15 keyboard shortcuts to browse the Internet faster (with Firefox, Chrome, IE/Edge or other)

Entering addresses, scrolling pages, opening new tabs, refreshing a page, doing searches, returning to the previous page, or even adding to favorites, are actions that we perform and repeat regularly on his Internet browser.

Whether for work or for pleasure, today we invite you to discover keyboard shortcuts, valid on the majority of browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.), which will allow you to gain speed and efficiency in your Internet navigation :

Scroll down a page

Space : Simply press the “space” key when you are on a web page to scroll down. More practical than scrolling with the mouse!

Scroll up a page

Shift + space : Press on the “shift” key Then ” space “ to navigate through the content of a web page.

Add to favorites

Ctrl+D : You are on a page or website that you like or want to come back to later, add it to your favorites by pressing the “Ctrl” key then on the letter “D”.

Go back to the previous page

Alt + “left” : Press on Alt then on the “left” direction key to return to the previous page.

Go to next page

Alt + “right”: Press on Alt then on the “right” direction key to display the next page.

Open a new tab

Ctrl+T : the use of tabs has become essential on the majority of browsers. Press the “CTRL” key then the letter “T” to quickly open a new tab. All you have to do is type an address to display it on the new tab.

Close a tab

Ctrl+W : practical for cleaning up your tabs. Simply press the “Ctrl” key then the letter “W” to close the tab you are currently on.

Go to the next tab

Ctrl+tab : To quickly reach the next tab, press the “Ctrl” key then the tab key (tab).

Go to previous tab

Ctrl+shift+tab : When you open multiple tabs, tap the “Ctrl” key then on the “shift” key and finally on the tab key to move to the previous tab.

Go to a specific tab

Ctrl+1-8: you can go to another tab than the previous or next one by pressing the key “Ctrl” Then on a number (from 1 to 8) which represents the number of the tab you want to land on.

Enter a new address (focus on address bar)

CTRL+L : with this shortcut you will find yourself directly in the address bar of your browser. You can thus type a new address to replace the old one which was automatically selected.

Refresh a web page

F5 : a page takes too long to display? Press the “F5” key to recharge it.

Zoom (enlarge the text)

Ctrl then “+” : If the text on the page is too small to see clearly, press the “Ctrl” key Then on the “+” symbol.

Zoom out (smaller text)

Ctrl then “–”: To zoom out a page and make text and images smaller, tap the “Ctrl” key then on the symbol “–”.

Revert to default text size

Ctrl+0 : After zooming in or out on a page, you can return to the default text and image size by pressing the “Ctrl” key then on the number “0”.

If you use any other keyboard shortcuts, feel free to share them with us in the comments section.

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