Keyboard Shortcuts – Web Browser Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer

Keyboard shortcuts save time and help you get exactly where you want to be in seconds. Here are some useful important keyboard shortcuts you can use while searching the Web with the Mozilla Firefox, Google’s Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers.

ESC                               –>    Stop downloading current page
F5                                 –>    Refresh
F11                               –>    Full screen view
ALT + HOME                   –>    Go to homepage
ALT + Left Arrow            –>    Back
ALT + Right Arrow          –>    Forward
CTR + +                       –>    Zoom In
CTR + –                       –>    Zoom Out
CTRL+ 0                      –>    Zoom Reset
CTRL + K                     –>    Select a search bar
CTRL + D                     –>    Add bookmarks
CTRL + B                     –>    Open Bookmarks
CTRL + P                     –>    Print
CTRL + R                     –>    Reload
CTRL + T                     –>    New Tab
CTRL + N                     –>    New Window
CTRL + H                     –>   Open History
CTRL + F                     –>   Find on page
CTRL + W                     –>   Close current tab
CTRL + 9                       –>    Switch to last tab
CTRL + SHIFT + Q       –>    View list of open tabs
CTRL + TAB                   –>    Switch tabs
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB     –>    Switch to previous tab

Google Chrome is 3rd most popular browser: Report Said

Google Chrome browser is now the world’s 3rd most popular web browser with one in five users preferring it.

Google Chrome web browser, edging Mozilla’s Firefox and nibbling at Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the current leader.

Chrome accounted for 22 % of the British web market, compared to 45 % of users preferring Internet Explorer. Apple’s Safari stood at the 4th place with 9% share.

Google search engine said its rush in popularity could be explained by its speed of delivery results, its security and a fresh ad campaign.

Google engineer responsible for Chrome, based in the Danish countryside, said the company’s aim was speed of the browser opening time.