Ctrl+Enter is a great shortcut for completing URLs. You can use it to complete a URL in a text editor, on a web browser, or even in an email. Here are some of the best uses for Ctrl+Enter:

  1. Completing URLs in a text editor: When you want to complete a URL in a text editor, Ctrl+Enter can be helpful because it allows you to keep track of the cursor location and the completed URL at the same time. This makes it easy to keep track of your work while you’re writing your URL.
  2. Completing URLs on a web browser: If you’re using a web browser, Ctrl+Enter can be helpful because it keeps track of the cursor location and completes the URL at the same time as you type it. This makes it easy to type your completed URL into the web browser’s address bar and then hit return without having to worry about keeping track of the cursor location.
  3. Completing URLs in an email: If you’re sending an email, Ctrl+Enter can be helpful because it keeps track of the cursor location and completes the URL at the same time as you type it. This makes it easy to type your completed URL into an email’s subject line and then hit send without having to worry about keeping track of the cursor location.

On modern browsers, such as IE7 and Firefox, hitting Ctrl + Enter will automatically fill in the www. and the .com part of the URL. Let’s see an example:

Just type in howtogeek into the address bar in your browser:

Now hit Ctrl + Enter together:

You saved yourself 15 keystrokes!

More Keystroke combinations:

Ctrl + Enter – Auto-complete *. com address Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *. net address Ctrl + Shift + Enter – Auto-complete *. org address

If you add Alt to any of those key combinations, it will auto-complete and open the new address in a new tab as well. Alt+Ctrl+Enter will auto-complete a *.com address in a new tab, for instance.