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).

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.

Windows macOS Function
Ctrl + Shift + B Command + Shift + B Show or hide the favorites bar.
Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C Open Developer tools.
Ctrl + D Command + D Save your current tab as a favorite.
Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder.
Ctrl + Shift + E Command + Shift + E Open search in sidebar.
Ctrl + F Command + F Open the “find on page” feature.
F11 Command + Ctrl + F Turn full-screen mode on or off.
Ctrl + Opt + F Command + Option + F Search the web.
Ctrl + G Command + G Jump to the next result for find on the page.
Ctrl + Shift + G Command + Shift + G Jump to the previous result for find on page.
Ctrl + Shift + H Command + Shift + H Open your home page in the current tab.
Ctrl + Opt + J Command + Option + J Open the JavaScript Console.
Ctrl + L Command + L Select the URL in the address bar to edit.
Ctrl + Opt + L Command + Option + L Open Downloads.
Ctrl + M Ctrl + M Toggle tab mute on and off.
Command + M Minimize window.
Command + Option + M Minimize all Edge windows.
Command + Shift + M Log in a different user or browse as a guest.
Ctrl + N Command + N Open a new window.
Ctrl + Shift + N Command + Shift + N Open a new window in InPrivate mode.
Ctrl + O Command + O Open a file from your computer in Edge.
Ctrl + P Command + P Print the current tab.
Ctrl + Q Command + Q Quit.
Ctrl + R Command + R Reload the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Reload the current tab, ignoring cached content.
Ctrl + S Command + S Save the current tab.
Ctrl + T Command + T Open a new tab, and switch to it.
Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Reopen the last closed tab, and switch to it.
Ctrl + Shift + U Command + Shift + U Start or stop Read Aloud.
Ctrl + Shift + V Command + Shift + V Paste format free text.
Ctrl + W Command + W Close the current tab.
Ctrl + Shift + W Command + Shift + W Close the current window.
Ctrl + Y Command + Y Open browser history.
Ctrl + 0 (zero) Command + 0 (zero) Reset the zoom level.
Ctrl + 1, 2, … 8 Command + 1, 2, … 8 Switch to a specific tab.
Ctrl + 9 Command + 9 Switch to the last tab.
Ctrl + Left arrow Command + Left arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the first word in the same line.
Ctrl + Right arrow Command + Right arrow Move the cursor to the end of the last word in the same line.
Ctrl + Delete Command + Delete Delete the entire text field / entire line of text.
Ctrl + Enter Command + Return Search the typed query in a new tab.
Ctrl + Shift + Delete Command + Shift + Delete Open 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 arrow Ctrl + Fn + Down arrow Switch to the next tab.
Ctrl + Fn + Up arrow Ctrl + Fn + Up arrow Switch to the previous tab.
F9 F9 Enter or exit Immersive Reader.
F12 F12 Open Developer Tools (toggle).
Esc (in full-screen mode) Esc (in full-screen mode) Exit full-screen mode.
Esc Esc Stop loading the page; close the dialog or pop-up.
Space Space Scroll down the webpage, one screen at a time.
Shift + Space Shift + Space Scroll up the webpage, one screen at a time.
Tab Tab Move to the next control.
Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Move to the previous control.
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab Go to the next tab.
Shift + Ctrl + Tab Shift + Ctrl + Tab Go to the previous tab.

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