We bring you a small collection with 87 keyboard shortcuts for the Microsoft Edge browser, with which you will be able to do different tasks without taking your hands off your keyboard. Sometimes you might be writing in a way that all the words flow, and stopping to grab the mouse and do a browser function can cut it all. Therefore, it is always useful to know some keyboard shortcuts with which you can do the same functions from the keyboard itself.
Since Microsoft Edge is based on the open Chromium browser, this makes many of the same shortcuts as Chrome, which will make things a lot easier for you if you’ve recently switched browsers. You do not need to memorize all the shortcuts, but you can learn a few that really help you how you use the browser, since they can help you do things and functions that you usually do faster.
Keyboard shortcuts for tabs and windows
Let’s start with those keyboard shortcuts that will help you control the tabs and windows of your browser, in this case Edge. With them, you will be able to open and close tabs without touching the mouse, select the tab where you want to be, or close several windows of your browser.
FUNCTION | WINDOWS AND LINUX SHORTCUT | MACOS SHORTCUT |
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OPEN A NEW WINDOW | Ctrl + N | ⌘ + N |
OPEN A NEW TAB AND GO TO IT | Ctrl + T | ⌘ + T |
OPEN THE LAST TAB AND GO TO IT | Ctrl + Shift + T | ⌘ + Shift + T |
OPEN A NEW WINDOW IN INPRIVATE MODE | Ctrl + Shift + N | ⌘ + Shift + N |
OPEN A NEW WINDOW AND GO TO IT AUTOMATICALLY | Control + T | ⌘ + T |
REOPEN A RECENTLY CLOSED TAB AND GO TO IT | Ctrl + Shift + T | ⌘ + Shift + T |
GO TO NEXT TAB | Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down | ⌘ + Option + Right |
GO TO PREVIOUS TAB | Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up | ⌘ + Option + Left |
GO TO A SPECIFIC TAB | Ctrl + 1 to 8 | ⌘ + 1 to 8 |
GO TO LAST TAB | Ctrl + 9 | ⌘ + 9 |
OPEN HOME PAGE IN ACTIVE TAB | Alt + Home | There are not |
OPEN PREVIOUS HISTORY PAGE IN ACTIVE TAB | Alt + Left Arrow | ⌘ + [ or ⌘ + Left Arrow |
OPEN NEXT HISTORY PAGE IN ACTIVE TAB | Alt + Right Arrow | ⌘ + ] or ⌘ + Right Arrow |
CLOSE THE ACTIVE TAB | Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | ⌘ + W |
MUTE THE ACTIVE TAB | Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M |
CLOSE THE ACTIVE EDGE WINDOW | Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 | ⌘ + Shift + W |
MINIMIZE THE CURRENT WINDOW | Alt + Space + N | ⌘ + M |
MAXIMIZE THE CURRENT WINDOW | Alt + Space + X | There are not |
DUPLICATE THE TAB | Ctrl + Shift + K | There are not |
GET OUT OF EDGE | Alt + F4 | ⌘ + Q |
Shortcuts for Edge functions
Now, let’s move on to keyboard shortcuts to use Edge features like bookmarks or task manager. This will allow you to open menus and options without having to take your hands off the keyboard to go to the mouse, something especially useful for selecting items from the history or opening the history, for example.
