Internet Explorer Hotkeys keyboard Shortcuts

To Select all items on a webpage use CTRL and A.

To Copy a selected item to the clipboard use CTRL and C.

To Paste an item from the clipboard into a document use CTRL and V.

To Add the current page/document to your favorites use CTRL and D.

To Open the IE search utility use CTRL and E.

To Open the FIND box to search the current document use CTRL and F.

To Open the History utility use CTRL and H.

To Open the Favorites utility use CTRL and I.

To Go to a new location/document use CTRL and L. Also CTRL and O.

To Open a new Explorer window use CTRL and N.

To Print the current page/document use CTRL and P.

To Refresh the current page/document use CTRL and R. Also you can use the F5 key.

To Save the current document/page use CTRL and S.

To Close the current Explorer window use CTRL and W.

These are achieved by holding down and pressing a combination of keys

To go to your default homepage use ALT and the HOME key.

To go forward one page (equivalent to the FORWARD button) use ALT and the right arrow key.

To go back one page (equivalent to the BACK button) use ALT and the left arrow key.

Result in Microsoft Word

Keyboard Shortcut	Result in Microsoft Word
CTRL and A	Selects all in the current document.
CTRL and B	Bold text.
CTRL and C	Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
CTRL and D	Displays the Font dialogue box.
CTRL and E	Centre Alignment.
CTRL and F	Displays the Find dialog box, to search the current document.
CTRL and G	Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific location in the current document.
CTRL and H	Displays the Replace dialogue box.
CTRL and I	Italic text.
CTRL and J	Full Justification.
CTRL and K	Create Hyperlink
CTRL and L	Left Alignment
CTRL and M	Tab
CTRL and N	Creates a new document.
CTRL and O	Displays the Open File dialogue box.
CTRL and P	Displays the Print dialog box.
CTRL and R	Right Alignment.
CTRL and S	Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL and U	Underline text
CTRL and V	Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard into the current position in the document.
CTRL and X	Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard.
CTRL and Y	Redo the last undone action.
CTRL and Z	Undoes the last action.
CTRL and ENTER	Insert Page Break.
CTRL and F2	Show Print preview.
CTRL and F4	Closes the active document window.
CTRL and F6	Opens the next document window.