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Internet Keyboard Shortcuts

Summary: Find your way around the internet with these keyboard shortcut keys.


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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