Alt+Home

Updated: 11/12/2023 by Computer Hope
Alt+Home keyboard shortcut

Alt+Home is a keyboard shortcut most commonly used to open the homepage in the active tab. Below are other programs that use this keyboard shortcut and related information.

How to use the Alt+Home keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold either Alt key, and while continuing to hold, press Home key.

Alt+Home in Internet browsers

In all major Internet browsers (e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera), pressing Alt+Home opens the browser homepage in the active tab.

Alt+Home in Microsoft Word

In Microsoft Word, pressing Alt+Home moves to the first cell in the current row of a table.

Note

If you're outside of a table, Alt+Home does nothing.

Below are links to related keyboard shortcuts and individual key pages.

Alt, Home key, Keyboard shortcut, Keyboard terms