Keyboard shortcuts can make your workflow smoother and will enable you to work faster. You find keyboard shortcuts in all sorts of software programs from Microsoft Word, to Windows Explorer to common internet browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox. Fortunately, usage of shortcuts is common across many internet browsers. That means what works in Internet Explorer will probably work in Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
The best way to learn these keyboard shortcuts is to start incorporating them into your internet browser use every day. You could keep this web page up as a quick reference to remind you of what keys to press, or print it out and keep it close to hand.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Use |
|---|---|
| Alt Home | Go to your home page |
| Ctrl T | Open up a new tab |
| Alt F4 | Close down the session |
| Ctrl Home | Jump to the top of the page |
| Ctrl End | Jump to the bottom of the page |
| Backspace | Navigate to the previous web page (like the back button) |
| Alt Left Arrow | Previous page (as above) |
| Alt Right Arrow | Next Page |
| F5 | Reload the web page |
| Escape key | Stop (useful if the page is taking a long time to load and you change your mind!) |
| Ctrl U | View page source (for coders) |
| Ctrl P | |
| Ctrl + | Zoom In |
| Ctrl - | Zoom Out |
| Ctrl 0 | Zoom Reset |
| Ctrl C | Copy |
| Ctrl V | Paste |
| Ctrl X | Cut |
| Ctrl A | Select All |
| Ctrl Z | Undo |
| Ctrl Y | Redo |
| Ctrl F | Find |
You’ll find that many of the internet browser shortcuts can actually be used in a variety of other programs too. Ctrl C, for example, is widely accepted to preform a copy.
