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Firefox Tip - Short Cuts

Firefox Shortcuts

Of course everyone knows the great Web Browser Firefox. And probably many of you will also know some short cuts that facilitate browsing the Internet. Here I have compiled a list of useful short cuts, some of which might be new to you. Enjoy!

Navigation

Key(s)

Function

Alt + left arrow

Back

Alt + right arrow

Forward

Shift + Mousewheel up

Back

Shift + Mousewheel down

Forward

Up/Down arrow

Up/Down One Line

PageUp/PageDown

Up/Down One Page

Next Frame

Shift + F6

Previous Frame

Home

Top of Page

End

Bottom of Page

ESC

Stop Loading Page

Ctrl + N

New Window

Ctrl + T

New Tab

Ctrl + W

Close Window

Ctrl + Tab

Next Tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Previous Tab

Alt + Home

Go to Homepage

Ctrl + L

Go to Address Bar

Ctrl + K

Go to Search Bar

Alt + Mousewheel up

Scroll up slowly

Alt + Mousewheel down

Scroll down slowly

Page Management

Key(s)

Function

Ctrl + U

View Page Source

Ctrl + D

Add Bookmark

Ctrl + B

Manage Bookmarks

Ctrl + J

Download List

Help

Reload Page

Ctrl + F5

Reload Page & Cache

Ctrl + S

Save Page

Ctrl + P

Print Page

Ctrl + H

View History

Ctrl + O

Open Page

Middle-Click + Tab

Close Tab

Double-Click Tab Bar

New Tab

Shift + Click on Link

Open Link in New Window

Ctrl + Shift + Click on Link

Open Link in New Tab

Ctrl + Click on Link

Open Link in Background Tab

Text Tools

Key(s)

Function

Ctrl + C

Copy Text

Ctrl + X

Cut Text

Ctrl + V

Paste Text

Ctrl + F

Find Text

Find Next

Shift + F3

Find Previous

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Find text as you type

Find link as you type

Misc

Key(s)

Function

Enter

Add ".com" to address in location bar

Shift + Enter

Add ".net" to address in location bar

Navigate with cursor through Page

Ctrl + "+"

Increase Font Size

Ctrl + "-"

Decrease Font Size

Ctrl + Mousewheel up

Increase Font Size

Ctrl + Mousewheel down

Decrease Font Size

Ctrl + 0

Default Font Size

Alt + F4

Close Window

F11

Full Screen

One last tip: If you have several windows open which you would like to have reopened the next time you start Firefox again, click 'Edit', then 'Preferences' in the main menu. Go to the tab 'Main' and select 'Show my windows and tabs from last time'.

If you have several windows opened, do not close each one individually now as they would get lost, but instead click on 'File' and 'Quit' in the main menu of any of your open windows.

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