FUNCTION | WINDOWS AND LINUX SHORTCUT | MACOS SHORTCUT |
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OPEN THE MENU | Alt + F or Alt + E | Does not have |
SELECT THE MENU BUTTON | F10 | Does not have |
OPEN THE COLLECTIONS MENU | Ctrl + Shift + Y | Does not have |
SHOW OR HIDE THE FAVORITES BAR | Ctrl + Shift + B | ⌘ + Shift + B |
SELECT FIRST ITEM IN FAVORITES BAR | Alt + Shift + B | Does not have |
OPEN THE BOOKMARKS MANAGER | Ctrl + Shift + O | ⌘ + Option + B |
OPEN HISTORY IN NEW TAB | Ctrl + H | ⌘ + Y |
OPEN THE DOWNLOADS MENU | Ctrl + J | ⌘ + Shift + J |
OPEN EDGE TASK MANAGER | Shift + Esc | Does not have |
SELECT THE FIRST ITEM ON THE TOOLBAR | Shift + Alt + T | Does not have |
SELECT THE RIGHTMOST ITEM ON THE TOOLBAR | F10 | Does not have |
SELECT AND TOGGLE BETWEEN ADDRESS BAR, BOOKMARKS BAR AND PAGE CONTENT. | F6 | ⌘ + Option + Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
OPEN THE SEARCH BAR | Ctrl + F or F3 | ⌘ + F |
WORK YOUR WAY UP THE SEARCH RESULTS | Ctrl + G | ⌘ + G |
GO BACK IN THE SEARCH RESULTS | Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘ + Shift + G |
OPEN THE DEVELOPER TOOLS | Ctrl + Shift + J or F12 | ⌘ + Option + I |
CLEAR BROWSING DATA | Ctrl + Shift + Del | ⌘ + Shift + Delete |
OPEN THE LEARNING AND HELP PORTAL | F1 | There are not |
SWITCH USER SESSION | Ctrl + Shift + M | ⌘ + Shift + M |
OPEN FEEDBACK FORM | Alt + Shift + I | ⌘ + Option + Shift + I |
OPEN CONTEXT MENU | Shift + F10 | There are not |
OPEN NAVIGATION BY TEXT CURSOR | F7 | F7 |
Keyboard shortcuts in the address bar
The address bar is used for many things, from entering configuration sections to searching or going directly to web pages. There are some useful shortcuts, such as turning a word into a web page or using another search engine without having to mess around with the settings.
FUNCTION | WINDOWS AND LINUX SHORTCUT | MACOS SHORTCUT |
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SEARCH WITH THE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE | Type what you want to search for + Enter | Type what you want to search for + Enter |
SEARCH WITH ANOTHER SEARCH ENGINE | Name of a search engine + Tab | Name of a search engine + Tab |
ADD WWW. AND .COM AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WRITTEN WORD AND ENTER | Ctrl + Enter | Ctrl + Enter |
SEARCH IN A NEW TAB | Alt + Enter | There are not |
ADD WWW. AND .COM AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WORD AND OPEN THE WEBSITE IN A NEW TAB | Control + Shift + Enter | There are not |
GO TO THE ADDRESS BAR | Ctrl + L or Alt + D | ⌘ + L |
GO TO THE ADDRESS BAR ACTIVATING THE SEARCH ENGINE TO SEARCH FOR SOMETHING | Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E | There are not |
PASTE AND SEARCH FOR IT IN THE ADDRESS BAR, OR PASTE AND ENTER IF YOU HAVE COPIED A WEBSITE | Ctrl + Shift + L | There are not |
Actions on web pages
And now we come to one of the most important points of our shortcut guide, that of actions on web pages. You have shortcuts that go from printing it to looking at its source code, going through the content or loading the page from scratch ignoring the content that is cached.
