Switching between Tabs in Internet Explorer 7
One of my early frustrations with IE7 is that there is no easy way to switch, as in toggle, between tabs. You can use Ctrl-Tab or Shift-Control-Tab to run up and down the available tabs. However, you must remember which way you are going as this is not a straight forward toggle. Second, unless the two tabs you need to switch back and forth from are immediately adjacent to each other, this is rather cumbersome.
Of course, you can put the other website in a new window (Ctrl-N) and then use the traditional Windows Alt-Tab keyboard shortcut as you always would, but this is yet another step and somewhat defeats the purpose of tabbed browsing. I’m all for learning a new hotkey if the IE team would create one to toggle between two tabs.
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Hell Man !!
i was running through some searches and i saw your blog !! somehow i am releifed now cause i know now that i am not the only lazy person looking for the same answers
Anyway here you go the answer
ITS Ctrl+TAB \ Ctrl+Shift+TAB
The easiest way to switch tabs in IE7 !!
Enjoy it
PS If you know another way of switching let me know cause you know how much is it Pain in the ass to go the Ctrl key LOL
Thank you much for the tip. I was going crazy with the tabs. Now I don’t have to reach the mouse to switch between them.
Ctrl+1 , Ctrl+2 etc is kind of useful but still is not a toggle..
Thank you for the toggle tips. I was not aware of the Ctrl 1, 2 etc or the Ctrl+TAB \ Ctrl+Shift+TAB. I used the Alt Tab so much I was getting frustrated I could not toggle. Now I am glad to have something.