Over 40 Shortcuts For Web Browsers

Keystrokes to Save Time in Chrome, FireFox and Internet Explorer

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I’m all about using keystrokes instead of clicking! I also love the controls available on my mouse. The tables below give you a list of documented shortcuts. You’ll see that whether you use Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Apple Safari that they have many of these shortcuts in common.

Each browser has some of their own specific shortcuts, but learning the ones they have in common will serve you well as you switch between browsers and computers. I have listed them by browser (as I know these work) and have bolded some of my favorites. Test  these shortcuts in the browser you are currently using and see if they work. Hopefully these tips help cut down your desk time.

Firefox Shortcuts

Press This Firefox Will
Backspace Go to the previous page you’ve viewed
Ctrl + O Open files from your computer in the browser
F5 Refresh current page
Ctrl + B View or search your bookmarks in sidebar
Ctrl + T New Tab
Ctrl + N New Window
Ctrl + Shift + T Undo Previously Closed Tab (oops command)
Ctrln + H View or search your History in a sidebar
Ctrl + U View Page source (to study HTML)
F11 Display full-screen, reducing the amount of icons and stuff displayed
Esc Stop loading the current page
Ctrl + P Print the page
Ctrl + S Save the current page to a file on your computer
Ctrl + F Find an occurrence of a word on a webpage
Ctrl and + or Ctrl and – Enlarge or reduce the text on the screen (Zoom)
Ctrl + 0 Return to default browser text size

 Chrome Hot Keys

Press This Chrome Will
Alt + Home Open a homepage that shows either a preset Homepage or thumbnails of the sites visited most often from that computer
Ctrl + O Open a window to open files from your computer
F5 Refresh current page
Ctrl + U View Page source (to study HTML)
F11 Display full-screen, reducing the amount of icons and stuff displayed
Esc Stop loading the current page
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 Switch to the tab at the specified position number
Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab that is open in your browser
Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl + P Print the page
Ctrl + D Bookmark the current page
Ctrl + S Save the current page to a file on your computer
Backspace Go back to the last viewed Web page
Ctrl + Shift + N New Incognito window: websites you browse in this tab will not be recorded in your Internet history.
Ctrl + T Opens a new Tab (To visit another web page while leaving the current one open)
Ctrl and + or Ctrl and – Zoom to Enlarge or reduce the text on the screen
Ctrl + 0 Return to default browser text size
Ctrl + F Find a word on the current web page

Internet Explorer Shortcuts

Press This Explorer Will
F1 Open a help window
Ctrl + F Open the Search box so you can perform search on the current page for a word
F4 Open your URL list so you can click back to a site that you just visited
F5 Refresh the current page
F11 Displays browser window full screen
Esc Stop loading the current page
Ctrl + Shift + P Open InPrivate Browsing (web Page History and passwords are not stored
Home Go back to the top of the web page
End Jump to the bottom of the current page
Backspace Go back to the last-viewed web page
Ctrl and mouse wheel Enlarge or reduce the text on the screen

Do you have other favorite keyboard shortcuts? Please share them in comments. Thank you!

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  2. Great Info shared – these shortcuts really save time and make the work much easier

  3. ginger lemon says:

    DEAR MARSHA, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SUBMIT THESE AWESOME SHORTCUTS! I AM ALREADY USING THEM NOW. DID NOT KNOW ABOUT SO MANY HELPFUL HINTS. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR GREAT ADVICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GINGER LEMON

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