Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
5-Min Read|Aug 24, 2021|

Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

The more keyboard shortcuts you know, the more efficient a user you become. Are you aware of the many keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Edge?

The more you know about the software you use every day, the more productive and effective you’ll become while you’re using it.

Case in point: don’t you think you should know about the many keyboard shortcuts available in Microsoft Edge?

What Is The Most Useful Keyboard Shortcut?

While there are many shortcuts available in Microsoft Edge, the most useful by far is the following:

Ctrl + 1, 2, … 8 — Switch to a specific tab

Using this shortcut, you can easily jump between your tabs in a given browser window, without having to use a mouse or trackpad, or move sequentially left to right. This shortcut makes navigation and multitasking easier than ever.

What Are Some Cool Shortcuts On A Keyboard?

Each and every keyboard shortcut available in Microsoft Edge helps users to work more efficiently and productively. However, the following 5, in particular, are especially useful:

  1. Ctrl + T — Open a new tab and switch to it
  2. Ctrl + Shift + T — Reopen the last closed tab, and switch to it
  3. Ctrl + M — Mute the current tab (toggle)
  4. Ctrl + Shift + U — Start or stop Read Aloud
  5. F9 — Enter or exit Immersive Reader

What Keyboard Shortcuts Can I Use?

Check out this complete list of Microsoft Edge shortcuts:

  • Ctrl + Shift + B — Show or hide the favorites bar
  • Alt + Shift + B — Set focus on the first item in the favorites bar
  • Ctrl + D — Save the current tab as a favorite
  • Ctrl + Shift + D — Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder
  • Alt + D — Select the URL in the address bar to edit
  • Ctrl + E — Open a search query in the address bar
  • Alt + E — Open the Settings and more “…” menu
  • Alt + F — Open the Settings and more “…” menu
  • Ctrl + G —  Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search
  • Ctrl + Shift + G — Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search
  • Ctrl + H — Open History in a new tab (web UI)
  • Ctrl + Shift + I — Open Developer Tools
  • Alt + Shift + I — Open the Send feedback dialogue
  • Ctrl + J — Open Downloads in a new tab (web UI)
  • Ctrl + K — Open a search query in the address bar
  • Ctrl + Shift + K — Duplicate the current tab
  • Ctrl + L — Select the URL in the address bar to edit
  • Ctrl + Shift + L — Paste and search or Paste and go (if it’s a URL)
  • Ctrl + Shift + M — Sign in as a different user or browse as a Guest
  • Ctrl + N — Open a new window
  • Ctrl + Shift + N — Open a new InPrivate window
  • Ctrl + O — Open a file from your computer in Edge
  • Ctrl + Shift + O — Open Favorites management
  • Ctrl + P — Print the current page
  • Ctrl + Shift + P — Print using the system dialog
  • Ctrl + Shift + R — Reload the current page, ignoring cached content
  • Ctrl + S — Save the current page
  • Alt + Shift + T — Set focus on the first item in the toolbar
  • Ctrl + U — View source
  • Ctrl + Shift + V — Paste without formatting
  • Ctrl + W — Close the current tab
  • Ctrl + Shift + W — Close the current window
  • Ctrl + Shift + Y — Open Collections
  • Ctrl + 0 (zero) — Reset zoom level
  • Ctrl + 9 — Switch to the last tab
  • Ctrl + Enter — Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the address bar
  • Ctrl + \ (in a PDF) — Toggle PDF between fit to page / fit to width
  • Ctrl + [ (in a PDF) — Rotate PDF counterclockwise 90°
  • Ctrl + ] (in a PDF) —  Rotate PDF clockwise 90°
  • Ctrl + Shift + Delete — Open clear browsing data options
  • Alt  — Set focus on the Settings and more “…” button
  • Alt + Left arrow — Go back
  • Alt + Right arrow  — Go forward
  • Alt + Home — Open your home page in the current tab
  • Alt + F4 — Close the current window
  • F1 — Open Help
  • F3 — Find in the current tab
  • F4 — Select the URL in the address bar
  • Ctrl + F4 — Close the current page in the current tab
  • F5 — Reload the current tab
  • Shift + F5 — Reload the current tab, ignoring cached content
  • F6 — Switch focus to next pane
  • Shift + F6  — Switch focus to previous pane
  • F7 — Turn caret browsing on or off
  • F10 — Set focus on the Settings and more “…” button
  • F10 + Enter — Open Setting and more “…” menu
  • Shift + F10 — Open context menu
  • F11 — Enter full screen (toggle)
  • F12 — Open Developer Tools
  • Esc — Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up
  • Spacebar — Scroll down webpage, one screen at a time
  • Shift + Spacebar — Scroll up webpage, one screen at a time
  • PgDn — Scroll down webpage, one screen at a time
  • Ctrl + PgDn — Switch to the next tab
  • PgUp — Scroll up webpage, one screen at a time
  • Ctrl + PgUp — Switch to the previous tab
  • Home — Go to the top of the page, Move keyboard focus to first item of the pane
  • End — Go to the bottom of the page, Move keyboard focus to last item of the pane

Which Are The 5 Basic Shortcut Keys?

If you’re not interested in learning the dozens of shortcuts listed above, that’s OK. However, any user, no matter their level of interest or their purposes for using Microsoft Edge, should know the following five shortcuts:

  1. Ctrl + F — Find on page
  2. Ctrl + R — Reload the current page
  3. Ctrl + Tab — Switch to the next tab
  4. Ctrl + Shift + Tab —  Switch to the previous tab
  5. Ctrl + Plus (+) / Ctrl + Minus (-)   — Zoom in / Zoom out

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