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Edge keyboard shortcuts

Edge gives its reading tools keys of their own: F9 for Immersive Reader on both systems, and Ctrl+Shift+U or Cmd+Shift+U for Read Aloud. Microsoft lists Windows and Mac separately and the Mac list is shorter, so some Mac cells read Not listed. Collections, once on Ctrl+Shift+Y, was retired in Edge 149 in June 2026 and is left out.

76 shortcutsWindows and MacChecked 27 September 2026

Checked against Microsoft Support — Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Support — Accessibility features in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Support — Sidebar in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Support — Organize your ideas with Collections in Microsoft Edge. Version: Microsoft Edge, current stable channel, Windows and Mac.

76 shortcuts

The top 19 are the Edge shortcuts this page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear here. The drill asks the marked ones first too, shuffled. Or tick your own and print those.

The 19 to learn first: the shortcuts the Edge page marks as the ones to learn first, in the order they appear on it.

Your own sheet: the Edge shortcuts you ticked.

Tabs

Practise these
Open a new tab and switch to it #WinControl plusTMacCommand plusT
Close the current tab #WinControl plusWorControl plusF4MacCommand plusW
Reopen the tab you last closed # It opens and switches to it.WinControl plusShift plusTMacShift plusCommand plusT
Switch to the next tab #WinControl plusTaborControl plusPage DownMacFunction key plusCommand plusDown arrow
Switch to the previous tab #WinControl plusShift plusTaborControl plusPage UpMacFunction key plusCommand plusUp arrow
Switch to a numbered tab # Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+8 on Windows, Cmd+1 to Cmd+8 on a Mac, counting from the left.WinControl plus1MacCommand plus1
Switch to the last tab # However many tabs are open.WinControl plus9MacCommand plus9
Duplicate the current tab #WinControl plusShift plusKMacNot listed
Mute or unmute the current tab # Control, not Command, on a Mac: Cmd+M minimises the window.WinControl plusMMacControl plusM
Move the focused tab to the left # The tab needs the focus first. The same keys move an item on the favourites bar.WinAlt plusShift plusLeft arrowMacOption plusShift plusLeft arrow
Move the focused tab to the right #WinAlt plusShift plusRight arrowMacOption plusShift plusRight arrow
Move the focused item up or down # For a tab or a favourites bar item that has the focus.WinAlt plusShift plusUp arroworAlt plusShift plusDown arrowMacOption plusShift plusUp arroworOption plusShift plusDown arrow

Windows, InPrivate and profiles

Practise these
Open a new window #WinControl plusNMacCommand plusN
Open a new InPrivate window #WinControl plusShift plusNMacShift plusCommand plusN
Close the current window #WinControl plusShift plusWorAlt plusF4MacShift plusCommand plusW
Sign in as a different user or browse as a guest #WinControl plusShift plusMMacShift plusCommand plusM
Go full screen or leave it # On a Mac, Esc also leaves full screen.WinF11MacControl plusCommand plusF
Minimise the window #WinNot listedMacCommand plusM
Minimise every Edge window #WinNot listedMacOption plusCommand plusM
Quit Edge #WinNot listedMacCommand plusQ

The address bar and search

Practise these
Select the address to edit it #WinControl plusLorAlt plusDorF4MacCommand plusL
Start a web search from the address bar # Microsoft's Mac list calls it searching the web.WinControl plusEorControl plusKMacOption plusCommand plusF
Add www. and .com to what you typed # In the address bar.WinControl plusEnterMacNot listed
Search for what you typed in a new tab #WinNot listedMacCommand plusReturn
Open search in the sidebar # Microsoft is retiring the sidebar's list of apps, starting with personal accounts, and says Copilot and the side pane stay.WinControl plusShift plusEMacShift plusCommand plusE
Move to the start of the line in a text box # To the start of the first word on the line.WinNot listedMacCommand plusLeft arrow
Move to the end of the line in a text box #WinNot listedMacCommand plusRight arrow
Delete the whole line of text # Or the whole text field.WinNot listedMacCommand plusDelete

