Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts
You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, use the Address bar, work with favorites, and edit.

Viewing and exploring Web pages

Press this
To do this

F1
Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item

F11
Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window

TAB
Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar

SHIFT+TAB
Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar

ALT+HOME
Go to your Home page

ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the next page

ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE
Go to the previous page

SHIFT+F10
Display a shortcut menu for a link

CTRL+TAB or
F6
Move forward between frames

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
Move back between frames

UP ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning of a document

DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the end of a document

PAGE UP
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments

PAGE DOWN
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments

HOME
Move to the beginning of a document

END
Move to the end of a document

CTRL+F
Find on this page

F5 or
CTRL+R
Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different

CTRL+F5
Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same

ESC
Stop downloading a page

CTRL+O or
CTRL+L
Go to a new location

CTRL+N
Open a new window

CTRL+W
Close the current window

CTRL+S
Save the current page

CTRL+P
Print the current page or active frame

ENTER
Activate a selected link

CTRL+E
Open Search in Explorer bar

CTRL+I
Open Favorites in Explorer bar

CTRL+H
Open History in Explorer bar

CTRL+click
In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders

Using the Address bar

Press this
To do this

ALT+D
Select the text in the Address bar

F4
Display the Address bar history

CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+ENTER
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar

UP ARROW
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

DOWN ARROW
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

Working with favorites

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To do this

CTRL+D
Add the current page to your favorites

CTRL+B
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+UP ARROW
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+DOWN ARROW
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

Editing

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To do this

CTRL+X
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard

CTRL+C
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard

CTRL+V
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location

CTRL+A
Select all items on the current Web page

Internet Expolorer usefull info for users

Work Offline
Surprise! Internet Explorer's not just for surfing the Web. Sure, we have plenty of complaints about version 5's tight Windows integration, but it does allow you to use your browser to search your hard drive, send email, and launch programs right from your desktop.

Organize Your Hard Drive
Case in point: IE 5 can also operate as a file management tool similar to Windows Explorer. To view your hard drive from within your browser window, type C: in the Address bar; the window will display the drive's contents. The toolbar buttons will change, and you can use them as you would those in Windows Explorer. For example, you can copy files from one folder to another using Copy and Paste, and double-click a document to open it in its related application.

Launch Programs From Your Browser
IE also lets you open any program on your system from your browser, provided the program has a desktop shortcut. Just type the name of your shortcut in IE's address bar, and the program will launch. For instance, if you have a desktop shortcut to Microsoft Word, type Microsoft Word in the address bar, and the program will automatically launch. Keep in mind that you must enter the exact name of the shortcut as it appears on your desktop.

Read a Web Page Offline
Don't have time to finish reading your online newspaper before you have to log off the Web? Big deal. With Internet Explorer, you can take it with you. To read a Favorites or Links bar item offline, right-click it, then click Make Available Offline. IE stores the Web page, complete with graphics, into a temporary folder. Then you're free to read it on your own time.

Save a Web Page for Offline Viewing
Here's another way to make a Web page available offline: Select File/Save As; choose a folder for the file; alter the filename (if required); from the Save As Type drop-down list, select "Web page, complete (*.htm,*.html)"; then click Save. Anytime you want to view the page again, simply open the file; it will appear as you saw it on the Web, with all of its images, sound files, and so on. Or if you'd rather not waste disk space on graphics files, you can opt to save the page as a text-only file instead.

Mail a Web Page
If you want to pass along an online article or a cool Web page to a friend, there's no need to copy and paste it into an email. Just click the Mail button and choose either Send A Link to fire off the URL or Send A Page to transmit the entire HTML page. Note: Your recipient will need to have an HTML-capable mail reader to view the page. You can also select Send and choose Page By E-mail or Link By E-mail from the File menu to perform the same actions.

Use IE As Your FTP Client
In addition to viewing standard HTTP Web pages, IE also operates as an FTP client--an app that lets you download files directly from another online computer. Type the URL of an FTP site into the address bar (be sure to type ftp:// instead of http:// before the URL) and click Go or press Enter. If you need to enter a username and a password, select Login As from the File menu and enter your name and password. Once you're connected to the site, you can drag and drop files from your hard drive to the site to upload them, or download files from the site to your hard drive.

Add Address Toolbars to the Windows Taskbar
Have you ever wanted to open a specific Web page without launching your browser first? If you're running Windows 98, there's a simple way to do it: Just add IE 5's Address toolbar to your Windows 98 Taskbar (located at the bottom of your screen to the right of the Start menu). Here's how: Right-click an open spot on the Taskbar, choose Toolbars, and select Address from the pop-up menu. To remove the Address toolbar, right-click the taskbar again and uncheck Address under Toolbars in the same menu.

Stop Jerky Browsing
Occasionally, long Web pages load slowly or jerkily. To iron out your browsing, simply select Internet Options from the Tools menu. From the Advanced tab listed under Browsing options, select the box labeled Use Smooth Scrolling. Click OK to save changes. Now your pages should scroll without hitches or hiccups.