IE7: Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Internet Explorer

Contributed by MickeyMouse February 11, 2006  
Tagged: Internet Explorer IE7

Internet Explorer 7 has tab and other new features. For all you shortcut fans, this is comprehensive list of all of these new shortcuts.

All the original shortcuts from IE6 still work as well.

Tab Shortcuts:

Click Middle mouse button Open a link in a background tab
Click Middle mouse button on the tab Close a tab
Double click on empty tab band space Open a new tab
Ctrl+Click Open links in a new tab in the background
Ctrl+Shift+Click Open links in a new tab in the foreground
Ctrl+T Open a new tab in the foreground
Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch between tabs
Ctrl+W Close current tab (or current window when there are no open tabs)
Alt+Enter Open a new tab in the foreground from the address bar
Ctrl+n (n can be 1-8) – Switch to the n’th tab
Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+Alt+F4 Close other tabs
Ctrl+Q Open quick tabs

Zoom:

Ctrl+(+) Increase zoom (+ 10%)
Ctrl+(-) Decrease zoom (-10%)
Ctrl+0 Original size (100% zoom)

Search:

Ctrl+E Go to the Toolbar Search Box
Alt+Enter Open your search query in a new tab
Ctrl+Down Arrow Bring down the search provider menu

Favorites Center:

Ctrl+I Open Favorites Center to your favorites
Ctrl+H Open Favorites Center to your history
Ctrl+J Open Favorites Center to your feeds

Scroll Through History:

Hold SHIFT and Scroll the Mouse – This will allow you to review your history as stored in memory. This is great for reviewing what was typed into forms.

Display the Classic Menus:

Pressing ALT alone with display the classic menus temporarily.