Browser Keystrokes! faster then the mouse

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Keystrokes takes a little time to remember, but once you start using them you wonder why you didn’t before!

Zoom in/out/reset

Keystrokes:

Zoom in: CTRL-Plus key
Zoom out: CTRL-Minus key
Zoom reset to normal: CTRL-0 (zero)

There are times when you will be sitting at your computer for long hours and your eyes start to get a bit blurry. Even if you have a big monitor it’s a blessing to have a zoom function.

Jump to address bar

Keystroke: F6

You’ve clicked inside a Google or Yahoo search field and typed in a web address before, right? If you remember F6 then you’ll never make that mistake.

Open link in a new tab

Keystroke: CTRL-Click (hold down CTRL, click link)

Make use of the tab feature in your browser. This is one of the best usability features ever invented for web browsers; it’s far easier to manage tabs than multiple program windows. Use it, love it.

Switch between tabs

Keystroke: CTRL-TAB

Once you’ve got those tabs open you can switch to them with this keystroke (and back).

Closing a tab

Keystroke: CTRL-W

You’ll notice that you’ll be using your left hand a lot when doing the tab thing. You’ll be CTRL-TAB’ing about and need to close one every so often. Fortunately CTRL-W is just a few keys away from TAB to close tab(s).

Full-screen mode

Keystroke: F11 (F11 again to return back to windowed mode)

Need just a little extra space to read stuff? Sometimes you do. Pressing F11 will do just that.

Finding text on a web page

Keystroke: CTRL-F

There are times you’ll be confronted with a ton of text in a browser and need to find a specific word or phrase. CTRL-F allows you to do just that.

Note: In Firefox the input field will appear at the bottom. In IE it will open a mini-window which usually appears at the top left (or right depending where you last placed it).

reference: http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-browser-keystrokes-that-are-good-to-know/

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