Say good bye to your Mouse, Use the keyboard instead (Firefox Special)
Internet Browsing is one of the most common activates on computers nowadays and how many of us do spend most of the time searching for the features on menus? We have got a list of shortcuts which were used commonly among the users, which helps you save a lot of time. Learn them and have a faster browsing experience.
Navigation
- Back – Backspace
- Forward – Shift+Backspace
- Home – Alt +Home
- Open File – Ctrl+O
- Reload – F5
- Reload (override cache) – Ctrl+F5
- Stop – Esc
Current Page
- Go to Bottom of Page – End
- Go to Top of Page – Home
- Move to Next Frame - F6
- Move to Previous Frame - Shift+F6
- Page Source Ctrl+U
- Print Ctrl+P
- Save Page As Ctrl+S
- Zoom In Ctrl++
- Zoom Out Ctrl+-
- Zoom Reset Ctrl+0
Editing
- Copy Ctrl+C
- Cut Ctrl+X
- Delete Delete
- Paste Ctrl+V
- Redo Ctrl+YShift+Z
- Select All Ctrl+A
- Undo Ctrl+Z
Search
- Find Ctrl+F
- Find Again F3
- Find As You Type Link ”
- Find As You Type Text /
- Find Previous Shift+F3
- Web Search Ctrl+K
Windows & Tabs
- Close Tab Ctrl+F4
- Close Window Alt+F4
- Move Tab Left (when tab is focused) Ctrl+Left Arrow
- Move Tab Right (when tab is focused) Ctrl+Right Arrow
- Move Tab to Beginning (when tab is focused) Ctrl+Home
- Move Tab to End (when tab is focused) Ctrl+End
- New Tab Ctrl+T
- New Window Ctrl+N
- Next Tab Ctrl+Tab
- Open Address in New Tab (from Location Bar or Search Bar) Alt+Enter
- Previous Tab Ctrl+Shift+Tab
- Undo Close Tab Ctrl+Shift+T
- Select Tab (1 to 8) CtrlAltCmd+(1 to 8 )
- Select Last Tab Ctrl+Alt+9
Tools
- Bookmark All Tabs Ctrl+Shift+D
- Bookmark This Page Ctrl+D
- Bookmarks Ctrl+B
- Library window Ctrl+Shift+BO
- Caret Browsing F7
- Downloads Ctrl+J
- History Ctrl+H
- Toggle Private Browsing Ctrl+Shift+P
- Clear Recent History Ctrl+Shift+Del
- Error Console Ctrl+Shift+J
Miscellaneous
- Complete .com Address Ctrl+Enter
- Complete .net Address Shift+Enter
- Complete .org Address Ctrl+Shift+Enter
- Delete Selected Auto-complete Entry Shift+Del
- Help F1Cmd+?
- Select Location Bar Ctrl+L
- Select or Manage Search Engines (when Search Bar is focused) F4
Firefox does not provide any method of customizing keyboard shortcuts. But they are all optimized for the best practices and user friendliness. Hope this can give a value addition to your internet browsing experience.
Tagged Keyboard Shortcuts, Linux, tips & tricks, tips for laptop users, Windows
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Do all versions support?
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EnlastshotaMarch 19, 2010 at 4:41 am
I love the normal wway tho
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