If you're a regular attendee to a
Cyber Cafe or public library to surf the
internet, you might want to read this node if, in fact, the administrators activate the
Web Browser "Kiosk mode", preventing the use of certain options and tools,
hindering your internet surfing experience.
Mainly, browsers are put into this mode to prevent people from entering warez sites or adult sites from the terminals. While some say this is a good thing, I say its not, so here's a list of the most used keyboard commands for Internet Explorer 5 and above (if they don't have at least 5 or above, go to another cafe/library).
Viewing and exploring Web pages
F1 - Display the IE Help screen, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item
F11 - Toggle between full screen and regular view of the browser window
TAB - Move forward through the items on a web page, the address bar, and the links bar
SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a web page, the address bar, and the links bar
ALT+HOME - Go to your home page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or F6 - Move forward between frames
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
UP ARROW - Scroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROW - Scroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UP - Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWN - Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
END - Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F - Find on this page
F5 or CTRL+R - Refresh the current web page only if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are different
CTRL+F5 - Refresh the current web page, evne if the time stemp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
ESC - Stop downloading a page
CTRL+O or CTRL+L - Go to a new location
CTRL+N - Open a new window
CTRL+W - Close the current window
CTRL+S - Save the current page
CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
ENTER - Activate a selected link
CTRL+E - Open search in Explorer bar
CTRL+I - Open Favorites in Explorer bar
CTRL+H - Open History in Explorer bar
CTRL+click - In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders
Using the Address bar
ALT+D - Select the text in the Address bar
F4 - Display the Address bar history
CTRL+LEFT ARROW - When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+ENTER - Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
UP ARROW - Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
DOWN ARROW - Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches
Working with Favorites
CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
CTRL+B - Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+UP ARROW - Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+DOWN ARROW - Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
Editing
CTRL+X - Remove the selected items and copy them to the clipboard
CTRL+C - Copy the selected items to the clipboard
CTRL+V - Insert the contents of the clipboard at the selected location
CTRL+A - Select all items on the current web page