Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcut Keys

1. Basic Navigation and Address Bar
alt+home	Go to Home webpage.
alt+arrow right /alt+arrow left	Go to next / previous webpage.
alt+d or f6	Jump to address bar. f6 additionally navigates through window elements.
ctrl+enter	Complete a .com address in address bar: adds "http://" prefix and a ".com"-suffix, then loads the webpage.
ctrl+shift+enter	Complete an URI in address bar with user-defined suffix: adds "http://" prefix and suffix (e.g. .net, .org, .de, ...), then loads the webpage. Set the suffix in tools:options (alt+t, then o), languages (alt+l), and enter to suffix field at bottom.
alt+arrow down orf4	Open webpages visited in the past when in address bar. Includes Favorites and History. Navigate with arrow keys andenter to visit.
delete orshift+delete	Delete past visited webpages from address bar history (also see shortcut above).

2. Tabbed Browsing main
ctrl+t	Open new tab in same window.
ctrl+k	Duplicate current tab.
ctrl+tab /ctrl+shift+tab	Jump to next / jump to previous browser tab.
ctrl+w	Close the current tab.
ctrl+shift+t	Restore closed tab (open previously closed tab).
ctrl+q	Show Tabs: Open or close quick tab view.
ctrl+shift+q	Show Tabs: Open list of tabs. Then usearrow keys and enter to select orescape to exit.
ctrl+1 ... ctrl+9	Jump to browser tab 1 - 9.
On Link: ctrl+ left mouse button	Open link in new background tab (sometimes link is opened in new window; as an alternative, use right mouse button and press w).
alt+enter	Open typed webpage address in new background tab.

3. Navigate Webpages in IE8
arrow down /arrow up	Scroll down / scroll up inside a webpage.
page up /page down	Jump one page down / jump one page up (space / shift+space works as well).
home / end	Move to the beginning or end of a document.
ctrl++ / ctrl+-	Increase text size / decrease text size (zoom in and out).
ctrl+0	Reset text size to default (zoom to 100%).
tab / shift+tab	Move forward / move backwards through items on a webpage. Press and hold tabbutton to skip through multiple links.
shift+f10	When on link: Display a context menu for a link.
enter	Activate a selected link.
tab / shift+tab, and enter or space	In web forms: move forward / move backwards through form items. Pressspace to activate action buttons, select boxes, or radio buttons.
ctrl+a	Select all content on webpage.
f5 or ctrl+r	Refresh the current webpage.
ctrl+f5	Refresh the current webpage with cache override.
f7	Turn caret browsing on or off (movable cursor on page).
esc	Stop loading webpage.

4. Favorites, History and Search
ctrl+i	Open Favorites box.
ctrl+shift+i	Open Favorites box in pinned mode.
ctrl+h	Open History box.
ctrl+shift+h	Open History in pinned mode.
ctrl+j	Open Feeds.
ctrl+shift+j	Open Feeds in pinned mode.
ctrl+ left mouse click	In the History or Favorites boxes, open link as background tab.
ctrl+d	Add the current webpage to favorites.
ctrl+b	Open the Organize Favorites dialog box. Use tab to navigate and alt andshift+alt to move items up or down in list.
ctrl+f or f3	Open find window. Press escape to exit.

5. main for Privacy Settings
ctrl+shift+f	Turn in-private filtering on or off (watch icon change in status bar)
ctrl+shift+p	Open private browsing window / incognito mode.
ctrl+shift+delete	Open 'Delete Browsing History' Menu.

6. Manage IE8 Windows
alt+space	Opens the title bar menu.
alt+space+enter	Restore Window (default Windows feature).
alt+space+x	Maximize Window (default Windows feature).
alt+space+n	Minimize Window (default Windows feature).
alt+shift+enter	Toggle regular window / full screen without toolbars
f11	Turn full page view on or off (default Windows feature).
f6	Move forward between window elements.
ctrl+n	Open a new browser window.
f4	Close IE8 Window.

7. Instant Search
ctrl+e	Jump to the Instant Search box (box on top right corner of browser window).
ctrl+arrow down	View list of search providers.
alt+enter	Open search results in new tab.

8. The Rest
alt+p	Print the current webpage.
f12	Open Developer Tools.
ctrl+o or ctrl+l	Open location.
alt+v+c	View webpage source in default editor (used to be ctrl+u but that was discontinued).
f1	Display Internet Explorer Help or to display context Help about an item in a dialog box.