Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

Beginning from Internet Explorer (IE) browser, it comes with several keyboard shortcuts for navigation to speed up using and switching in browser. Microsoft Edge is an elegant and unique default browser that built-in Windows 10 which has fast rendering engine to enhance users’ superb experience.

Here’s a few common used keyboard shortcuts to accelerate usage Microsoft Edge to increase productivity and save time:

Zoom

• Ctrl + + : Zoom in
• Ctrl + – : Zoom out
• Ctrl + 0 : Zoom to 100%

Tabs and windows

• Ctrl + 1 : Switch to the tab #1
• Ctrl + 2 : Switch to the tab #2
• Ctrl + 3 : Switch to the tab #3
• Ctrl + 4 : Switch to the tab #4
• Ctrl + 5 : Switch to the tab #5
• Ctrl + 6 : Switch to the tab #6
• Ctrl + 7 : Switch to the tab #7
• Ctrl + 8 : Switch to the tab #8
• Ctrl + 9 : Switch to the last tab
• Ctrl + Tab : Switch to the next tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Switch to the previous tab
• Ctrl + Shift + K : Clone the current tab in the background
• Ctrl + K : Duplicate the current tab
• Ctrl + Shift + T : Reopen the last tab you closed
• Ctrl + T : Open a new tab
• Ctrl + W : Close the current tab
• Ctrl + F4 : Close the current tab
• Ctrl + N : Open a new window
• Alt + Spacebar : Open the system menu
• Alt + Spacebar + C : Close Microsoft Edge
• Alt + Spacebar + M : Move the browser window with arrow keys
• Alt + Spacebar + N : Minimize the browser window
• Alt + Spacebar + R : Restore the browser window
• Alt + Spacebar + S : Resize the browser window using arrow keys
• Alt + Spacebar + X : Maximize the browser window
• Alt + F4 : Close the current active window

Scrolling and Navigation

• F7 : Toggle the Caret browsing mode
• Alt + D : Move focus to the address bar
• F4 : Move focus to the address bar
• Ctrl + L : Move focus to the address bar
• Left arrow : Scroll left on the current web page
• Right arrow : Scroll right on the current web page
• Up arrow : Scroll up on the current web page
• Down arrow : Scroll down on the current web page
• Backspace : Go to the previous page that was opened in the current tab
• Ctrl : +click Open a link in a new tab
• Ctrl + Shift : + click Open a link in a new tab and switch to the tab
• Alt + Shift : + click Open a link in a new window
• Ctrl + Enter : Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of the text typed in the address bar
• Ctrl + Shift + L : Open the address bar query in a new tab
• Ctrl + Shift + P : Open a new InPrivate browsing window
• Ctrl + E : Open a search query in the address bar
• Alt + Left arrow : Go to previous page that was opened in the current tab
• Alt + Right arrow : Go to next page that was opened in the current tab
• Ctrl + R : Reload the current page
• F5 : Reload the current page
• End : Move to the bottom of the page
• Esc : Stop loading the page
• Home : Move to top of page
• Tab : Move forward through the items on a web page
• Shift + Tab : Move back through the items on a web page

Options and features

• Alt + C : Open Cortana
• Alt + J : Feedback & reporting
• Alt + X : Open Settings
• Ctrl + Shift + B : Toggle the Favourites bar
• Ctrl + Shift + R : Toggle the Reading view
• Ctrl + Shift + Delete : Open the clear browsing data pane
• Ctrl + D : Add the current site to Favorites
• Ctrl + H : Open History
• Ctrl + I : Open Favorites
• Ctrl + J : Open Downloads
• Ctrl + P : Print the current page
• F12 : Open Developer Tools

Text functions

• Ctrl + A : Select all
• Ctrl + F : Find some text on the current page

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