IE URL Typing Shortcut

Still on the same topic as yesterday, today I am going to cover a very handy IE keyboard shortcut dealing with typing URL’s. Simply put, by typing the primary domain into the address bar and press Ctrl + Enter, “http://” and “.com” are automatically added to the domain name.

For example, try this:

  1. Open a new IE window.
  2. In the address bar type: pcdailytips
  3. Press Ctrl + Enter.
  4. You are taken to: http://www.pcdailytips.com

While this isn’t a huge time-saver, it is a pretty nice thing to know.

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  • Kelwin

    In Firefox, you can also hit Shift-Enter to get “.net” extensions and CTRL-Shift-Enter to get to “.org” extensions as well as CTRL-Enter for “.com”…

  • Luis R

    Also works in Opera. And has worked in IE since at least version 3.0. Can’t believe so few people know about this useful shortcut.

  • Luis R

    Correction. Doesn’t work in Opera.

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