Internet Explorer Tips Tricks

Internet Explorer - Quickly Access Address Bar

Press 'Alt + D'




Disable Script Debugging

1. Start Internet Explorer
2. Go to Tools / Internet Options
3. Click on the Advanced tab
4. Under the Browsing section, check Disable script debugging and uncheck Display notification about every script error

Use Your Own Style Sheet for All Web Pages

1. Select Tools / Internet Options
2. Click on the Accessibility button
3. Check Format documents using my style sheet
4. Browse to the location of the style sheet you want to use

Scroll Through Web Pages Easily

Space Bar --> Page Down

Shift + Space Bar --> Page Up

Change Font Size

Hold down CTRL key and use the mouse wheel to increase/decrease font size

Internet Explorer - Full Screen Mode

Hit F11 key. Hit F11 key again to exit full screen mode




Open Link in a New Window

Hold SHIFT key first - then click on tips

Close Multiple Windows

Some web sites open up multiple windows, Prefer Ctrl+W keys tha than Alt + F4 to close the windows. It works better.

Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing and exploring Web pages

      HOME             Move to the beginning of a document 
      END              Move to the end of a document 
      CTRL+F           Find on this page 
      F11              Toggle between Full Screen/ regular
      TAB              Move forward through the items 
      SHIFT+TAB        Move back through the items
      ALT+HOME         Go to your Home page 
      ALT+RIGHT ARROW  Go to the next page 
      BACKSPACE        Go to the previous page 
      SHIFT+F10        Display a shortcut menu for a link 
      F6               Move forward between frames 
      SHIFT+CTRL+TAB   Move back between frames 
      UP ARROW         Scroll toward the beginning of a document 
      DOWN ARROW       Scroll toward the end of a document 
      PAGE UP          Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments 
      PAGE DOWN        Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments 
      ESC              Stop downloading a page 
      CTRL+L           Go to a new location 
      CTRL+N           Open a new window 
      CTRL+W           Close the current window 
      CTRL+S           Save the current page 
      CTRL+P           Print the current page or active frame 
      ENTER            Activate a selected link 
      CTRL+E           Open Search in Explorer bar 
      CTRL+I           Open Favorites in Explorer bar 
      CTRL+H           Open History in Explorer bar