keyboard shortcuts that work in all web browsers
Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers
You may have observed people who manage to navigate over a web browser without touching the mouse or even having to look at the keyboard? Even the most simplest tasks like opening a new tab or refreshing a page can be done almost instantaneously by pressing a few keys on your keyboard. In this post, Buzzle provides a list of keyboard shortcuts that are compatible on all browsers, and would make web surfing quicker and easier.
Shortcuts in Mac
When using the keyboard shortcuts given below in Mac, substitute the Ctrl key with the Command key.Keyboard Shortcuts That Work in All Web Browsers
Switching Tabs
➤ Ctrl + 1-8 ― Switches to a specific tab in numerical order (from the left)
➤ Ctrl + 9 ― Switches to the last tab
➤ Ctrl + Tab ― Switches to the next tab
➤ Ctrl + Shift + Tab ― Switches to the previous tabOpening or Closing a Tab or Window
➤ Ctrl + T ― Opens a new tab
➤ Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 ― Closes the current tab
➤ Ctrl + Shift + T ― Reopens the last closed tab
➤ Ctrl + N ― Opens a new browser window
➤ Alt + F4 ― Closes the current browser windowTab Commands Using Mouse and Keyboard
➤ Middle Clicking a Tab ― Closes the tab
➤ Middle Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new background tab
➤ Shift + Left Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new window
➤ Ctrl + Shift + Left Clicking a Link ― Opens it in a new foreground tab
➤ Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up ― Zooms into a page
➤ Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down ― Zooms out of a pageNavigation
➤ Alt + Left Arrow, Backspace ― Loads the previous page
➤ Alt + Right Arrow, Shift + Backspace ― Loads the next page (applies only if the previous command is used at least once).
➤ F5 ― Reloads the page (to the state when opened last)
➤ Ctrl + F5 ― Clears the cached copy of the page and reloads it completely to show server changes if any.
➤ Esc ― Stops loading a page
➤ Alt + Home ― Opens the default homepage
➤ Ctrl + Plus Sign ― Zooms into a page
➤ Ctrl + Minus Sign ― Zooms out of a page
➤ Ctrl + 0 ― Restores the default zoom level
➤ F11 ― Switches to full-screen mode
➤ Space, Page Down ― Scrolls the page down
➤ Shift + Space, Page Up ― Scrolls the page up
➤ Home ― Navigates to the top of page
➤ End ― Navigates to the end of the pageSearch and Address Bar
➤ Ctrl + E ― Highlights the browser's default search box
➤ Alt + Enter ― Searches the typed keyword in a new tab
➤ Ctrl + F ― Opens a search box to find words or phrases on the current page
➤ Ctrl + G ― Finds the next matching word with the one searched for on a page
➤ Ctrl + Shift + G ― Finds the previous matching word with the one searched for on a page
➤ Ctrl + L, F6 ― Highlights the address bar.
➤ Ctrl + Enter ― Adds prefix (www.) and suffix (.com) to the text in the address bar and loads the website.
➤ Alt + Enter ― Opens the website typed in the address bar in a new tabHistory and Bookmarks
➤ Ctrl + H ― Opens the browsing history
➤ Ctrl + J ― Opens the download history
➤ Ctrl + D ― Bookmarks the current website
➤ Ctrl + Shift + Delete ― Opens the 'Clear Browsing History' windowOther Useful Shortcuts
➤ Ctrl + P ― Opens the 'Print' prompt in order to print the current page
➤ Ctrl + S ― Opens the 'Save As' prompt in order to save the current page
➤ Ctrl + O ― Opens a file from the computer (only compatible ones)
➤ F12 ― Opens developer tools
➤ Ctrl + U ― Opens the current page's source code (exception in Internet Explorer)