The page itself

Practise these
Go back #WinAlt plusLeft arrowMacCommand plusLeft bracket
Go forward #WinAlt plusRight arrowMacCommand plusRight bracket
Reload the page #WinControl plusRorF5MacCommand plusR
Reload the page, ignoring what is cached #WinControl plusShift plusRorShift plusF5MacShift plusCommand plusR
Stop the page loading # Esc also closes a dialogue or pop-up.WinEscapeMacEscape
Open your home page in this tab #WinAlt plusHomeMacShift plusCommand plusH
Scroll down a screen #WinSpace barorPage DownMacSpace bar
Scroll up a screen #WinShift plusSpace barorPage UpMacShift plusSpace bar
Go to the top of the page # In a pane, it moves the focus to the first item instead.WinHomeMacNot listed
Go to the bottom of the page # In a pane, it moves the focus to the last item.WinEndMacNot listed
Find on the page # F3 opens it too on Windows.WinControl plusFMacCommand plusF
Jump to the next match #WinControl plusGMacCommand plusG
Jump to the previous match #WinControl plusShift plusGMacShift plusCommand plusG
Zoom in # In steps of 25%. On Windows, Ctrl and the scroll wheel zoom as well.WinControl plusPlusMacCommand plusPlus
Zoom out #WinControl plusMinusMacCommand plusMinus
Reset the zoom #WinControl plus0MacCommand plus0
Print the page #WinControl plusPMacCommand plusP
Save the page #WinControl plusSMacCommand plusS
Open a file from your computer in Edge #WinControl plusOMacCommand plusO
Paste without the formatting #WinControl plusShift plusVMacShift plusCommand plusV
Turn caret browsing on or off # A text cursor on the page, so you can select with Shift and the arrow keys. The key lasts for the session; Settings, Accessibility turns it on for good.WinF7MacF7

Reading, listening and PDFs

Edge's own reading tools, and the keys that work on a PDF open in the browser.

Practise these
Enter or leave Immersive Reader # A simpler layout with fewer distractions. Only some pages offer it.WinF9MacF9
Start or stop Read Aloud # Edge reads the page out to you.WinControl plusShift plusUMacShift plusCommand plusU
Switch a PDF between fit to page and fit to width #WinControl plusBackslashMacCommand plusBackslash
Rotate a PDF 90 degrees clockwise # In a PDF only. Elsewhere on a Mac, Cmd+] goes forward.WinControl plusRight bracketMacCommand plusRight bracket
Rotate a PDF 90 degrees anticlockwise # In a PDF only. Elsewhere on a Mac, Cmd+[ goes back.WinControl plusLeft bracketMacCommand plusLeft bracket

Favourites, history and downloads

Practise these
Save this tab as a favourite #WinControl plusDMacCommand plusD
Save every open tab as favourites in a new folder #WinControl plusShift plusDMacShift plusCommand plusD
Show or hide the favourites bar #WinControl plusShift plusBMacShift plusCommand plusB
Open your favourites #WinControl plusShift plusOMacNot listed
Move the focus to the first item on the favourites bar #WinAlt plusShift plusBMacNot listed
Open your history #WinControl plusHMacCommand plusY
Open your downloads #WinControl plusJMacOption plusCommand plusL
Open the clear browsing data options #WinControl plusShift plusDeleteMacShift plusCommand plusDelete

Getting around without a mouse

Edge's panes are the tabs, the address bar, the favourites bar, the page itself and some pop-up dialogues. These keys move between them.

Practise these
Move the focus to the next pane # Shift+F6 goes back a pane.WinF6MacNot listed
Move the focus to the page #WinControl plusF6MacNot listed
Move to the next item # Links, form fields, the address bar and toolbar buttons, and on Windows the tabs as well. Shift+Tab goes back. On a Mac, keyboard navigation has to be allowed in the system settings first.WinTabMacTab
Open the Settings and more menu # Microsoft also lists F10+Enter.WinAlt plusForAlt plusEMacNot listed
Move the focus to the Settings and more button #WinAlt plusorF10MacNot listed
Move the focus to the first item on the app bar #WinAlt plusShift plusTMacNot listed
Open the context menu # For what has the focus. With caret browsing on, select an image with Shift and an arrow key, then press this to get its menu.WinShift plusF10MacShift plusF10
Open Edge help #WinF1MacNot listed
Send feedback to Microsoft #WinAlt plusShift plusIMacNot listed

Developer tools

Open the developer tools # On a Mac, F12 opens and closes them.WinF12orControl plusShift plusIMacF12orShift plusCommand plusC
Open the JavaScript console #WinNot listedMacOption plusCommand plusJ
View the page source #WinControl plusUMacNot listed

Next

Chrome

Most of these hold in Edge, Brave, Opera and Vivaldi too, because they all share the same engine and the same conventions.

61 shortcuts · Windows and Mac

Windows

These are the system shortcuts: they work on the desktop and inside almost any app, because Windows handles them before the app ever sees the key press.

149 shortcuts · Windows

macOS

These work in the Finder and, with few exceptions, in every app that follows Apple's conventions.

156 shortcuts · Mac

Outlook

New Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Mac do the same jobs with different keys: Ctrl+F forwards a message on Windows, where a Mac forwards with Cmd+J.

95 shortcuts · Windows and Mac

Edge keyboard shortcuts — comboshelf.com. Checked 27 September 2026 against Microsoft Support — Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge.