Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

The list is long but useful.
Many will work with other versions of IE also.
Enjoy ~D

Keyboard shortcuts beginning with “CTRL”

  • Control + D: Can be used to bookmark a webpage or add it to your Internet explorer favorites.
  • Control + T: Opens a new browser tab
  • Control + W: Closes the current browser tab.
  • Control + K: Copies the current browser tab and opens it.
  • Control + N: Open a new Internet Explorer window.
  • Control + J: Opens the Internet Explorer Download Manager.
  • Control + L: Select the address bar so that you can type in a new address.
  • Control + B: organize your Internet Explorer favorites.
  • Control + +: Zoom in a webpage (also hold shift and use mouse wheel)
  • Control + –: Zoom out in a webpage (also hold shift and use mouse wheel)
  • Control + o: Open a webpage
  • Control + S: Save a web page for offline viewing.
  • Control + Shift + Tab: Move back through tabs
  • Control + Tab: Move forward through tabs.

Keyboard shortcuts beginning with “Alt”

  • Alt+ A: Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar
  • Alt+R: Open the Print menu
  • Alt+J: Open the RSS menu
  • Alt : Will show the IE menu bar.
  • Alt + X : Opens tools menu where you can access many more options
  • Alt+ M: Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
  • Alt+ S: Put the cursor in search box in feed view
  • Alt+ C: Open Favorites Center and display your favorites
  • Alt + M: Go to the home page set in Internet Explorer options.
  • Alt + C: Manage browsing history, view feeds and bookmarks (favorites)
  • Alt + 9: Force Internet Explorer rendering mode.
  • Alt + Home: Open the Home menu
  • Alt+O: Opens the tools menu
  • Alt+S: Opens the Safety menu.
  • Alt + H: Open the Help menu.
  • Alt+Z: Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)
  • Alt+ I: Display all feeds (when in feed view)
  • Alt+ M: Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
  • Alt+ S: Put the cursor in search box in feed view
  • Alt+ C: Open Favorites Center and display your favorites

More Shortcuts!

Keyboard Shortcuts Starting With F1-F12 Buttons

  • F1: Displays help.
  • F4: Displays a list of addresses you have typed.
  • F5: Refresh or reload the current webpage
  • F12: Opens The developer toolbar for debugging- great improvement

Miscellaneous Keyboard Shortcuts For Internet Explorer 9

  • Ctrl+Shift+J Opens and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds
  • Ctrl+Shift+Del Deletes browsing history
  • Ctrl+Shift+P Opens an InPrivate Browsing window
  • Ctrl+B Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
  • Ctrl+H Opens Favorites Center and display your history
  • Ctrl+J Opens Favorites Center and display your feeds

Top Ten habits to avoid problems on the Internet

  1.      Avoid accessing account through any email link as it can be risky. If the email turns out to be fraudulent then cyber criminal will have access to your account information.
  2.     Avoid having single password or PINs for accessing all your online accounts, this can again lead to identity theft.
  3.     Avoid clicking on pop-ups that says “Your PC is Insecure”, such links can have malware automatically downloaded to your PC.
  4.     Avoid downloading free stuffs such as screen saver and smiley faces. Such things could be very dangerous to your PC and you will soon notice it has turned slow then earlier.
  5.     Be careful with those phishing mails, they may create a sense of urgency as “Your Account is in Risk” or an “Unauthorized transaction has taken place” so send your account details. Remember any bank will not ask your account detail via mail.
  6.     Make sure you always have updated antivirus software in place.
  7.     You have won a lottery and or an IPod are the common terms used by spammers to trap you, avoid falling to such traps.
  8.     Always have a habit of not clicking on phishing email, the goal of phisher is to fool you for entering your details into something that actually appears to be safe and secure, but in reality is just a fake site set up by the scammer.
  9.     Avoid giving your full name, home address, phone number, Social Security number, passwords, names of family members, credit card numbers online. Best is to remain anonymous and enjoy surfing
  10.     Never forget to scan the attachment you receive in your mail box. Virus attacks are mostly through such attachments.