Here are some simple tips to save time and save your eyesight by making smarter use of your Internet browser software.
Popular Windows Shortcuts
Usually people on windows use the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser or the Mozilla Firefox browser so we will focus on those here.
- Ctrl-Plus[+] Increase font size - so you can read small letters easily
- Ctrl-Hyphen[-] Reduce font size - so you can fit more the screen
- Ctrl-Zero[0] Original font size - set the font size back to the standard one for your PC and the site
- F11 Toggle Full screen or normal (regular) screen size
More Windows shortcuts
Popular Macintosh Shortcuts (Usually the Safari browser)
- Cmd-Plus [+] Increase font size
- Cmd Hyphen Reduce font size
- Cmd-Zero[0] Original font size
More Mac shortcuts
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Even More Shortcuts
Here are some more great short cuts for you to consider, most are for the 80% of people out there using windows but many will work on Mac too (use Command instead of Control).
| Keystroke(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| ALT + TAB | Move through open applications |
| CTRL + C | copies highlighted text |
| CTRL + V | Pastes highlighted text |
| CTRL + X | Remove highlighted text |
| CTRL + A | Highlights all the text |
| CTRL + Z | Undo |
| CTRL + Y | Redo |
| ALT +P | Document-print-dialog |
| CTRL + S | Document-save |
| CTRL + W | Close-window |
| CTRL + TAB | Selection-indent |
| SHIFT + TAB | Selection-unindent |
| CTRL + N | Document-new |
| CTRL + O | Document-open-dialog |
| SHIFT + CTRL + ARROWS | Selecting text rather than highlighting with a mouse, grab text one word at a time from the cursor position |
| CTRL + F | This command will search the page for Keywords |
| CTRL + Z | Undo your previous step |
| BACKSPACE | This command will return you to your previous window in some circumstances (not while editing a field) |
| F2 | Find-selection |
| F5 | Refresh the window |
| F11 | Open the window in Full Screen mode |
| For Windows OS users only | |
| WINDOW + M | Helps avoid closing applications with your mouse to get back to the desktop. This minimizes (not closes) all open windows and returns you to the desktop in one quick jump. (The WINDOW key is the one between CTRL and ALT.) |
| WINDOW + E | Launch an instance of Windows Explorer, a very handy program for file management. Use this shortcut instead of running through the Start > Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer route. |
| F1 | Display browser Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item |
| F11 | Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window |
| TAB | Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| SHIFT+TAB | Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| ALT+HOME | Go to your Home page |
| ALT+RIGHT ARROW | Go to the next page |
| ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE | Go to the previous page |
| SHIFT+F10 | Display a shortcut menu for a link |
| CTRL+TAB or F6 | Move forward between frames |
| SHIFT+CTRL+TAB | Move back between frames |
| UP ARROW | Scroll toward the beginning of a document |
| DOWN ARROW | Scroll toward the end of a document |
| PAGE UP | Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments |
| PAGE DOWN | Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments |
| HOME | Move to the beginning of a document |
| END | Move to the end of a document |
| CTRL+F | Find on this page |
| F5 or CTRL+R | Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different |
| CTRL+F5 | Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same |
| ESC | Stop downloading a page |
| CTRL+O or CTRL+L | Go to a new location |
| CTRL+N | Open a new window |
| CTRL+W | Close the current window |
| CTRL+S | Save the current page |
| CTRL+P | Print the current page or active frame |
| ENTER OR SPACEBAR | Activate a selected link (you must have focus on the link already by using tab to get to it) |
| CTRL+E | Open Search in Explorer bar |
| CTRL+I | Open Favorites in Explorer bar |
| CTRL+H | Open History in Explorer bar |
| ALT+D | Select the text in the Address bar |
| F4 | Display the Address bar history |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW | When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /) |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /) |
| CTRL+ENTER | Add “www.” to the beginning and “.com” to the end of the text typed in the Address bar |
| UP ARROW | Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches |
| DOWN ARROW | Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches |
| CTRL+D | Add the current page to your favorites |
| CTRL+B | Open the Organize Favorites dialog box |
| ALT+UP ARROW | Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box |
| ALT+DOWN ARROW | Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box |
