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Internet Keyboard Shortcuts
Summary: Find your way around the internet with these keyboard shortcut keys.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x keystrokes
- Netscape Navigator 8.1 keystrokes
- General keyboard shortcuts
This page contains the keyboard shortcuts that can be used with two different Internet browser programs. If you don't have the exact version of a particular program then it may well be that some or all of the shortcuts for a particular program won’t function.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x keystrokes
General keyboard commands
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Move virtual cursor to the top of the web page |
Control + Home |
Move virtual PC cursor to the end of the web doc. |
Control + End |
Go to a new web page/visit a new site |
Control + O or Control + l |
Open another web browser window |
Control + N |
To toggle the History pane/window on and off |
Control + H |
To toggle the Favorites pane/window on and off |
Control + I |
To bookmark the currently loaded page as a Favorite |
Control + D |
Opens the 'organize your Favorites' treeview window (Turn off virtual cursor first with insert z) |
Control + B |
Move cursor to the Address bar |
Alt + D |
Stop downloading current page |
Escape Key |
Refresh the currently loaded web page |
F5 |
Moves you forward between frames |
F6 |
Go to your home page |
Alt Home |
Move Forward to next page (previously downloaded) |
Alt + Right Arrow |
Move back to previously downloaded page |
Alt + Left Arrow |
Jaws keystrokes for reading webpages
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
To Read the address of the currently loaded web page |
Insert + A |
Links listbox |
Insert + F7 |
Internet Explorer Toolbar listbox |
Insert + F8 |
Frames listbox |
Insert + F9 |
Activate hyperlink |
Enter Key or Number Pad Slash ( / ) |
Switch to Forms mode (focus on an edit field) |
Enter Key |
Read status line |
Insert + Page Down |
Read title bar |
Insert + T |
Return to Virtual cursor Mode From Forms Mode |
Plus Sign ( /) on number pad |
Move to first form field on current webpage |
Control + Insert Home |
Toggles Virtual cursor mode on and off |
Insert + Z |
Reformat page (only when in conventional mode is active) |
Insert + F5 |
Refresh the screen |
Insert + Escape |
Move the virtual cursor to the next block of plain text in the web page that is 25 characters long or more and begin reading |
Insert + Enter |
Jaws Find |
Insert + Control + F |
To Find Next Occurrence of Search String |
Insert + F3 |
Move Virtual Cursor Through Current Page Item by Item |
Down Arrow |
Move Virtual Cursor Back Through Current Page |
Up Arrow |
Netscape Navigator 8.1 keystrokes
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
New browser tab |
Ctrl + N |
Close browser tab |
Ctrl + W |
Open file |
Ctrl + O |
Open History window |
Ctrl + H |
Add current page to bottom of your Bookmarks list |
Ctrl + D |
Select all items on current page |
Ctrl + A |
Find text on current page |
Ctrl + F |
Reload current page |
Ctrl + R |
Stop loading current page |
Esc |
Increase font size |
Ctrl + ] |
Decrease font size |
Ctrl + [ |
General keyboard shortcuts
Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts for Navigator / Communicator. Some of these may not work on pre 4.0 browsers and some are for optional components.
Description |
Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
Add new bookmark |
Ctrl + D |
Address book (open) |
Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
AOL Instant Messenger (open - if installed) |
Ctrl + 9 |
Back to previous page |
Alt + Left Arrow |
Bookmarks (open / edit) |
Ctrl + B |
Close active window |
Ctrl + W or Alt + F4 |
Collabra (open - 4.0x releases, not 4.5) |
Ctrl + 3 |
Composer (open) |
Ctrl + 4 |
Conference (if installed) |
Ctrl + 5 |
Copy Active window to C.board |
Alt + PrintScreen |
Copy selected text to C.board |
Ctrl + C |
Create new message |
Ctrl + M |
End of document |
Ctrl + End |
Exit all Netscape windows |
Ctrl + Q |
Find |
Ctrl + F |
Find again |
Ctrl + G |
Forward to next page |
Alt + Right Arrow |
Help (open) |
F1 |
History File (open) |
Ctrl + H |
Message Center (open) |
Ctrl + Shift +1 |
Messenger (open) |
Ctrl + 2 |
Move cursor to next link |
Tab |
Move cursor to previous link |
Shift + Tab |
Netcaster (open - if installed) |
Ctrl + 8 |
Netscape FishCam page |
Ctrl + Alt + F |
New copy of Navigator (open) |
Ctrl + 1 or Ctrl + N |
Prints page |
Ctrl + P |
Reloads page |
Ctrl + R |
Save page as a file |
Ctrl + S |
Select all text on a page |
Ctrl + A |
Send Message (if new message is open) |
Ctrl + Enter |
Show working socket |
Ctrl + Alt + T |
Status bar (turns off / on) |
Ctrl + Alt + S |
Stop Page loading |
Esc |
Top of document |
Ctrl + Home |
URL/file dialog box (opens) |
Ctrl + O |
View document Information |
Ctrl + I |
View document security info |
Ctrl + Shift + I (-- If ICQ is installed this does not work) |
View document source |
Ctrl + U |
Content author: technology@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13
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