Address bar shortcuts  

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Use the following shortcuts in the address bar:

Type a search term, then press Enter.

Performs a search using your default search engine.

Type a search engine keyword, press Space, thenTab when prompted, type a search term, and pressEnter.

Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.

Type a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.

Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL.

Type the part of a URL between 'www.' and '.com', then press Ctrl+Enter.

Adds www. and .com to your input and open the resulting URL.

Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter.

Opens the URL in a new tab.

F6 or Ctrl+L or Alt+D

Highlights the URL.

Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E

Places a '?' in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine.

Click the address bar, then press Ctrl and the left arrow together.

Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar

Click the address bar, then press Ctrl and the right arrow together.

Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar

Click the address bar, then press Ctrl+Backspace.

Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar

Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then pressShift+Delete.

Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.

Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

Opens the entry in a new tab in the background.

Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.

Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.

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