Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Edge
Viewing and exploring webpages
Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something you'd typically do with a mouse. Here’s the list for the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge for Mac.
| To do this | Press this key |
|---|---|
| Show or hide the favorites bar | Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Set focus on the first item in the favorites bar | Alt + Shift + B |
| Save the current tab as a favorite | Ctrl + D |
| Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Select the URL in the address bar to edit | Alt + D |
| Open a search query in the address bar | Ctrl + E |
| Open the Settings and more ... menu | Alt + F |
| Jump to the next result for find on page | Ctrl + G |
| Jump to the previous result for find on page | Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Open History | Ctrl + H |
| Open Developer Tools | Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Open the Send feedback dialog | Alt + Shift + I |
| Open Downloads | Ctrl + J |
| Open a search query in the address bar | Ctrl + K |
| Duplicate the current tab | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Select the URL in the address bar to edit | Ctrl + L |
| Paste and search or Paste and go (if it's a URL) | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Mute the current tab (toggle) | Ctrl + M |
| Sign in as a different user or browse as a Guest | Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Open a new window | Ctrl + N |
| Open a new InPrivate window | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Open a file from your computer in Edge | Ctrl + O |
| Open Favorites | Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Print the current page | Ctrl + P |
| Print using the system dialog | Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Reload the current page | Ctrl + R |
| Reload the current page, ignoring cached content | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Save the current page | Ctrl + S |
| Open a new tab and switch to it | Ctrl + T |
| Reopen the last closed tab, and switch to it | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Set focus on the first item in the app bar toolbar | Alt + Shift + T |
| View source | Ctrl + U |
| Start or stop Read Aloud | Ctrl + Shift + U |
| Paste without formatting | Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Close the current tab | Ctrl + W |
| Close the current window | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Open Collections | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Reset page zoom level | Ctrl + 0 (zero) |
| Switch to a specific tab | Ctrl + 1, 2, ... 8 |
| Switch to the last tab | Ctrl + 9 |
| Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the address bar | Ctrl + Enter |
| Switch to the next tab | Ctrl + Tab |
| Switch to the previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + Plus (+) |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + Minus (-) |
| Toggle PDF between fit to page / fit to width | Ctrl + \ (in a PDF) |
| Rotate PDF counter-clockwise 90* | Ctrl + [ (in a PDF) |
| Rotate PDF clockwise 90* | Ctrl + ] (in a PDF) |
| Open clear browsing data options | Ctrl + Shift + Delete |
| Set focus on the Settings and more ... button | Alt |
| Go back | Alt + Left arrow |
| Go forward | Alt + Right arrow |
| Open your home page in the current tab | Alt + Home |
| Close the current window | Alt + F4 |
| Open Help | F1 |
| Find in the current tab | F3 |
| Select the URL in the address bar | F4 |
| Close the current tab | Ctrl + F4 |
| Reload the current tab | F5 |
| Reload the current tab, ignoring cached content | Shift + F5 |
| Move focus to next pane | F6 |
| Move focus to previous pane | Shift + F6 |
| Move focus to the web content pane | Ctrl + F6 |
| Turn caret browsing on or off | F7 |
| Enter or exit Immersive Reader | F9 |
| Set focus on the Settings and more ... button | F10 |
| Open Setting and more ... menu | F10 + Enter |
| Open context menu | Shift + F10 |
| Enter full screen (toggle) | F11 |
| Open Developer Tools | F12 |
| Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up | Esc |
| Scroll down webpage, one screen at a time | Spacebar |
| Scroll up webpage, one screen at a time | Shift + Spacebar |
| Scroll down webpage, one screen at a time | PgDn |
| Switch to the next tab | Ctrl + PgDn |
| Scroll up webpage, one screen at a time | PgUp |
| Switch to the previous tab | Ctrl + PgUp |
| Go to the top of the page, Move keyboard focus to first item of pane | Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page, Move keyboard focus to last item of pane | End |
| Go to next tab stop | Tab |
| Go to previous tab stop | Shift + Tab |
| To do this | Press this key |
|---|---|
| Show or hide the favorites bar | Command + Shift + B |
| Open Developer tools | Command + Shift + C |
| Save your current tab as a favorite | Command + D |
| Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder | Command + Shift + D |
| Open find on page | Command + F |
| Turn full-screen mode on or off | Command + Ctrl + F |
| Search the web | Command + Option + F |
| Jump to the next result for find on page | Command + G |
| Jump to the previous result for find on page | Command + Shift + G |
| Open your home page in the current tab | Command + Shift + H |
| Open the JavaScript Console | Command + Option + J |
| Select the URL in the address bar to edit | Command + L |
| Open Downloads | Command + Option + L |
| Toggle tab mute on and off | Ctrl + M |
| Minimize window | Command + M |
| Minimize all windows of the front app | Command + Option + M |
| Log in a different user or browse as a guest | Command + Shift + M |
| Open a new window | Command + N |
| Open a new window in InPrivate mode | Command + Shift + N |
| Open a file from your computer in Edge | Command + O |
| Print the current tab | Command + P |
| Quit | Command + Q |
| Reload the current tab | Command + R |
| Reload the current tab, ignoring cached content | Command + Shift + R |
| Save the current tab | Command + S |
| Open a new tab, and switch to it | Command + T |
| Reopen the last closed tab, and switch to it | Command + Shift + T |
| Start or stop Read Aloud | Command + Shift + U |
| Paste format free text | Command + Shift + V |
| Close the current tab | Command + W |
| Close the current window | Command + Shift + W |
| Open History | Command + Y |
| Reset zoom level | Command + 0 (zero) |
| Switch to a specific tab | Command + 1, 2, ... 8 |
| Switch to the last tab | Command + 9 |
| Move cursor to the beginning of first word in the same line | Command + Left arrow |
| Move cursor to the end of last word in the same line | Command + Right arrow |
| Delete the entire text field / entire line of text | Command + Delete |
| Search the typed query in new tab | Command + Return |
| Open clear browsing data options | Command + Shift + Delete |
| Zoom in | Command + Plus (+) |
| Zoom out | Command + Minus (-) |
| Toggle PDF between fit to page / fit to width | Ctrl + \ (in a PDF) |
| Rotate PDF counter-clockwise 90* | Ctrl + [ (in a PDF) |
| Rotate PDF clockwise 90* | Ctrl + ] (in a PDF) |
| Navigate backward | Command + [ |
| Navigate forward | Command + ] |
| Switch to the next tab | Ctrl + Fn + Down arrow |
| Switch to the previous tab | Ctrl + Fn + Up arrow |
| Enter or exit Immersive Reader | F9 |
| Open Developer Tools (toggle) | F12 |
| Exit full-screen mode | ESC (in full-screen mode) |
| Stop loading page; close dialog or pop-up | ESC |
| Scroll down webpage, one screen at a time | Space |
| Scroll up webpage, one screen at a time | Shift + Space |
| Move to the next control | Tab |
| Move to the previous control | Shift + Tab |
| Go to the next tab | Ctrl + Tab |
| Go to the previous tab | Shift + Ctrl + Tab |