Useful IE Shortcuts
Ones I use all the time are:
| Alt-D | Moves focus to address bar and selects the current location |
| Ctrl-W | Closes the current window/tab |
| Ctrl-E | Moves focus to the search box |
| Ctrl-Q | Thumbnail view of all open tabs |
| Ctrl=(1-8) | Moves to the corresponding tab (ie, Ctrl-1 is the first tab, Ctrl-2 is the second, etc) |
| Ctrl-9 | Moves to the last tab |
| Ctrl-F5 | Refreshes the current page, ignoring cache |
| Ctrl-Enter | When in the address bar, this appends www and com to the beginning and end of the text. For example, type "yahoo" into the address bar and press Ctrl-Enter and you will be taken to www.yahoo.com. |
Others that are helpful to know:
| Ctrl-T | Opens a new tab |
| Ctrl-Click/Ctrl-Shift-Click | Opens the link in a new background/foreground tab |
| Alt-Home | Opens your home page(s) |
| Alt-Left Arrow/Backspace | Navigate backwards |
| Alt-Right Arrow | Navigate forwards |
| Ctrl-+/Ctrl--/Ctrl-0 | Zooms in, out, and back to 100% |
| Ctrl-I/Ctrl-Shift-I | Opens a floating/docked Favorites pane |
| Ctrl-J/Ctrl-Shift-J | Opens a floating/docked Feeds pane |
| Ctrl-H/Ctrl-Shift-H | Opens a floating/docked History pane |
| Ctrl-Alt-F4 | Closes all tabs but the current one |
(Edit: Note that some of these are locale specific. To find out what is available in other locales, consult the IE help file. In the English help, there is a link at the bottom of the main "Internet Explorer at a glance" page named "Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts" which contains these shortcuts and more.)