General Browser Shortcuts
The keyboard shortcuts provided below apply to Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox.
The following keyboard shortcut forms are used throughout the lists below:
- Ctrl=Control
- Esc=Escape
- Alt=Alternative
- Del= Delete
- UP, DOWN
- LEFT, RIGHT =Arrow keys
Where available, the key combinations for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems have been provided.
| Command |
Internet Explorer |
Firefox |
Opera |
|---|
| Add Bookmark |
Ctrl/Cmd+D |
Ctrl/Cmd+D |
Ctrl/Cmd+T |
| Back |
Backspace
Alt/Option+<- |
Backspace (Win/Linux)
Alt+<- (Win/Linux)
Cmd+<- (Mac) |
Backspace
Alt/Option+<-
Ctrl/Cmd+<-
Z |
| Bookmarks |
Ctrl/Cmd+I |
Ctrl/Cmd+B
Ctrl+I (Win) |
F4
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+B
Ctrl/Cmd+1 |
| Caret Browsing |
|
F7 |
|
| Close Tab |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+W
Ctrl/Cmd+F4 |
Ctrl/Cmd+W
Ctrl/Cmd+F4 |
| Close Window |
Ctrl/Cmd+W
Alt/Option+F4 |
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+W
Alt/Option+F4 |
Ctrl/Cmd+W
Alt/Option+F4 |
| Copy |
Ctrl/Cmd+C |
Ctrl/Cmd+C |
Ctrl/Cmd+C |
| Cut |
Ctrl/Cmd+X |
Ctrl/Cmd+X |
Ctrl/Cmd+X |
| Decrease text size |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+- |
9 |
| Delete |
Del |
Del |
Del |
| Delete individual form auto-complete entry |
Del |
Shift+Del |
|
| DOM inspector |
|
Ctrl+Shift+I (Win/Linux) |
|
| Downloads |
|
Ctrl+J (Win)
Ctrl+Y (Linux)
Cmd+J (Mac) |
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+T
Ctrl/Cmd+5 |
| Find again |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+G
F3 |
F3 |
| Find as you type link |
|
' |
,
Shift+/ |
| Find as you type text |
|
/ |
/
. |
| Find previous |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G
Shift+F3 |
Shift+F3 |
| Find in this page |
Ctrl/Cmd+F |
Ctrl/Cmd+F |
Ctrl/Cmd+F |
| Forward |
Shift+Backspace
Alt/Option+-> |
Shift+Backspace
Alt/Option+-> (Win/Linux)
Cmd+-> (Mac) |
Shift+Backspace
Alt/Option+->
Ctrl/Cmd+->
X |
| Go down one line |
Down |
Down |
Down |
| Go up one line |
Up |
Up |
Up |
| Go down one page |
PageDown |
PageDown |
PageDown |
| Go up one page |
PageUp |
PageUp |
PageUp |
| Go to bottom of page |
End |
End |
End |
| Go to top of page |
Home |
Home |
Home |
| Full screen |
F11 |
F11 (Win/Linux) |
F11 |
| Help |
F1 |
F1 (Win/Linux) |
F1 |
| History |
Ctrl/Cmd+H |
Ctrl/Cmd+H |
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+H
Ctrl/Cmd+4 |
| Home page |
Alt/Option+Home |
Alt/Option+Home |
Alt/Option+Home |
| Increase text size |
|
Ctrl/Cmd++ |
0 |
| Move to next frame |
|
F6 |
|
| More to previous frame |
|
Shift+F6 |
|
| New tab |
Ctrl/Cmd+N |
Ctrl/Cmd+T |
Ctrl/Cmd+N |
| Next tab |
Ctrl/Cmd+O |
Ctrl+Tab (Win/Linux)
Cmd+Opt+Tab (Mac)
Ctrl/Cmd+PageDown |
Ctrl/Cmd+Tab
Alt/Option+PageDown
Ctrl/Cmd+F6
2 |
| New window |
Ctrl/Cmd+N |
Ctrl/Cmd+N |
Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Option+N |
| Open file |
Shift+Enter/Return |
Ctrl/Cmd+O |
Ctrl/Cmd+O |
| Open link |
|
Enter/Return |
Enter/Return |
| Open link in new tab |
Ctrl/Cmd+F3 |
Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return |
|
| Open link in new window |
Ctrl/Cmd+V |
Shift+Enter/Return |
Shift+Enter/Return |
| Open address in new tab |
Ctrl/Cmd+P |
Alt/Option+Enter/Return |
Shift+Enter/Return |
| Page info |
Ctrl/Cmd+Y |
Ctrl+I (Linux)
Cmd+I (Mac) |
Ctrl/Cmd+8 |
| Page source |
F5
Ctrl/Cmd+R |
Ctrl/Cmd+U |
Ctrl/Cmd+F3 |
| Paste |
Ctrl/Cmd+F5 |
Ctrl/Cmd+V |
Ctrl/Cmd+V |
| Previous tab |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab
Ctrl/Cmd+PageUp |
Feature Not Available Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Tab
Alt/Option+PageUp
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F6
1 |
| Print |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+P |
Ctrl/Cmd+P |
| Redo |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z
Ctrl+Y (Win/Linux) |
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z
Ctrl+Y |
| Reload |
Ctrl/Cmd+A |
F5
Ctrl/Cmd+R |
F5
Ctrl/Cmd+R |
| Reload (override cache) |
Alt/Option+D
F4
Ctrl/Cmd+Tab |
Ctrl/Cmd+F5
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R |
|
| Restore text size |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+0 |
6 |
| Save page as |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+S |
Ctrl/Cmd+S |
| Save link target as |
|
Alt/Option+Enter/Return |
|
| Select all |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+A |
Ctrl/Cmd+A |
| Select location bar |
Esc |
Ctrl/Cmd+L
Alt+D (Win/Linux) |
F8 |
| Select next auto-complete entry in text field |
Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
Down |
|
| Select previous auto-complete entry in text field |
|
Up |
|
| Select next search engine in search bar |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Down |
|
| Select previous search engine in search bar |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Up |
|
| Select tab [1 to 9] |
|
Ctrl+[1 to 9] (Win)
Alt+[1 to 9] (Linux)
Cmd+[1 to 9] (Mac) |
|
| Stop |
|
Esc |
Esc |
| Undo |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
Ctrl/Cmd+Z |
Web Search
(Web Search moves the cursor to the Search Bar and only works if the Search Bar is visible. If the Search Bar is hidden, this keyboard shortcut has no effect). |
|
Ctrl/Cmd+K
Ctrl+J (Linux) |
Shift+F8 |
Shortcuts for Internet Explorer
Details of shortcuts for various versions of Internet Explorer can be obtained from the Microsoft website.
Shortcuts for Firefox Mozilla
Details of shortcuts for various versions of Mozilla can be obtained from the Firefox website.
Acrobat PDF Documents
Get Adobe Reader
