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab.
3. 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.)
4. 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.)
5. Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 Close the current tab.
6. Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last closed tab.
7. Ctrl+T Open a new tab.
8. Ctrl+N Open a new browser window.
9. Alt+F4 Close the current window. (Works in all applications.)

Mouse Actions for Tabs

1. Middle Click a Tab Close the tab.
2. Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click Open a link in a background tab.
3. Shift+Left Click Open a link in a new browser window.
4. Ctrl+Shift+Left Click Open a link in a foreground tab.
5.

Navigation

47 keyboards shortcuts works with all

web browsers
By Dr. A.P. Yadav, H.O.D. Computer Science, Govt. P.G. College,
Mahendergarh
6. Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace Back.
7. Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace Forward.
8. F5 Reload.
9. Ctrl+F5 Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website.
10.Escape Stop.
11.Alt+Home Open homepage.

Zooming
1. Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up Zoom in.
2. Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down Zoom out.
3. Ctrl+0 Default zoom level.
4. F11 Full-screen mode.

Scrolling
1. Space, Page Down Scroll down a frame.
2. Shift+Space, Page Up Scroll up a frame.
3. Home Top of page.
4. End Bottom of page.
5. Middle Click Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only)

Address Bar
1. Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 Focus the address bar so you can begin typing.
2. Ctrl+Enter Prefix www. and append .com to the text in the address bar, and then load
the website. For example, type howtogeek into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to
open www.howtogeek.com.
3. Alt+Enter Open the location in the address bar in a new tab.

47 keyboards shortcuts works with all

web browsers
By Dr. A.P. Yadav, H.O.D. Computer Science, Govt. P.G. College,
Mahendergarh
Search
1. Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E Focus the browsers built-in search box or focus the address bar if the
browser doesnt have a dedicated search box. (Ctrl+K doesnt work in IE, Ctrl+E does.)
2. Alt+Enter Perform a search from the search box in a new tab.
3. Ctrl+F, F3 Open the in-page search box to search on the current page.
4. Ctrl+G, F3 Find the next match of the searched text on the page.
5. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 Find the previous match of the searched text on the page.

History & Bookmarks

1. Ctrl+H Open the browsing history.
2. Ctrl+J Open the download history.
3. Ctrl+D Bookmark the current website.
4. Ctrl+Shift+Del Open the Clear Browsing History window.

Other Functions
1. Ctrl+P Print the current page.
2. Ctrl+S Save the current page to your computer.
3. Ctrl+O Open a file from your computer.
4. Ctrl+U Open the current pages source code. (Not in IE.)
5. F12 Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug extension for Firefox.)