In our earlier article, we have explained the complete list of command URL shortcuts you can use in Edge browser. If you have noticed, the latest Chromium based Edge browser does not have a top menu bar that you can use for quick access. Obviously, you need to frequently perform tasks like opening a new tab while using the browser. Therefore, instead of searching for menu items, it makes sense to use keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge to save time and get things done quickly.
Quick Example of Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Before going to the complete list, let us show some examples so that you can understand how helpful it will be to use keyboard shortcuts.
- Instead of right click and select “View page source” option, you can simply open the source code of a webpage in new tab by pressing “Control + U” keys.
- Take a quick webpage screenshot using “Control + Shift + S” without using the default Windows Snipping Tool.
- Simply press Home or End keys to jump to top or bottom of a webpage.
- Press “Control + Shift + W” keys to close currently opened Edge browser with multiple tabs without any prompt.
Complete List of Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Edge browser.
| Shortcut Keys | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Alt | Focus “Settings and more” icon (three horizontal dots on top right corner) |
| Alt + F | Open Edge “Settings and more” (three horizontal dots on top right corner of the browser) menu (same as Alt + E) |
| Alt + Home | Open home page from your settings |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go to previously visited webpage |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go to the next webpage in forward direction |
| Alt + Shift + B | Focus first item in favorites bar |
| Alt + Shift + I | Send feedback or report problem with screenshot and diagnostic data |
| Alt + Shift + T | Focus the first item in Edge toolbar (generally back arrow) |
| Control + [ | In PDF viewer, rotate 90 degrees anticlockwise |
| Control + ] | In PDF viewer, rotate 90 degrees clockwise |
| Control + \ | Toggle fitting the PDF viewer to fitting to page or width |
| Control + 0 | Reset zoom in/out to default view |
| Control + 1 to 8 | Go to corresponding browser tab starting from 1 to 8 |
| Control + 9 | Navigate to last open tab |
| Control + A | Select all content of a webpage |
| Control + C | Copy the selected content |
| Control + D | Add currently viewing page to favorites |
| Control + Enter | Quickly open the site address with .com and www. For example, type bing in the address bar and press “Control + Enter” to open https://www.bing.com/ |
| Control + F | Search and find text on a page |
| Control + G | Go to next matched word/query when searching with Control + F |
| Control + H | View browsing history as dropdown |
| Control + J | View downloads as a dropdown |
| Control + K | Search in address bar with default search engine (same as Control + E) |
| Control + L | Quickly go to address bar with the URL selected (like Alt + D or F4) |
| Control + Left Click | Opens a link background on new tab and stays on the current page |
| Control + M | Mute the tab playing media content |
| Control + Minus | Zoom out |
| Control + N | Open a new browser window |
| Control + O | Open a file in Edge |
| Control + P | Open Edge print dialog box |
| Control + Page Down | Go to next tab |
| Control + Page Up | Go to previous tab |
| Control + Plus | Zoom in |
| Control + R or F5 | Refresh or reload current webpage |
| Control + S | Save the webpage to computer |
| Control + Shift + , | Toggle vertical tabs on or off |
| Control + Shift + B | Show or hide bookmarks bar |
| Control + Shift + C | Directly open “Elements” tab in Developer Console from a webpage |
| Control + Shift + D | Add all open tabs to favorites in a new folder |
| Control + Shift + Delete | Clear browsing data |
| Control + Shift + G | Go to previous matched word/query when searching with Control + F |
| Control + Shift + I or F12 | Open Developer Tools (you can disable F12 shortcut under the settings page – edge://settings/system) |
| Control + Shift + J | Directly open Console section in Edge Developer Tool |
| Control + Shift + K | Duplicate current tab in a new tab |
| Control + Shift + L | Paste and open URL in address bar or paste and search any queries |
| Control + Shift + N | New InPrivate or incognito window |
| Control + Shift + O | Access favorites section as a dropdown from the favorites icon next to address bar |
| Control + Shift + P | Open system print dialog box |
| Control + Shift + R | Reload page without cache |
| Control + Shift + S | Capture webpage screenshot |
| Control + Shift + T | Reopen previously closed tab, press continuously to open all previously closed tabs (last closed will open first) |
| Control + Shift + Tab | Navigate to tabs in left direction |
| Control + Shift + U | Toggle reading the page’s content aloud |
| Control + Shift + W | Close Edge current window without warning prompt – all tabs in the current window will be closed at once (works like Alt + F4) |
| Control + Shift + X | Select area to copy in clipboard |
| Control + Shift + Y | Open Collections |
| Control + Shift M | Open profile dropdown to login/logout, add profile, use guest/kids mode. |
| Control + T | Open and go to a new tab |
| Control + Tab | Navigate to tabs in right direction |
| Control + U | View webpage source code |
| Control + W | Close current tab |
| End | Take you to the bottom of page |
| Escape | Immediately stop loading the content of a page |
| F1 | Opens Microsoft support page for getting Edge help online |
| F10 + Enter | Access “Settings and more” menu |
| F11 | Toggle full screen on/off |
| F3 | Find the searched query in current tab |
| F6 | Toggle focus to next item |
| F7 | Toggle caret browsing |
| F9 | Toggle immersive reader on or off |
| Home | Move to top of a page |
| Shift + 10 | Edge right click context menu |
| Shift + Esc | Open Edge task manager |
| Shift + F6 | Toggle focus to previous item |
| Shift + Space | Go up one screen on a page (like Page Up) |
| Space | Go down one screen on a page (like Page Down) |
Note: The + symbol in the shortcuts indicates you should hold the combination of keys together and not pressing the actual + key. For example, “Control + W” indicates – press and hold Control and then press W to close the current tab.
