Internet Explorer Tips and Tricks

You would find lots of tips and tricks for Firefox but here we great collection of tips and tricks for our old Internet Explorer.

1. Quick jump to Web Site IE:
   Type just the Internet domain name in the URL Address field and hold down ctrl enter keys.
   This will fill in www as the machine name and TLD .com
2. Quick jump to Web Site Part II IE:
   Type go eBay in the URL address field.
   This will go to MSN search page site and select the best match.
3. Presentation Mode IE:
   Select the F11 function key to enter Presentation mode.
   Select the F11 function key to toggle back.
4. Resize Text Size IE:
   Hold down ctrl key and move the wheel on the mouse.
   The page text will enlarge or shrink.
5. Page forward and back IE:
   Hold down shift key and move the wheel on the mouse.
   This will page forward or backward through the pages selected.
6. Quick jump to the addresses IE:
   Select the alt and D keys together.
   This will select the URL address field.
7. Page scroll using mouse wheel button IE:
   Push down on the mouse wheel button and slide the whole mouse up and down.
   This will page up and down the screen.
8. Select visited web site addresses IE:
   Select the F4 function key.
   This will show a listing of sites you have visited for selection.
9. Refresh the page IE and Netscape 6 :
   Select the F5 function key.
   This will refresh the current page.
10. Quick Search IE:
    In the address field type find or ? Then your topic or keyword
    this will go to MSN search engine and search on your topic.
11. Quick Search part II IE:
    Select the F3 function key.
    This will display the left side search column box.
12. Open a New IE Window:
    Enter Control N
    A new IE browser window will appear.
13. Open a New IE Window with One Click:
    Hold down shift and click on the link.
    A new IE browser window will appear.
14. Page forward and back using arrow keys IE:
    Hold Alt button and use the arrow keys to page forward and back.
15. Stop flashing images IE:
    Find a site that has flashing images About.com
    after the page loads select the Esc button.
16. Get to Your Favorites with Keyboard Shortcut IE :
    Enter Control-I will bring up your left pane favorites.
    Enter Control-I will make it disappear
    Enter Control-B to organize your favorites
17. Print Part of a Web Page IE:
    Select the area you want to print with your mouse.
    Select the print option from the menu bar - not the print icon.
    Change the print range area to selection.

Here is the list of shortcut keys for Internet explorer.

• CTRL+A: Select all
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+F: Find
• CTRL+E: Search
• CTRL+W: Close window
• CTRL+N: New browser window
• CTRL+R: Refresh web page
• CTRL+O: new location - esc to close
• CTRL+D: quickly save a Web page to your Favorites list
• CTRL+I: Favorites
• CTRL+P: Print the page
• CTRL+H: History
• CTRL+tab: go to URL Address field
• Alt+Spacebar+X: Window Maximize
• Alt+Spacebar+R: Window Restore
• Alt+Spacebar+N: Window Minimize
• Home key: beginning of page
• End key: bottom of page
• Backspace key: move back a page.
• CTRL+LEFT+ARROW: quickly move the cursor back between parts of the address.

Previous pages quickly, click the small down arrow to the right of the Back button.