Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

You can use Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts to perform a lot of different tasks quickly, or to work without a mouse. Not all shortcuts work in both Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer for the desktop.

 

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
Add current site to favorites	Ctrl+D	Crtl+D
Close tab	Ctrl+W	Ctrl+W
Go to your home page	(Not available)	Alt+Home
Delete browsing history	(Not available)	Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Get help & support	F1	F1
Open browsing history	(Not available)	Ctrl+H
Open a new tab	Ctrl+T	Ctrl+T
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	Ctrl+Shift+P	Ctrl+Shift+P
Print the current page	Ctrl+P	Ctrl+P
Refresh page	F5	F5
Switch between tabs	Ctrl+Tab	Ctrl+Tab
View the app commands (address bar, frequent sites, etc.)	Alt+D	(Not available)
View downloads	Ctrl+J	Ctrl+J

Search

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
Open a search query in the address bar	Ctrl+E	Ctrl+E
Open a search query in a new tab	(not available)	Alt+Enter
Open the Address bar (to view history, favorites, and search providers)	Ctrl+Down arrow	Ctrl+Down arrow
Search using copied text	Ctrl+Shift+L	Ctrl+Shift+L

Zoom

To do this	Press this inInternet Explorer 11	Press this inInternet Explorer for the desktop
Zoom in (+ 10%)	Ctrl+Plus sign	Ctrl+Plus sign
Zoom out (- 10%)	Ctrl+Minus sign	Ctrl+Minus sign
Zoom to 100%	Ctrl+0	Ctrl+0