Essential Computer Shortcuts to Boost Productivity and Efficiency

Shortcut

Description

Alt + Home

Shows your homepage

Alt + Tab

Switch between different browsers

Alt + Left Arrow

Goes back a page

Alt + Right Arrow

Goes forward by a page

F11

Displays the full screen mode of the present website

Esc

Stop from downloading a page

Ctrl + (- or +)

Zoom in or out of any webpage

Ctrl + 1-8

Use Ctrl along with any number to revolve around the tabs

Ctrl + 9

Takes you to the last tab

Ctrl + 0

Reset browser to default

Ctrl + Shift + Del

Shows the clear data window

Ctrl + Shift + B

Toggle around b/w hidden and shown bookmarks

Ctrl + A

Selects every piece of content on the page

Ctrl + D

Adds a bookmark in the present page

Ctrl + F

Displays the find box to search texts.

Ctrl + O

Opens a file

Ctrl + Shift + O

Takes you to the bookmark manager page

Ctrl + H

Opens the history of the browser

Ctrl + J

Shows the download window

Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E

Moves the cursor of the text

Ctrl + L

Takes the cursor to the address browser

Ctrl + N

Opens a new browser window

Ctrl + Shift + N

Opens window in private mode

Ctrl + P

Prints the present page

Ctrl + R or F5

Refreshes the page you are on currently

Ctrl + S

Saves the present page

Ctrl + T

Opens a brand-new tab

Ctrl + U

Opens the source code of the page

Ctrl + W

Exits the tab that you are on

Ctrl + Shift + W

Shuts down the window

Ctrl + Tab

Moves right in the tab pane through each tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Moves right to the tab page through each tab

Ctrl + Left-click

Opens a link in a new tab

Ctrl + Shift Left-click

Open a link in a new tab and switch to it

Ctrl + Page Down

Takes the browser tab to the right

Ctrl + Page Up

Takes the browser tab to the right

Spacebar

Takes you one down of the page at once

Shift + Spacebar

Takes you one up of the page

Home

Extreme top of the page

End

Extreme end of the page