Select text and move around a Web page with the keyboard

Rather than using a mouse to select text and move around within a Web page, you can use standard navigation keys on your keyboard—HOME, END, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN, and the arrow keys. This feature is called Caret Browsing and is named after the caret—or cursor. This makes it easier to select, copy, and paste text to another document—without a mouse. With Caret Browsing on, move up, down, left and right on the Web page my pressing and holding the arrow keys. To select text, just move the cursor to the beginning of the text, hold down the SHIFT key and move the arrow keys until the text you want is selected. With text selected, you can copy (CTRL+C), and paste (CTRL+V), in a separate document. See below for steps to Enable Caret Browsing for New Windows and Tabs.

Mouse actions

Keyboard actions

On the Start menu:

Select Internet Explorer 8.

Display the Start menu by pressing the Windows logo key .

Select Internet Explorer 8 by using the arrow keys, then ENTER.

To turn on Caret Browsing:

Select the Page button to open the menu.
Select Caret Browsing.

To turn on Caret Browsing:

Press F7.

Screen shot of Caret Browsing dialog box when F7 is pressed:

Screenshot of Caret Browsing dialog box asking if user wants to confirm turning on the feature.

Enable Caret Browsing for New Windows and Tabs

	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	In Internet Explorer 8: Select the Tools menu. Select Internet Options.	In Internet Explorer 8: Select the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T. Select Internet Options by pressing O.
2	In the Internet Options dialog box: Select the Advanced tab.	In the Internet Options dialog box: Select the Advanced tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
3	On the Advanced tab, under Accessibility: Select Enable Caret Browsing for new windows and tabs.	On the Advanced tab, under Accessibility: Select Enable Caret Browsing for new windows and tabs, by pressing the arrow keys to move to the option, then, Press ENTER.

Screen shot of Internet Options dialog box, Advanced tab, Accessibility settings: