In the previous post we have known about the shortcuts being used in Windows and also in text applications like Microsoft Word. Besides these, we should also have the knowledge of keyboard shortcuts which are useful in common web browsing why because, we utilize internet regularly. Here are some of the useful keyboard shortcuts that work for whatever browser is in use – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer. If we learn using these browser shortcuts, we can get good results faster.
| Shortcut Key | Description |
|---|---|
| CTRL + 1-8 | Switch to the specified tab. |
| CTRL + 9 | Switch to the last tab. |
| CTRL + Tab | Switch to the next tab. |
| CTRL + Shift + Tab | Switch to the previous tab. |
| CTRL + W, CTRL + F4 | Close the current tab. |
| CTRL + SHIFT + T | Reopen the last closed tab. |
| CTRL + T | Open a new tab. |
| CTRL + N | Open a new browser window. |
| ALT + F4 | Close the current browser window. |
| Mouse Middle Click on a Tab | Closes the tab. |
| CTRL + Left Click, Middle Click | Open a link in a background tab. |
| SHIFT + Left Click | Open a link in a new browser window. |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Left Click | Open a link in a foreground tab. |
| ALT + Left Arrow (or) Backspace | Go back i.e. goes to previous webpage. |
| ‘ALT + Right Arrow’ and ‘SHIFT + Backspace’ | Go Forward |
| Esc | Stop loading a webpage. |
| ALT + Home | Open Homepage. |
| CTRL and + sign | Zoom in on a webpage. |
| CTRL and – sign | Zoom out on a webpage. |
| F11 | Full screen mode. |
| Home | To go to the top of the webpage. |
| End | To go to the bottom of the webpage. |
| CTRL + L (or) ALT + D (or) F6 | Focus the address bar so you can begin typing. |
| ALT + Enter | Open the location in the address bar in a new tab. |
| CTRL + H | Open the browsing history. |
| CTRL + J | Open the download history. |
| CTRL + D | Bookmark the current website or webpage. |
| CTRL + SHIFT + Del | Open the clear browsing data window. |
| CTRL + P | Print the current webpage. |
| CTRL + S | Save the current webpage to your computer. |