Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Microsoft Edge is finally available for all Windows users. This Chromium-based web browser was launched to replace Microsoft’s existing browser that has always been criticized for being too slow. If you have already switched to the new Edge, you should also know about the keyboard shortcuts to be faster at work. Keyboard shortcuts always help in performing actions quickly, especially those that need more than 1 click.
In this article, I am adding a cheat sheet of Edge Keyboard shortcuts.
Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L OR F4 OR Alt + D | Jump to the address bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Start a Bing search, using current clipboard content |
| Ctrl + E | Highlight a search query in the address bar |
| Ctrl + F OR F3 | Find on page |
| Alt + Home | Open home page |
| Backspace OR Alt + Arrow Left | Go back |
| Alt + Arrow Right | Go forward |
| Page Up OR Shift + Space | Scroll page up |
| Page Down OR Space | Scroll page down |
| Ctrl + Home | Scroll to top of page |
| Ctrl + End | Scroll to bottom of page |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch to previous tab |
| Ctrl + 1,2,3,…,8 | Switch to a specific tab number |
| Ctrl + 9 | Switch to last tab |
| Ctrl + I | Open Favorites pane |
| Ctrl + M | Open Reading List pane |
| Ctrl + H | Open History pane |
| Ctrl + J | Open Downloads pane |
| F7 | Toggle caret browsing |
| Click Middle Mouse Wheel | Open link in new tab |
| Shift + Middle Mouse Button | Open link in new window |
| Ctrl + N | Open new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Open new InPrivate browsing window |
| Ctrl + T | Open new tab |
| Ctrl + K | Replicate tab and switch to newly created tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Replicate tab and keep current tab active |
| Ctrl + click | Open link in new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + click | Open link in new tab and switch to the tab |
| Alt + Shift + click | Open link in new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Move current tab to new window |
| Ctrl + W | Close current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Open a previously closed tab |
| Alt + Spacebar + M | Move Edge window with arrow keys/mouse/touchpad |
| Alt + Spacebar + S | Resize window with arrow keys/mouse/touchpad |
| Ctrl + D | Add current site to Favorites or Reading List |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Toggle visibility of Favorites Bar |
| Esc | Stop loading the page OR Close sidebar (if open; e.g.: Bookmarks) |
| Ctrl + R OR F5 | Refresh page |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Toggle reading view |
| Ctrl + Plus | Zoom in (25%) |
| Ctrl + Minus | Zoom out (25%) |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom level |
| Ctrl + P | Print current page |
| Alt + F4 | Quit application |
| Alt + X | Open More pane |
| F12 OR Ctrl + Shift + I | Open Developer Tools pane |
| F1 | Help |
| Using Edge as an eBook Reader | |
| Alt + T | Toggle table of contents |
| Ctrl + B | Toggle list of bookmarks |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Add or remove bookmark |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Toggle Options |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Toggle reading bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Open Books in the Hub |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Start read aloud |
| F11 | Enter or exit full-screen reading |
| Left Arrow OR Up Arrow OR Page Up | Go to next page |
| Right Arrow OR Down Arrow OR Page Down | Go to previous page |
| Home | Go to beginning of book |
| End | Go to end of book |
| Ctrl + F | Search book |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save book locally (for books not purchased in the Microsoft Store) |
| Ctrl + G | Go to page (when the book supports page lists) |
| Alt + A | Open Notes panel |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Toggle between “fit to width” and “fit to page” layout |
| F8 | Toggle between one-page and two-page layouts |
| Ctrl + G | Go to specific page number |
| Alt + T | Toggle table of contents |
| Ctrl + F | Search document |
| Ctrl + Plus (+) OR Ctrl + Minus (-) | Zoom in/zoom out |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Toggle between “fit to width” and “fit to page” layout |
| F8 | Toggle between one-page and two-page layouts |
| F9 | Rotate PDF |
| F11 | Enter or exit full-screen reading |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Start Read Aloud |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Add notes to PDF books |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save a copy of the PDF document |
| Developer Tools | |
| Ctrl + B | Select element (on DOM Explorer tab) |
| Ctrl + K | Color picker (on DOM Explorer tab) |
| Ctrl + J | Debug just my code (on Debugger tab) |
| Ctrl + E | Start/stop profiling to begin a performance session (on Performance, Network, and Memory tabs) |
| Ctrl + S | Export as HAR (on Network tab) |
| Ctrl + O | Import profiling session (on Performance and Memory tabs) |
| Ctrl + S | Export profiling session (on Performance and Memory tabs) |
| Ctrl + L | Clear errors, warnings, information (on Performance tab) |
| F5 or F8 | Continue (on Debugger tab) |
| Hold F5/F8 | Fast Continue (on Debugger tab) |
| F11 | Step into (on Debugger tab) |
| F12 | Step over (on Debugger tab) |
| Shift + F11 | Step out (on Debugger tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Continue and refresh (on Debugger tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | DOM element highlighting (on DOM Explorer tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Break on new worker (on Debugger tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Change exception behavior (on Debugger tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Take heap snapshot (On Memory tab) |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Reset Emulation settings (On Emulation tab) |
Deepanker
Deepanker Verma is the founder of Techlomedia. He is a tech blogger, developer and gadget freak.
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