Learning keyboard shortcuts of frequently used applications saves a lot of time; you don’t have to remember all the options and can quickly accomplish a particular task, provided you know the keyboard shortcuts of the application.

Internet Explorer 9 is no exception and if you want to master the important keyboard shortcuts of IE9, start with the following list:

Keyboard shortcuts beginning with Alt

• Alt : This will show the IE menu bar, after selecting an option, the menu bar will hide automatically.
• Alt + X : Opens the tools menu where you can access more options e.g restore closed tabs, access internet options and more.
• Alt + M: Go to the home page set in Internet Explorer options.
• Alt + C: Manage browsing history, view feeds and bookmarks (favorites)
• Alt + 9: Force Internet Explorer rendering mode.
• Alt + Home: Open the Home menu
• Alt+R: Open the Print menu
• Alt+J: Open the RSS menu
• Alt+O: Opens the tools menu
• Alt+S: Opens the Safety menu.
• Alt + H: Open the Help menu.
• Alt+Z: Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)
• Alt+ A: Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar
• Alt+ I: Display all feeds (when in feed view)
• Alt+ M: Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
• Alt+ S: Put the cursor in search box in feed view
• Alt+ C: Open Favorites Center and display your favorites

Keyboard shortcuts beginning with Control

• Control + D: Can be used to bookmark a webpage or add it to your Internet explorer favorites.
• Control + T: Opens a new browser tab
• Control + w: Closes the current browser tab.
• Control + K: Copies the current browser tab and opens it.
• Control + N: Open a new Internet Explorer window.
• Control + J: Opens the Internet Explorer Download Manager.
• Control + L: Select the address bar so that you can type in a new address.
• Control + B: organize your Internet Explorer favorites.
• Control + +: Zoom in a webpage
• Control + –: Zoom out in a webpage
• Control + o: Open a webpage
• Control + S: Save a web page for offline viewing.
• Control + Shift + Tab: Move back through tabs
• Control + Tab: Move forward through tabs.

Keyboard Shortcuts Starting With F1-F12 Buttons

• F12: Opens The developer toolbar for debugging- great improvement , Firebug for internet explorer added by default.
• F5: Refresh or reload the current webpage
• F1: Display help.
• F4: Displays a list of addresses you have typed.

Other Important Keyboard Shortcuts For Internet Explorer 9

• Delete browsing history Ctrl+Shift+Del
• Open an InPrivate Browsing window Ctrl+Shift+P
• Open the Organize Favorites dialog box Ctrl+B
• Open Favorites Center and display your history Ctrl+H
• Open Favorites Center and display your feeds Ctrl+J
• Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds Ctrl+Shift+J

If you know any other keyboard shortcuts which is missing in the above list, feel free to comment and I will add it to the list.