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| | >>Home >>Tips & Tricks Most of the following web browser shortcuts not only work with Internet Explorer (IE) but also with other popular browsers including Firefox. Easy URL Entry-Your New Favorite Shortcuts
How many times a day do you click into the Internet Explorer (IE) address bar and then type WWW [dot] SOMETHING [dot] COM? Try these great shortcuts together to speed up just about every entry into your browser address bar: - Go to the Address bar: [Alt] + D
- To automatically add www. before, and .com after, what you're typing in the Address bar and go to that site: [Ctrl] + [Enter]
For instance, to go to the Microsoft website, press [Alt] + D, then type microsoft, and then press [Ctrl] + [Enter]. See how many clicks and keystrokes you can save with these two combinations. Change Your Browser Page Views: Zoom In and Out 
Large monitors, small netbook screens, big text, tiny text...different sizes can all affect how well you can view and read website pages. Grab control of your views in Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, and other popular web browsers with these easy shortcuts: - Zoom In: [Ctrl] + (plus) repeat as needed
- Zoom Out: [Ctrl] - (minus) repeat as needed
-OR- - View menu > Zoom
- Back to 100% View: [Ctrl] 0 (zero)
Even better, if you have a roller wheel on your mouse, hold down [Ctrl] and roll up or down to change the font and page size. Stop and Refresh
To save time loading and updating web pages: - To stop downloading a web page: [Esc]
- To refresh the current web page: [F5] or [Ctrl] + R
Change Your Browser Window
Customize the view of your IE browser window with these tricks: - To show or hide the History bar: [Ctrl] + H
- To show or hide the Favorites bar: [Ctrl] + I
- To toggle full-screen mode on or off: [F11]
Find in a Web Page
Save time finding a word or phrase on a web page with a quick
find. This shortcut is especially handy when you get to a page
via a search engine but the search term you are looking for is not quickly found. - To open the Find dialog box: [Ctrl] + F
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To keep your current browser window open and also move to another website, open another window with [Ctrl] + N or File > New > Window.
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