Internet Explorer ( IE ) Shortcuts for Latest Version

Keyboard shortcuts

To Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL+click
To Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT+click
To Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T
To Open a new tab from the Address bar ALT+ENTER
To Open a new tab from the search box ALT+ENTER
To Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) CTRL+Q
To Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
To Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+n (n can be 1-8)
To Switch to the last tab CTRL+9
To Close current tab CTRL+W
To Close all tabs ALT+F4
To Close other tabs CTRL+ALT+F4



Mouse shortcuts

To Open a link in a background tab - Click the middle mouse button on a link
To Open a new tab - Double-click the empty space to the right of the last tab
To Close a tab - Click the middle mouse button on the tab