(This table copied from http://home.netscape.com/browsers/using/ieusers/browsing/shortcuts.html. Go to that page for related links.)
You've probably used a few keyboard shortcuts regularly in Internet Explorer. And guess what? They work pretty much the same in Navigator. Refer to the handy chart below to find out the equivalent shortcuts in Netscape Communicator. Bookmark or print this chart for easy access.
Keyboard Shortcuts in Netscape Communicator |
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Shortcut |
Communicator Keystrokes (Windows/Mac) |
MSIE Equivalent |
General |
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Open Navigator |
Ctrl+1/Cmd+1 |
- |
Open Messenger |
Ctrl+2/Cmd+2 |
- |
Open Composer |
Ctrl+3/Cmd+3 |
- |
View the History window |
Ctrl+H/Cmd+H |
same |
Select All |
Ctrl+A/Cmd+A |
same |
Copy |
Ctrl+C/Cmd+C |
same |
Cut |
Ctrl+X/Cmd+X |
same |
Paste |
Ctrl+V/Cmd+V |
same |
Exit (quit the application) |
Ctrl+Q/Cmd+Q |
same |
Navigator (Web Browser) |
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Open Navigator |
Ctrl+1/Cmd+1 |
- |
New Navigator window |
Ctrl+N/Cmd+N |
same |
Close current window |
Ctrl+W/Cmd+W |
same |
Bring up the Open Location dialog box |
Ctrl+L/Cmd+L |
same |
Open local file in Navigator |
Ctrl+O/Cmd+O |
same |
Visit Netcenter |
Alt+Ctrl+N/ |
- |
|
Ctrl+P/Cmd+P |
same |
Reload |
Ctrl+R/ |
same |
Stop page loading |
Esc/Esc/Cmd + . |
same |
Find in page |
Ctrl+F/Cmd+F |
same |
Find again |
Ctrl+G/Cmd+G |
same |
Go back |
Alt+ back arrow/ |
same |
Go forward |
Alt + forward arrow/ |
same |
Edit bookmarks |
Ctrl+B/Cmd+B |
Ctrl+J/Cmd+J |
Add a bookmark |
Ctrl+D/Cmd+D |
same |
Messenger (Mail and News) |
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Open Messenger |
Ctrl+2/Cmd+2 |
(Open Outlook Express separately) |
Access the Message Center |
Alt+Ctrl+1/ |
- |
Read newsgroups |
Alt+Ctrl+3/ |
- |
Open the Address Book |
Alt+Ctrl+2/ |
Ctrl+2/Cmd+2 |
Open the Messenger Import Utility |
Shift+6/n/a |
- |
Check for new messages |
Ctrl+T/Cmd+T |
Ctrl+M/Cmd+M |
New Message Composition window |
Ctrl+M/Cmd+M |
Ctrl+N/Cmd+N |
Find in Message |
Ctrl+F/Cmd+F |
same |
Search messages |
Alt+Ctrl+F/ |
Ctrl+F/Cmd+F |
Composer (Web page creation) |
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Open Composer |
Ctrl+3/Cmd+3 |
Open FrontPage Express separately |
Open a new Composer file |
Shift+Ctrl+N/ |
- |
Open a location in Composer |
Alt+Ctrl+L |
- |