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28 essential
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shortcuts for
Microsoft Edge
that you should
know
BY MARK GUIM

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2015 at 7:33 pm EDT

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so here are a few more
shortcuts that you should know. This time, we
share 28 keyboard shortcuts that can be very
handy when using Microsoft Edge. These
shortcuts can help you browse the web more
efficiently on Microsoft's latest OS. Give them a
try and let us know which shortcuts you'll be
using.

Shortcut

Action

Ctrl + D

Add current site to

favorites or reading list

Ctrl + E

Open a search query in

the address bar

Ctrl + F

Find on page

Ctrl + H

Open history pane

Ctrl + I

Open favorites pane

Ctrl + J

Open downloads pane

Ctrl + K

Duplicate tab

Ctrl + L or F4 or Alt
+D

Select the address bar

Ctrl + N

Open a new window

Ctrl + P

Print the current page

Ctrl + R or F5

Refresh the page

Ctrl + T

Open a new tab

Ctrl + W

Close current tab

Ctrl + Shift + P

Open a new InPrivate

Browsing window

Ctrl + Shift + R

Enter reading view

Ctrl +1, 2, 3,, 8

Switch to a specific tab

number

Ctrl + 9

Switch to the last tab

Ctrl + plus (+)

Zoom in (25%)

Ctrl + minus (-)

Zoom out (25%)

Ctrl + 0

Reset zoom level

Backspace or Alt +
Left arrow

Go back

Alt + Right arrow

Go forward

Esc

Stop loading the page

Ctrl + click

Open link in a new tab

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Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch to the previous

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Ctrl + Shift + click

Open link in a new tab

and switch to the tab

Alt + Shift + click

Open link in a new

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While we can perform all of these actions with the

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Daniel Rubino

I need more memory for these...like brain memory, not the

computer kind. It's all filled with useless Lumia models.

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I just need Ctrl + Shift + P

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Daniel Rubino

Had to look that up in this handy guide. I'm back.

Response is L O L.

3 months ago

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jsnod25

You forgot ctrl+shift+T which will re-open

last "closed" tab... Very handy if you
accidentally closed a tab.

3 months ago

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marcosbabu

Hahahahaha

3 months ago

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fwaits

I wish they would add the right click context

option to launch an In-Private window from the
taskbar icon like you could/can with IE.

3 months ago

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adrian1338

Well I would love a inprivate link directly

on the desktop or start menu. This way I
dont need to open a browser to open
inprivate browsing. I often use this for
work in accounts that are cookie related.
for example I could access to
Outlook.com accounts at the same time
on the same PC.. Well or .. what ever Mark
is talking about :P

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pierrerv

Ctrl+ shift+P = Inprivate browsing= Pornhub

3 months ago

Zachary Boddy

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borin srun

What about removing core app permanently from

windows 10.

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Surge06

You could always download more RAM.

3 months ago

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milkybuet

Nothing to worry, these are pretty much standard

keyboard shortcuts for browsers. You learn for one,
you learn for all.

3 months ago

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RohanRonQM

Most of these are the same keyboard shortcuts on

Mozilla Firefox and Maxthon

3 months ago

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marcosbabu

If that helps, at least half of those already existed for

Internet Explorer. Including Ctrl+Shift+P :-)

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Cryio

All of those existed for IE.

3 months ago

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funkyGeneral

All in IE, and they forgot one of my most used,

ctrl+enter - adds "www." and ".com" to whatever
you are typing in the address bar, and than goes
to that page

3 months ago

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Bjarne Christoffersen

Actually it added www. .(windows reagon

like for me its .dk)

3 months ago

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Kieran Jeffery

What's this "mouse" thing you speak of?

3 months ago

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wpgeek820

We definitely need an article for this.

3 months ago

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Zachary Boddy

How in the world did you miss [Alt] + [Home] for Home
Page? I wouldn't have minded if it was 29 keyboard
shortcuts, odd numbers are okay guys.

3 months ago

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Zachary Boddy

Also don't forget [Ctrl] + [F4] to close the current tab

(actually it's [Fn] + [Ctrl] + [F4] for me because of Toshiba
Function Key).

3 months ago

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adrian1338

You should change the function key settings in the

BIOS. Usually you have a trigger there. ON my Lenovo I
think I even had a trigger to switch FN keys with Ctrl
because Lenovo was bright enough to swap those
around

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klewis2046

Can't figure out how to make a web page shortcut to

desktop. Is there a keyboard shortcut for that function on
Microsoft Edge? In IE it was as simple as right clicking the
web page and then clicking the shortcut option.

3 months ago

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TechAbstract

Hate the Backspace shortcut. Sometimes I fill out a form

then accidentally press the backspace button would go
back to previous page.

3 months ago

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Ramo16

The best browser navigation is opera mouse gestures.

I knew most of them, but open new private window will
come in handy.

3 months ago

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Nima Chalebyani

YOU GUYS FORGOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE!!!

Ctrl + Shift + T: Reopen recently closed Tab. It even
remembers the whole page history of that specific tab. You
can go previous page or forward page depending on how

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aXross

Yeah, this one is very essential. Especially that Edge

doesn't have a feature to have Reopening Closed Tabs
and Session.

3 months ago

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deMaelstrom

Ctrl + L or F4 or Alt + D
Select the address bar
F6 works fine too.

3 months ago

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moc426

And these shortcuts made me realize we don't have a view

full screen mode on Edge.

3 months ago

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aXross

Yeah, its quite sad at they didn't make it at launch.

I hope that immersive browsing experience from
Modern IE will come true on Microsoft Edge. I really like
those from Modern IE, save space especially on tablets
and laptops.

3 months ago

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NIST

I don't like how In Private viewing opens up in desktop.

And I can't figure out how to split screen anymore. Groove
music on the right and my desktop on the left. I kinda miss
a lot of stuff in Win8.1

3 months ago

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hd256

Ctrl + Shift + P (InPrivate mode) for me either on Edge or

Chrome, what can I do?

3 months ago

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eshy

It works for me on Edge. Chrome doesn't have

"InPrivate" mode, they have the incognito mode. They
decided to use N instead of P (I guess it makes sense
being that you're opening a new window). So it's
CTRL+SHIFT+N (they should of called it SHHHH mode
and then the shortcut would make more sense)

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Nakazul

Well F5 is still in there, most lovely!

3 months ago

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michail71

Ctrl+F5 has traditionaly been refresh page with no cache,

useful for development work.

3 months ago

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Vagner Tavares

Is it my impression but if you have scrolled down a site on

one tab and view another site on a different tab..and then
decidi to go back to the original tab...that page goes back
to the top again on its own... Anyone noticed that..?

3 months ago

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bijak_riyandi

Middle click -> open link in new tab

Shift+Middle click -> open link in new window

3 months ago

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Jagadeeshvanum

wow, this I didn't know.

3 months ago

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Praxius

Ack he beat me to it

3 months ago

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eshy

So far the main shortcut I use with Edge is ALT+F4 followed

by START + chrome... Too many issues and lots of missing
features (even simple things like right click and save as,
which many websites including some of Microsoft's
instruct you to do when downloading files)

Edit: Can't even hit enter in this text edit box without Edge
showing it's far from ready

3 months ago

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maxmin

Please add back the Ctrl+left click on the Edge icon in the
task bar to open a new instance of the browser. IE, Chrome

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chrispyogurt

I believe CTRL + Shift + N moves current tab into new

window (if you have multiple tabs opened).

3 months ago

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gaumzi

Win+G
To start game recording from Xbox app. You can record
any game.

3 months ago

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adrian1338

CTRL + Shift + = Opens a new Modus in SAP

We were talking about random shortcuts right?

3 months ago

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Praxius

Middle Mouse Button (Wheel) = Open link in new tab.

Quicker than using the Keyboard :P

3 months ago

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Makwato Hajj

Please....someone help me how can i buy apps from store..

? Everytime when i want to buy an app i got error that
says..." Change the country or region.." I live in Tanzania
smewhere in African country.

3 months ago

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Yugiro

Check your language and region. Some apps might not

be available in your region as well so you cant buy that.

3 months ago

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DCTF

Is anyone else completely lacking normal right-click

functions ("Save Link As", "Copy Link Location", etc)? I get a
disembodied list of mostly useless functions instead of a
normal list right where my pointer is, or no list at all, and
it's making me swap back to a working browser all the time
just to do normal things like sending a friend a gif. Also I
can't hit Enter in this comment box to start a new line; it
jumps to the start of the comment instead, so a comment
with paragraphs would not be possible for me on this site!
I'm starting to think I should uninstall Edge and reinstall
from the Store - what do people think?

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Yugiro

I always use many of them so yeah, I so over time I may

memorize them.

3 months ago

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vitor_canova

CTRL + SHIFT + L : Paste and Go.

3 months ago

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buffalosolja

Thanks for this :)

3 months ago

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pookyjoralyn

Methinks they're all the same as in IE11.

3 months ago

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