Some tricks in Internet explorer

CA Manish K Dhoot (CA, B. Com, NCFM, CPCM) (5015 Points)

28 May 2009  

 

Adding Favorites in IE


While viewing the site, hold CTRL and press D to add it to your favorites.



Search in IE

To Open the IE search utility use CTRL and E.



Searching On A Webpage Using Find in IE

To Open the FIND box to search the current document use CTRL and F.



History in IE

To Open the History utility use CTRL and H.



New Browser Window in IE


To Open a new Explorer window use CTRL and N.



Refresh in IE 


Press the F5 key.



Free up Screen Space in IE
 

Want to view more of the screen? Get rid of toolbars by pressing the F11 key. To return the toolbars, press F11 again.



Text Size in IE 


Text too small to read. Click Edit...Text Size and choose large or larger to increase the size.



Screen Capture


Want to capture what you're viewing on screen? Press the Prnt Scrn (Print Screen) key on the keyboard and open Word or PowerPoint. Click Edit...Paste (Ctrl + V).



Hold Ctr while using the scroll on the mouse wheel and enlarge the text. Holding Shift while using the scroll on the mouse wheel acts as the back arrow button in Internet Explorer.