I want to be able to to quickly go to the top of the window and type the location to which I want to navigate. Is there a shortcut key for this? If not can it be created?
4 Answers
As in Internet Explorer, and most other web browsers, the shortcut you're looking for is ALT+D.
There are a few ways to set the keyboard focus to the address bar in Windows Explorer:
- Alt+D to focus the address bar
- F4 to focus the address bar and drop it down as well
- F6 to “Tab” between Explorer panes (usually between the file list and the address bar)
Alt+D works for Windows Explorer and all (read all common) browsers to go to address bar.
Most browsers I've used accept CTRL+l(lower-case-L) for jumping to the "location" bar. I don't know if that works in this case or not, but worth a try.
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@Synetech I wonder if that's something Microsoft broke on purpose... Jul 8, 2012 at 3:12
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No, there’s nothing broken about it, they just chose not to include that hotkey in Windows Explorer when
Alt+D
does the same thing. Even in web browsers it is redundant.– SynetechJul 8, 2012 at 3:14