Comparing two parts of the same page, or keeping your place while you explore? Duplicating the tab is faster than copying the address into a new one.
Ctrl+Shift+K
Step by step
- Go to the tab you want to copy.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+K.
- A copy of the tab opens next to it.
Tips & troubleshooting
- Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch between tabs.
- Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+8 jump to a specific tab, and Ctrl+9 to the last one.
Other ways to duplicate
- Right-click the tab and choose Duplicate tab.
- Press Alt+D to select the address, then Alt+Enter to open the same address in a new tab. This gives a fresh copy without the back and forward history.
- Middle-click the Refresh button, or hold Ctrl and click it, in most Chromium browsers.
What the copy keeps
The duplicate opens next to the original with the same page and the same back and forward history, so pressing Alt+Left Arrow in the copy still takes you to the previous page. You stay signed in, because both tabs share one session. Text typed into a form usually does not carry over, and a page that needs a fresh request, such as a payment confirmation, may reload or show an error.
Good reasons to duplicate
- Compare two parts of a long page, such as a specification and its pricing table.
- Keep your place in search results or a report while you follow a link.
- Fill in a form in one tab while reading the guidance for it in another.
- View the same dashboard or SharePoint list with two different filters.
Put the two tabs side by side
- Drag one tab out of the window, then press Windows key+Left Arrow on one window and Windows key+Right Arrow on the other to snap them to each half of the screen.
- Or use Edge's Split screen button on the toolbar to show two pages inside a single tab.
- Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab switch between tabs when you'd rather flick back and forth.