Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts

Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts

In a web browser world where Google Chrome tends to dominate, Microsoft has worked hard to show that Edge is more than competitive. Using the Chromium open-source option, Edge already takes the best of Chrome’s speed and twists it into something that can give it the “edge” (pun intended).

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From its first preview to the world in 2015 to now, Edge has grown significantly and is more than worth considering for any Windows 11 user. Furthermore, this deep set of keyboard shortcuts is another reason to give it a close look.

WindowsmacOSFunction
Ctrl + Shift + BCommand + Shift + BShow or hide the favorites bar.
Ctrl + Shift + CCommand + Shift + COpen Developer tools.
Ctrl + DCommand + DSave your current tab as a favorite.
Ctrl + Shift + DCommand + Shift + DSave all open tabs as favorites in a new folder.
Ctrl + Shift + ECommand + Shift + EOpen search in sidebar.
Ctrl + FCommand + FOpen the “find on page” feature.
F11Command + Ctrl + FTurn full-screen mode on or off.
Ctrl + Opt + FCommand + Option + FSearch the web.
Ctrl + GCommand + GJump to the next result for find on the page.
Ctrl + Shift + GCommand + Shift + GJump to the previous result for find on page.
Ctrl + Shift + HCommand + Shift + HOpen your home page in the current tab.
Ctrl + Opt + JCommand + Option + JOpen the JavaScript Console.
Ctrl + LCommand + LSelect the URL in the address bar to edit.
Ctrl + Opt + LCommand + Option + LOpen Downloads.
Ctrl + MCtrl + MToggle tab mute on and off.
Command + MMinimize window.
Command + Option + MMinimize all Edge windows.
Command + Shift + MLog in a different user or browse as a guest.
Ctrl + NCommand + NOpen a new window.
Ctrl + Shift + NCommand + Shift + NOpen a new window in InPrivate mode.
Ctrl + OCommand + OOpen a file from your computer in Edge.
Ctrl + PCommand + PPrint the current tab.
Ctrl + QCommand + QQuit.
Ctrl + RCommand + RReload the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + RCommand + Shift + RReload the current tab, ignoring cached content.
Ctrl + SCommand + SSave the current tab.
Ctrl + TCommand + TOpen a new tab, and switch to it.
Ctrl + Shift + TCommand + Shift + TReopen the last closed tab, and switch to it.
Ctrl + Shift + UCommand + Shift + UStart or stop Read Aloud.
Ctrl + Shift + VCommand + Shift + VPaste format free text.
Ctrl + WCommand + WClose the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + WCommand + Shift + WClose the current window.
Ctrl + YCommand + YOpen browser history.
Ctrl + 0 (zero)Command + 0 (zero)Reset the zoom level.
Ctrl + 1, 2, … 8Command + 1, 2, … 8Switch to a specific tab.
Ctrl + 9Command + 9Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl + Left arrowCommand + Left arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of the first word in the same line.
Ctrl + Right arrowCommand + Right arrowMove the cursor to the end of the last word in the same line.
Ctrl + DeleteCommand + DeleteDelete the entire text field / entire line of text.
Ctrl + EnterCommand + ReturnSearch the typed query in a new tab.
Ctrl + Shift + DeleteCommand + Shift + DeleteOpen clear browsing data options.
Ctrl + Plus (+)Command + Plus (+)Zoom in.
Ctrl + Minus (-)Command + Minus (-)Zoom out.
Ctrl + \ (in a PDF)Ctrl + \ (in a PDF)Toggle PDF between fit to page / fit to width
Ctrl + [ (in a PDF)Ctrl + [ (in a PDF)Rotate PDF counter-clockwise 90 degrees.
Ctrl + ] (in a PDF)Ctrl + ] (in a PDF)Rotate PDF clockwise 90 degrees.
Ctrl + [Command + [Navigate backward.
Ctrl + ]Command + ]Navigate forward.
Ctrl + Fn + Down arrowCtrl + Fn + Down arrowSwitch to the next tab.
Ctrl + Fn + Up arrowCtrl + Fn + Up arrowSwitch to the previous tab.
F9F9Enter or exit Immersive Reader.
F12F12Open Developer Tools (toggle).
Esc (in full-screen mode)Esc (in full-screen mode)Exit full-screen mode.
EscEscStop loading the page; close the dialog or pop-up.
SpaceSpaceScroll down the webpage, one screen at a time.
Shift + SpaceShift + SpaceScroll up the webpage, one screen at a time.
TabTabMove to the next control.
Shift + TabShift + TabMove to the previous control.
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + TabGo to the next tab.
Shift + Ctrl + TabShift + Ctrl + TabGo to the previous tab.

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