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Introduction
A web browser is a software application that is used for accessing the information(web resources) which is available on the world wide web. If you put it more simply, then browsers work to open websites on the Internet. Many types of information are available on a website that is read by the browser itself and displays in a language understandable to the user. Because many languages are used to create these websites, which a common user cannot understand.
History Of Web Browsers
Sir Tim Berners-Lee is credited with developing the first Web Browser called WorldWideWeb (no space) in 1990 and later renamed Nexus. He also credited with developing the first Web Server in 1990. A lot of browsers came after this like Lynx, Opera, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Camino, Sea Monkey, Firefox, Safari, Maxthon, Lunascape, Netsurf and more.
Shortcut Keys
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a free web browser which is developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows after that it was ported to Linux, iOS, macOS, and Android. Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world.
Google Chrome Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys | Description |
Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page. |
Alt+Home | Open your homepage. |
Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. |
Esc | Stop loading the page. |
Ctrl+Shift+Del | Directly open the Clear browsing data window. |
Ctrl+A | Select everything on a page. |
Ctrl+D | Add a bookmark of the current page. |
Ctrl+F | Open the “find” bar. |
Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser. |
Ctrl+Shift+O | Open the Bookmark manager. |
Ctrl+H | Open browser history in a new tab. |
Ctrl+J | Display the download window. |
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Directly start a Google search. |
Ctrl+N | Open New browser window. |
Ctrl+Shift+N | Open a new window in incognito mode. |
Ctrl+P | Print the current page. |
Ctrl+R or F5 | Refresh the current page. |
Ctrl+S | Save the current page. |
Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab. |
Ctrl+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, Use “-” to zoom out and “+” to zoom in. |
Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number from 1 to 8 to move between tabs in your tab bar. |
Ctrl+9 | Switch to the last tab. |
Ctrl+0 | Reset browser’s zoom to default. |
Ctrl+Left-click | Open link in a new tab in the background. |
Ctrl+Shift Left-click | Open a link in a new tab and switch to new tab. |
Ctrl+Page Down | Open the right browser tab. |
Ctrl+Page Up | Open the left browser tab. |
Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
Home | Go to the top of the page. |
End | Go to the bottom of the page. |
Ctrl+U | To view a web page’s source code. |
Ctrl+W | Closes the current tab. |
Ctrl+Shift+W | To close the currently selected window. |
Ctrl+Tab | Moves through the open tabs. |
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox which is simply known as Firefox is a free and open-source web browser which is developed by the Mozilla Foundation in 1998. It is also one of the most popular web browsers in the world.
Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys | Description |
Alt+Left Arrow | Back a page. |
Alt+Home | Open your homepage. |
Alt+Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
F11 | Display the current website in full-screen mode. |
Esc | Stop loading the page. |
Ctrl+Shift+Del | Directly open the Clear browsing data window. |
Ctrl+A | Select everything on a page. |
Ctrl+D | Add a bookmark of the current page. |
Ctrl+F | Open the “find” bar. |
Ctrl+O | Open a file in the browser. |
Ctrl+H | Open browser history in a new tab. |
Ctrl+J | Display the download window. |
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E | Directly start a Google search. |
Ctrl+N | Open New browser window. |
Ctrl+P | Print the current page. |
Ctrl+R or F5 | Refresh the current page. |
Ctrl+S | Save the current page. |
Ctrl+T | Opens a new tab. |
Ctrl+(- or +) | Zoom in or out of a page, Use “-” to zoom out and “+” to zoom in. |
Ctrl+1-8 | Pressing Ctrl and any number from 1 to 8 to move between tabs in your tab bar. |
Ctrl+9 | Switch to the last tab. |
Ctrl+0 | Reset browser’s zoom to default. |
Ctrl+Left-click | Open link in a new tab in the background. |
Ctrl+Shift Left-click | Open a link in a new tab and switch to new tab. |
Ctrl+Page Down | Open the right browser tab. |
Ctrl+Page Up | Open the left browser tab. |
Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
Shift+Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
Home | Go to the top of the page. |
End | Go to the bottom of the page. |
Ctrl+U | To view a web page’s source code. |
Ctrl+W | Closes the current tab. |
Ctrl+Shift+W | To close the currently selected window. |
Ctrl+Tab | Moves through the open tabs. |
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is an internet browsing software manufactured by Microsoft Corp in 1995. It is also a popular browser and it comes with the Microsoft OS like windows 7, 8 & 10.
Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys | Description |
F5 | To refresh the current page. |
F11 | To display the current website in full-screen mode. |
Esc | To stop page from loading. |
Spacebar | To move down a page. |
Shift + Spacebar | To move up a page. |
Alt+D | To highlight the text in the address bar. |
Alt | To display the File/Edit/View menu bar at the top. |
Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace | To back a page. |
Alt+Right Arrow | To forward a page. |
Ctrl+D | To add a page to favorite |
Ctrl+I | To display available bookmarks. |
Ctrl+N | To open a new browser window. |
Ctrl+P | To print the current page. |
Ctrl+T | To open a new tab. |
Ctrl+U | To view source code. |
Ctrl+F4 | To close the currently selected tab. |
Ctrl+Tab | To move through open tabs. |
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