Short-cut Keys for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer

Given below are the short-cut Keys which you could use while working on your browser i.e. in Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.

Keboard Shortcuts for IE and Chrome

Mouse Actions for Tabs

1. Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab
2. Ctrl+T – Open a new tab
3. Ctrl+N – Open a new browser window
4. Alt+F4 – Close the current window

Function for Tabs

1. Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab
2. 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.)
3. Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab
4. Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab – in other words, the tab on the right. (Ctrl+Page Up also works, but not in Internet Explorer.)
5. Ctrl+1-8 – Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left.
6. Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab

Functions for Zooming

1. Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up – Zoom in
2. Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down — Zoom out
3. Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level
4. F11 – Full-screen mode

Functions for Address Bar

1. Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 – Focus the address bar so you can begin typing
2. Ctrl+Enter – Prefix www. add the name .com to the text in the address bar, and then load the website. For example,
   type techstroke into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open www.techstroke.com
3. Alt+Enter – Open the location in the address bar in a new tab

Functions for Navigation

1. Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back
2. Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward
3. F5 – Reload
4. Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website
5. Escape – Stop
6. Alt+Home – Open homepage

Other Imp. Functions

1. Ctrl+P – Print the current page
2. Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer
3. Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer
4. Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in Internet Explorer)
5. F12 – Open Developer Tools

For Searching

1. Ctrl+K, 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 Internet Explorer, Ctrl+E does)
2. Alt+Enter – Perform a search from the search box in a new tab
3. Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page
4. Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page
5. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page

Keys for directly going in History & Bookmarks

1. Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history
2. Ctrl+J – Open the download history
3. Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website
4. Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window

(will be updated as soon as the changes occur)