Don't Forget these Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting tired of moving your hands from the keyboard to the mouse and back again for every little task? Learn these keyboard shortcuts to transform your browsing into an exercise in ninja-like efficiency.
Key Combination and Resulting Action
Ctrl+f Open the "Find in page" dialog
Ctrl++ (plus sign) Zoom in
Ctrl+- (minus sign) Zoom out
Ctrl+0 (zero) Return view to 100%
Ctrl+p Print page (check "Selection" to print only selected text)
Alt+Home Go to the home page
Alt+left arrow Back
Alt+right arrow Forward
Alt+d Select the Address Bar
Ctrl+e Select the Search Box
Alt+Enter Open Search Box results in new tab
Ctrl+click Open link in new background tab
Ctrl+Shift+click Open link in new foreground tab
Ctrl+w Close current tab
Ctrl+t Open new tab
Ctrl+n Open current tab in new window
Ctrl+Tab Switch to next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous tab
F4 Open list of previously typed URLs in Address Bar
F5 Refresh current tab
F7 Enable/disable Caret Browsing (toggle)
F11 Turn full-screen mode on and off (no toolbars)
Logan Kugler is a frequent Computerworld contributor. His most recent article was 6 timesaving tips for Word 2007.
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