November 2013
Beginner to intermediate
950 pages
34h 26m
English
Content preview from Windows 8.1: The Missing Manual
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The Keyboard Shortcut Master List
Before you set off into the Internet Explorer sunset, it’s worth admitting that surfing the Web is one of the things most people do most with their PCs. And as long as you’re going to spend so much time in this single program, it’s worth mastering its keyboard shortcuts. Once you’ve learned a few, you save yourself time and fumbling.
Here it is, then: the complete master list of every Internet Explorer keyboard shortcut known to Microsoft. Clip and save.
Viewing | |
|---|---|
Full Screen mode (on/off) | F11 |
Cycle through links on a page | Tab |
Search the text on a page | Ctrl+F |
Open the current page in a new window | Ctrl+N |
Print this page | Ctrl+P |
Select all items on the page | Ctrl+A |
Zoom in/out by 10 percent | Ctrl+plus, Ctrl+minus |
Zoom to 100% | Ctrl+0 |
Override pop-up blocker | Ctrl+Alt |
Shut up this page’s background sounds | Esc |
Bars and menus | |
Highlight the address/search bar | Alt+D |
Open URL in the address bar in a new tab | Alt+Enter |
View previously typed addresses | F4 |
Highlight the information bar | Alt+N |
Open Home menu | Alt+M |
Open Feeds menu | Alt+J |
Open Print menu | Alt+R |
Open Page menu | Alt+P |
Open Tools menu | Alt+O |
Open Help menu | Alt+L |
Open Favorites menu | Alt+C, Ctrl+I |
Open Favorites in pinned mode (won’t auto-close) | Ctrl+Shift+I |
Organize Favorites dialog box | Ctrl+B |
Open Feeds list | Ctrl+J |
Open Feeds in pinned mode | Ctrl+Shift+J |
Open History | Ctrl+H |
Open History in pinned mode | Ctrl+Shift+H |
Add http://www. and .com to the text in address bar | Ctrl+Enter |
Add http://www. and .net or .org to the text in address bar | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
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