These days, most computer workers rely on the internet for everything from accessing necessary systems to researching the cheapest keyboard replacement. A big time saver is knowing how to speed around your favorite web browser using keyboard shortcuts. Enjoy!
Basic Navigation Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
| F5 | Refresh |
| Ctrl + F5 | Refresh and reset the browser cache for the current page |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Back |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Forward |
| Alt + Home | Return to Homepage |
| Escape | Stop |
| F6 | Select the address bar (Alt+D and Ctrl+L also works) |
| F11 | Fullscreen mode; Exit fullscreen mode |
| Home | Scroll to top of page |
| End | Scroll to bottom of page |
| Spacebar | Scroll down |
| Shift+ Spacebar | Scroll up |
| Page Down / Up | Scroll down / up |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut (copy and delete original) text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste copied text |
Advanced Navigation Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark current page |
| F1 | Open a mostly useless help page |
| F3 | Perform a text search on the current page, find next text result |
| Shift + F3 | Find previous text search results |
| Ctrl + F | Perform a text search on the current page |
| Ctrl + G | Find next text result |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Find previous text result |
| Ctrl + H | Open browsing history |
| Ctrl + J | Open downloads folder and/or history |
| Ctrl + O | Open a local file in the browser |
| Ctrl + S | Download and save current page |
| Ctrl + P | Print current page |
| Ctrl + E | Select the search box or omnibar (Ctrl + K also works) |
| Ctrl + Shift + Del | Opens up the clear browser history dialog or settings |
| Alt + Enter | Open search in a new tab |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open search term as a website |
| F12 | Open developer tools or Firebug |
| Ctrl + U | View source |
| Alt + F | Makes the menu bar appear (if hidden) |
Tab Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + N | Opens a new window (this works in Windows too) |
| Ctrl + Tab | Cycle forward to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Cycle backward to the previous tab |
| Ctrl + F4 | Closes the current tab. |
| Ctrl + T | Opens a new tab. |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Opens a recently closed tab. |
| Alt + F4 | Close the entire window (truly universal for every app) |
| Ctrl + # key (1 to 8) | Changes the view to the tab number chosen |
| Ctrl + 9 | Changes the view to the last tab |
Keyboard + Mouse Shortcuts
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + Mousewheel | Zoom in or out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset to 100% (default) zoom |
| Mousewheel Press | Closes tabs if clicked on a tab, opens links in a new tab, scroll |
| Ctrl + Left Click | Open link in a new tab |
| Shift + Left click | Open link in a new window |
| Shift + Ctrl + Left click | Open link in a new background tab |
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