Mouse is considered one of the greatest and most useful computing technologies ever made but sometimes the redundant point and click actions can slow you down. We all know that keyboard shortcuts are very useful to be more productive when using your PC. When using the web browser, keyboard shortcuts are pretty handy as they help you in getting thing done faster. Each of the web browser have their own shortcuts, but there are lot of shortcuts which are common to all browsers.
Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts you can use while surfing the web to save time and you get exactly where you want to be in seconds. Whether you're using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari or Opera, these keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.
Ctrl+1 to 8 Switch to the specified tab
Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to the previous tab
Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 Close the Current tab
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl+T Open a new tab
Ctrl+N Open a new browser window
Alt+F4 Close the current window
Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab
Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a background tab
Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser window
Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a foreground tab
Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back
Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward
F5 – Reload
Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website
Escape – Stop
Alt+Home – Open homepage
Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mouse wheel Up – Zoom in
Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mouse wheel Down — Zoom out
Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level
F11 – Full-screen mode
Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame
Shift+Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame
Home – Top of page
End – Bottom of page
Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only)
Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 - Focus the address bar so you can begin typing
Ctrl+Enter - type baatkar into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open www.baatkar.com
Alt+Enter - Open the location in the address bar in new tab
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E - Focus the browser's built in search box
Alt + Enter - Perform a search from the search box in a new tab
Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page
Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page
Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history
Ctrl+J – Open the download history
Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website
Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window
Ctrl+P – Print the current page
Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer
Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer
Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in IE.)
F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug extension for Firefox.)
Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts you can use while surfing the web to save time and you get exactly where you want to be in seconds. Whether you're using Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari or Opera, these keyboard shortcuts will work in your browser.
Tabs
Ctrl+1 to 8 Switch to the specified tab
Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab
Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to the previous tab
Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 Close the Current tab
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl+T Open a new tab
Ctrl+N Open a new browser window
Alt+F4 Close the current window
Mouse Actions for Tabs
Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a background tab
Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser window
Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a foreground tab
Navigation
Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back
Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward
F5 – Reload
Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website
Escape – Stop
Alt+Home – Open homepage
Zooming
Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mouse wheel Up – Zoom in
Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mouse wheel Down — Zoom out
Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level
F11 – Full-screen mode
Scrolling
Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame
Shift+Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame
Home – Top of page
End – Bottom of page
Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only)
Address Bar
Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 - Focus the address bar so you can begin typing
Ctrl+Enter - type baatkar into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open www.baatkar.com
Alt+Enter - Open the location in the address bar in new tab
Search
Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E - Focus the browser's built in search box
Alt + Enter - Perform a search from the search box in a new tab
Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page
Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page
History & Bookmarks
Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history
Ctrl+J – Open the download history
Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website
Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window
Other Functions
Ctrl+P – Print the current page
Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer
Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer
Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in IE.)
F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug extension for Firefox.)