Learn Nifty Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures

Learn Nifty Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Gestures

Sometimes you're just too lazy to reach all the way across your desk and grab your mouse--so why not open a new tab by using a keyboard shortcut instead? Here are a few keyboard shortcuts that will improve your browser productivity.

Tab and Window Management
Ctrl-T: Open a new tab
Ctrl-N: Open a new window
Ctrl-W: Close the current tab
F5: Refresh the current page
Ctrl-L: Highlight the URL bar
Ctrl and +: Zoom in
Ctrl and -: Zoom out
Ctrl-0: Return to the default zoom level
Navigation
Ctrl-[: Go back one page
Ctrl-]: Go forward one page
Spacebar: Move down one full screen
Home: Jump to the top of a Web page
End: Jump to the bottom of a Web page