Browser
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Every day
- Go to the address bar: Ctrl+L or Alt+D
Type a web address or search words, then press Enter. - Go back a page: Alt+Left Arrow
Return to the page you came from, such as after a link took you somewhere you did not want. - Find text on the page: Ctrl+F
The browser's own find. JAWS Key+Ctrl+F does the same and works with the virtual cursor. - Open a new tab: Ctrl+T
Open a second page without losing the first, such as the knowledge base beside a ticket. - Close the tab: Ctrl+W
Closes the tab you are on. The one beside it becomes current. - Go to the next tab: Ctrl+Tab
Switch between open pages. Listen for the page title to know where you are.
Address bar and pages
- Go to the address bar: Ctrl+L or Alt+D
Type a web address or search words, then press Enter. - Go back a page: Alt+Left Arrow
Return to the page you came from, such as after a link took you somewhere you did not want. - Go forward a page: Alt+Right Arrow
- Find text on the page: Ctrl+F
The browser's own find. JAWS Key+Ctrl+F does the same and works with the virtual cursor. - Move down a screen: Page Down
Moves a screen at a time. When you know what you are looking for, a JAWS quick key such as H is faster. - Move up a screen: Page Up
- Open the menu for a link: Shift+F10
Open a link in a new tab from here, so the page you are on stays where it is.
Bookmarks and history
- Bookmark this page: Ctrl+D
Save a page you will need again. Give it a name you will recognize in a list. - Open the bookmark manager: Ctrl+Shift+O
Find and organize saved pages. Use the search box at the top. - Open history: Ctrl+H
Find a page you visited yesterday when you cannot remember its address.
Tabs and windows
- Open a new tab: Ctrl+T
Open a second page without losing the first, such as the knowledge base beside a ticket. - Open a new window: Ctrl+N
- Close the tab: Ctrl+W
Closes the tab you are on. The one beside it becomes current. - Go to the next tab: Ctrl+Tab
Switch between open pages. Listen for the page title to know where you are. - Go to the previous tab: Ctrl+Shift+Tab
- Go to the first tab: Ctrl+1
Use it when you keep the same pages open in the same order every day. - Go to the last tab: Ctrl+9
- Open a link in a new tab: Shift+F10, then Enter on Open link in new tab
- Open a link in a new window: Shift+F10, then Enter on Open link in new window
- Open a copy of this tab: Ctrl+K
- Open the link in a new tab behind this one: Ctrl+Enter
- Open the link in a new tab and go to it: Ctrl+Shift+Enter
- Close every other tab: Ctrl+Alt+F4