47 Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers

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  1. 47 Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers
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  5. Each major web browser shares a large number of keyboard shortcuts in common. Whether you’re using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera – these keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.
  7. 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.
  8. Tabs
  10. Ctrl+1-8 – Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left.
  12. Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab.
  14. 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.)
  16. 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.)
  18. Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab.
  20. Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab.
  22. Ctrl+T – Open a new tab.
  24. Ctrl+N – Open a new browser window.
  26. Alt+F4 – Close the current window. (Works in all applications.)
  27. Mouse Actions for Tabs
  29. Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab.
  31. Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a background tab.
  33. Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser window.
  35. Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a foreground tab.
  36. Navigation
  38. Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back.
  40. Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward.
  42. F5 – Reload.
  44. Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website.
  46. Escape – Stop.
  48. Alt+Home – Open homepage.
  50. Zooming
  52. Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up – Zoom in.
  54. Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down — Zoom out.
  56. Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level.
  58. F11 – Full-screen mode.
  60. Scrolling
  62. Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame.
  64. Shift+Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame.
  66. Home – Top of page.
  68. End – Bottom of page.
  70. Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only)
  72. Address Bar
  74. Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 – Focus the address bar so you can begin typing.
  76. 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.
  78. Alt+Enter – Open the location in the address bar in a new tab.
  79. Search
  81. Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E – Focus the browser’s built-in search box or focus the address bar if the browser doesn’t have a dedicated search box. (Ctrl+K doesn’t work in IE, Ctrl+E does.)
  83. Alt+Enter – Perform a search from the search box in a new tab.
  85. Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page.
  87. Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page.
  89. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page.
  91. History & Bookmarks
  93. Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history.
  95. Ctrl+J – Open the download history.
  97. Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website.
  99. Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window.
  101. Other Functions
  103. Ctrl+P – Print the current page.
  105. Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer.
  107. Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer.
  109. Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in IE.)
  111. F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug extension for Firefox.)
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