Working with TabsThe following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.
| To do this |
Press this |
| Open links in a new tab in the background |
CTRL+click |
| Open links in a new tab in the foreground |
CTRL+SHIFT+click |
| Open a new tab in the foreground |
CTRL+T |
| Switch between tabs |
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled) |
CTRL+W |
| Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar |
ALT+ENTER |
| Switch to a specific tab number |
CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8) |
| Switch to the last tab |
CTRL+9 |
| Close other tabs |
CTRL+ALT+F4 |
| Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off |
CTRL+Q |
Note: This information provided by Microsoft.
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