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Keyboard shortcuts for Firefox |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009 |
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The Firefox Web browser offers keyboard shortcuts for almost everything you need to surf the Internet. Do what you want quickly without having to move the mouse every which way. Below is a list of the most useful Firefox keyboard shortcuts. Pick a few favorites and start using them. They'll become second nature in no time, and you'll be traversing the Web faster than ever.
| GENERAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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| Add Bookmarks | Ctrl + D | | Bookmarks | Ctrl + B | | DOM Inspector | Ctrl + Shift + I | | Downloads | Ctrl + J | | Full Screen View | F11 | | Help | F1 | | History | Ctrl + H | | Page Source | Ctrl + U | | Print | Ctrl + P | | Refresh Page | F5 | | Refresh Page & Cache | Ctrl + F5 | | Save Page As | Ctrl + S |
| NAVIGATION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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| Back | Alt + Left Arrow | | Down One Line | Down | | Down One Page | PageDown | | File Open | Ctrl + O | | Forward | Alt + Right Arrow | | Frame Next | F6 | | Frame Previous | Shift + F6 | | Home Page | Alt + Home | | Jump to Address Bar | Ctrl + L | | Jump to Search Bar | Ctrl + K | | Page Bottom | End | | Page Top | Home | | Stop | Esc | | Tab Close | Ctrl + W | | Tab New | Ctrl + T | | Tab Next | Ctrl + Tab | | Tab Previous | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | | Tab Select | Ctrl + [1 - 9] | | Up One Line | Up | | Up One Page | PageUp | | Window Close | Alt + F4 | | Window New | Ctrl + N |
| TEXT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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| Copy | Ctrl + C | | Cut | Ctrl + X | | Delete | Del | | Text Size Decrease | Ctrl + - | | Text Size Increase | Ctrl + + | | Text Size Default | Ctrl + 0 | | Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| SEARCH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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| Find Again | F3 | | Find as You Type Link | ' | | Find as You Type Text | / | | Find in This Page | Ctrl + F | | Find Previous | Shift + F3 |
| MOUSE SHORTCUTS |
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| Back | Shift + Scroll Down | | Forward | Shift + Scroll Up | | Open Link in Background Tab | Ctrl + Left Click or Middle Click | | Open Link in Foreground Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Left Click | | Open Link in New Window | Shift + Left Click | | Scroll Line by Line | Alt + Scroll | | Tab Close | Middle Click on Tab | | Tab New | Double Click on Tab Bar | | Text Size Decrease | Ctrl + Scroll UP | | Text Size Increase | Ctrl + Scroll Down |
| LOCATIONS |
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| Cached Elements | | C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[profilename]\Cache\ | | Profile Manager | | Close Firefox. From the "Start" menu, select "Run", type "firefox.exe -p" | | User Profile Folder | | C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\ | | Advanced Configuration | | Address Bar: about:config | | Cache Info | | Address Bar: about:cache | | Plugin Info | | Address Bar: about:plugins |
| TIPS/TRICKS |
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| Block Popup Windows | | Tools -> Options -> Web Features | | Customize Toolbars | | Right click on a toolbar and chose customize toolbar. To add icons drag and drop them on the toolbar. To subtract icons drag them from the toolbar to the "Customize Toolbar" window. | | Desktop Shortcut to Current Page | | Drag the icon in the address bar to the desktop | | Make Firefox Default Browser | | Tools -> Options -> General -> Set Firefox As Default Browser | | Manage Cache, Cookies, History and Passwords | | Tools -> Options -> Privacy | | Set Home Page | | Tools -> Options -> General -> Home Page | | Tabbed Browsing Options | | Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Tabbed Browsing |
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