30 keyboard shortcuts for browsers

Amelia Theodorakis

8 years ago

Keyboard shortcuts allow you to perform simple tasks on your computer, such as opening a new tab, printing a page and zooming in on text by pressing a combination of keys at the same time. Whether you use a Mac or PC, these 30 shortcuts will save you time and turn you into a computer pro!

Browser keyboard shortcuts for Mac:

Command+T – Open a new tab

Command+N – Open a new window

Command+Shift+T or Command+Z – Reopens the last tab you closed

Command+Option+Right Arrow – Switch to the next right tab

Command+ Option+Left Arrow – Switch to the next left tab

Command++ – Zoom in

Command+- – Zoom out

Command+0 – Default zoom level

Command+Shift+4 – Screenshot part of a page (drag mouse to capture the part you wish)

Command+click a link – Opens link in a new tab

General keyboards shortcuts for Mac:

Command+Q – Quit any program

Command+P – Print the current page

Command+Option+Esc – Force quit an application

Command+F – Open finder

Command+H – Quickly hide the current active app

Browser keyboard shortcuts for PC:

Ctrl+T – Open a new tab

Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab

Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab

Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab

Ctrl++ – Zoom in

Ctrl+- – Zoom out

Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level

General keyboard shortcuts for PC:

Ctrl+Q – Quit any program

Ctrl+P – Print the current page

F11 – Enter full-screen mode

Esc – Exit full-screen mode

Home – Top of page

End – Bottom of page

Escape – Stop an action, such as a page from loading

Which shortcut have you discovered without which you couldn’t live?