Internet Explorer (IE) 11 is the last major version of Internet Explorer. On June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer 11 desktop application is no longer be supported of Windows 10*
info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/internet-explorer-11-end-of-support
Internet Explorer Keyboard shortcuts
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.
F1 | Display Help |
F11 | Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window |
Tab | Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar |
Shift+Tab | Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar |
F7 | Start Caret Browsing |
Alt+Home | Go to your home page |
Alt+Right Arrow | Go to the next page |
Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace | Go to the previous page |
Shift+F10 | Display a shortcut menu for a link |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used when working with tabs.
Ctrl+click | Open links in a new tab in the background |
Ctrl+Shift+click | Open links in a new tab in the foreground |
Ctrl+T | Open a new tab in the foreground |
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Switch between tabs |
Ctrl+W | Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) |
Alt+Enter | Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar |
Ctrl+9 | Switch to the last tab |
Ctrl+Alt+F | Close other tabs |
Ctrl+Q | Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used for zooming.
Ctrl+Plus Sign | Increase zoom (+ 10%) |
Ctrl+Minus Sign | Decrease zoom (- 10%) |
Ctrl+0 | Zoom to 100% |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used for search.
Ctrl+E | Go to the search box |
Alt+Enter | Open your search query in a new tab |
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Open the search provider menu |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used on the Address bar.
Alt+D | Select the text in the Address bar |
F4 | Display a list of addresses you’ve typed |
Ctrl+Left Arrow | When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash) |
Ctrl+Enter | Add “www.” to the beginning and “.com” to the end of the text typed in the Address bar |
Up Arrow | Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches |
Down Arrow | Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar and Command bar menus.
Alt+M | Open the Home menu |
Alt+R | Open the Print menu |
Alt+J | Open the RSS menu |
Alt+O | Open the Tools menu |
Alt+S | Open the Safety menu |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used when working with feeds, history, and favorites.
Ctrl+D | Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview) |
Ctrl+Shift+Del | Delete browsing history |
Ctrl+Shift+P | Open an InPrivate Browsing window |
Ctrl+B | Open the Organize Favorites dialog box |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used when editing webpages.
Ctrl+X | Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard |
Ctrl+C | Copy the selected items to the Clipboard |
Ctrl+V | Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location |
Ctrl+A | Select all items on the current webpage |
F12 | Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools |
Following list describes keyboard shortcuts used when working with the Information bar.
Alt+N | Move focus to the Information bar |
Spacebar | Click the Information bar |