FUNCTION | WINDOWS AND LINUX SHORTCUT | MACOS SHORTCUT |
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PRINT THE PAGE YOU ARE ON | Ctrl + P | ⌘ + P |
PRINT THE PAGE WITH THE SYSTEM DIALOG | Ctrl + Shift + P | ⌘ + P |
SAVE THE PAGE YOU’RE ON | Ctrl + S | ⌘ + S |
RELOAD THE PAGE | F5 or Ctrl + R | ⌘ + R |
RELOAD THE PAGE IGNORING THE CACHE | Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | ⌘ + Shift + R |
STOP PAGE LOAD | esc | esc |
STEP BETWEEN CLICKABLE ELEMENTS ON THE PAGE | Tabulator | Tabulator |
MOVE BACK BETWEEN CLICKABLE ELEMENTS ON THE PAGE | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
OPEN A FILE FROM PC IN EDGE | Ctrl + O + Choose the file | ⌘ + O + Choose the file |
OPEN THE WEB SOURCE CODE IN A NEW TAB | Ctrl + U | ⌘ + Option + U |
PASTE WITHOUT FORMATTING | Ctrl + Shift + V | ⌘ + Shift + V |
SAVE THE TAB IN THE FAVORITES | Ctrl + D | ⌘ + D |
SAVE ALL THE TABS YOU HAVE OPEN IN FAVORITES | Ctrl + Shift + D | ⌘ + Shift + D |
FULL SCREEN MODE | F11 | ⌘ + Ctrl + F |
ENLARGE OR REDUCE THE WEB WITH THE ZOOM | Ctrl and +, Ctrl and – | ⌘ and +, ⌘ and – |
CANCEL THE ZOOM BY RESETTING THE WEB SIZE | Ctrl + 0 | ⌘ + 0 |
SCROLL DOWN THE WEB | Space or Page Down | Space |
SCROLL UP ON THE WEB | Shift + Space or Page Up | Shift + Space |
GO TO THE TOP OR BOTTOM OF THE PAGE | Start or End | There are not |
SCROLL HORIZONTALLY ON THE WEB | Shift + Scroll | |
MOVE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT OR PREVIOUS WORD IN A TEXT FIELD | Ctrl + Left Arrow or Ctrl + Right Arrow | Option + Left Arrow or Option + Right Arrow |
DELETE THE PREVIOUS WORD IN A TEXT FIELD | Ctrl + Backspace | Option + Delete |
OPEN HOME PAGE IN CURRENT TAB | Alt + Home | ⌘ + Shift + H |
Mouse combinations
And finally here you have other keyboard shortcuts a little different, because these are combinations of keys that you do together with the mouse. With them, you can save extra clicks to carry out actions with much fewer clicks.
FUNCTION | WINDOWS AND LINUX SHORTCUT | MACOS SHORTCUT |
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OPEN A LINK TO AN EXISTING TAB | Drag the link to the tab | Drag the link to the tab |
OPEN A LINK IN A NEW TAB IN THE BACKGROUND | Ctrl + Click on the link | ⌘ + Click on the link |
OPEN A LINK AND GO DIRECTLY TO IT | Ctrl + Shift + Click on the link | ⌘ + Shift + Click on the link |
OPEN A LINK AND GO DIRECTLY TO IT USING ONLY THE MOUSE | Drag the link to a blank area of the tab bar | Drag the link to a blank area of the tab bar |
OPEN A LINK IN A NEW WINDOW | Shift + Click on the link | Shift + Click on the link |
MOVE A TAB IN A NEW WINDOW USING ONLY THE MOUSE | Drag the tab out of the tab area | Drag the tab out of the tab area |
MOVE A TAB TO AN OPEN WINDOW USING ONLY THE MOUSE | Drag the tab to a window | Drag the tab to a window |
RETURN A TAB TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION | Press Esc while dragging it | Press Esc while dragging it |
SAVE A WEBSITE IN THE FAVORITES BAR | Drag the web link to the favorites bar | Drag the web link to the favorites bar |
SCROLL HORIZONTALLY ON THE PAGE | Shift + Mouse Wheel | There are not |
DOWNLOAD THE DESTINATION OF A LINK | Alt + Click on the link | Option + Click on the link |
SHOW BROWSING HISTORY | Hold click on the browser’s back button or right click on it | Hold click on the browser’s back button or right click on it |
TOGGLES BETWEEN MAXIMIZED AND WINDOWED MODES | Double click on the blank area of the tab bar | Double click on the blank area of the tab bar |
INCREASE OR DECREASE THE ZOOM OF THE WEB | Ctrl + Up or down on mouse wheel | There are not |