Each of the major web browsers shares a large number of common keyboard shortcuts. Whether you’re using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Opera, discover the keyboard shortcuts that work in all browsers.
Each browser also has some of its own browser-specific shortcuts, but learning the ones they have in common will come in handy when you switch between different browsers and computers. This list also includes some mouse actions.
Tabs
Ctrl + 1-8 : Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left.
Ctrl + 9 : switch to the last tab.
Ctrl + Tab : switch to the next tab; in other words, to the tab on the right. ( Ctrl + PageUp also works, but not in Internet Explorer).
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).
Ctrl + W , Ctrl + F4 : Close the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + T β Reopens the last closed tab.
Ctrl + T : opens a new tab.
Ctrl + N : Opens a new browser window.
Alt + F4 : Close the current window. (Works in all applications).
Mouse actions for tabs
Click in the middle of a tab : Close the tab.
Ctrl + left click, middle click : Open a link in a background tab.
Shift + left click : Opens a link in a new browser window.
Ctrl + Shift + Left Click : Opens a link in a foreground tab.
Alt + Left Arrow or Backspace – Behind.
Alt + Right Arrow or Shift + Backspace – Ahead.
F5 β Reload.
Ctrl+F5 : reload and bypass the cache, redownloading the entire website.
Exhaust β Stop.
Alt + Home : open the home page.
zoom
Ctrl and + either Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up – Zoom in.
Ctrl and β or Ctrl + Mouse wheel down – Ward off.
Ctrl + 0 : default zoom level.
F11 : full screen mode.
Displacement
Space either back page : scroll down a frame.
Shift + Space or Page Up : scroll up a frame.
Start : top of the page.
The end : bottom of the page.
middle click : Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only)
address bar
Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 : Focus the address bar so you can start typing.
Ctrl + Enter β Prefix www. and add .com to the text in the address bar, and then load the website. For example, write howtogeek in the address bar and press Ctrl + Enter to open www.howtogeek.com.
Alt + Enter : Opens the location in the address bar in a new tab.
Search
Ctrl + K or 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 Yes.)
Alt + Enter : Perform a search from the search box in a new tab.
Ctrl + F or F3 : Opens the search box on the page to search the current page.
Ctrl + G or F3 : Finds the next match of the searched text on the page.
Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3 : finds the previous match of the searched text on the page.
history and bookmarks
Ctrl + H : Open the browsing history.
Ctrl + J : Open the download history.
Ctrl + D : Bookmark the current website.
Ctrl + Shift + Delete : Opens the Clear browsing history window.
other functions
Ctrl + P : print the current page.
Ctrl + S : Save the current page to your computer.
Ctrl + O : Open a file from your computer.
Ctrl + U : open the source code of the current page. (Not in IE.)
F12 β Open development tools.
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