| Firefox Address and Search Bar |
| alt+d or ctrl+l |
Jump to address bar |
| ctrl+enter |
Complete a .com address in address bar: adds "http://" prefix and a ".com"-suffix, then loads the page. |
| shift+enter |
Complete a .net address in address bar: adds "http://" prefix and a ".net"-suffix, then loads the page. |
| ctrl+shift+enter |
Complete a .org address in address bar: adds "http://" prefix and a ".org"-suffix, then loads the page. |
| arrow up or arrow down |
Opens URL suggestion/ history in address bar |
| delete or shift+delete |
Deletes entries from address bar history |
| ctrl+e or ctrl+k |
Jumps to search bar if installed |
| alt+arrow up or arrow down |
Toggle search engines (in search bar) |
| arrow down or arrow up |
Select previous searches (in search bar) |
| del or shift+del |
Delete previous search entry (in search bar, works also in forms) |
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| Page Navigation and Tabbed Browsing |
| alt+home |
Jump to homepage |
| alt+arrow left / alt+right arrow |
One page backward or forward |
| ctrl+t |
Open new tab in same window |
| ctrl+tab or ctrl+page down |
Jump to next browser tab |
| ctrl+shift+tab or ctrl+page up |
Jump to previous browser tab |
| ctrl+1-ctrl+9 |
Jump to browser tab 1 - 9 |
| ctrl+w o rctrl+q |
Close current browser tab |
| ctrl+shift+t |
Undo close browser tab |
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| Working inside Web Pages |
| alt+d, then press tab twice (or three times) |
Get "focus" on webpage for in-page keyboard navigation. Note the dotted frame around the page |
| arrow down / arrow up |
Scroll websites up or down one line |
| page down / page up |
Scroll websites up or down one page |
| tab / shift+tab |
Jump to next or previous link |
| enter |
Open selected link in current tab |
| shift+ctrl+enter |
Open selected link in new foreground tab |
| ctrl+enter |
Open selected link in new background tab |
| shift+enter |
Open selected link in new window |
| alt+enter |
Download selected link |
| ctrl++ / ctrl+- |
Increase or decrease text size |
| ctrl+0 |
Default text size |
| f5 or ctrl+r |
Reload page |
| ctrl+f5 or ctrl+r |
Reload page with cache override |
| escape |
Stop loading page |
| f6 / shift+f6 |
Go to next frame (tab and shift + tab seems to be easier) |
| shift+f10 |
Open context menu of a hyperlink. Press arrow up or down or initial letter to select command |
| f7 |
Turn caret mode on/off (navigation with keyboard) |
| ctrl+a |
Select all, useful to copy and paste text out of websites |
| ctrl+c |
Copy selected text |
| ctrl+p |
Print |
| alt+f, then v |
Print preview |
| ctrl+u |
Show page source |
| ctrl+s |
Save page as |
| ctrl+f or / |
Open "quick find" window and searches phrase as you type |
| ' (apostrophe) |
Open "quick find" (links only) window |
| ctrl+g or enter or f3 |
Find next occurrence of search term. enter will not work for quick find links only |
| ctrl+shift+g or shift+f3 |
Find previous occurrence of search term. |
| escape |
Close search window |
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| Manage the Firefox Windows |
| ctrl+n or alt+f+n |
Opens new browser window |
| ctrl+shift+w or alt+f4 |
Close browser window |
| alt+space |
Opens the title bar menu (default Windows feature) |
| alt+space+enter |
Restore Window (default Windows feature) |
| alt+space+x |
Maximize Window (default Windows feature) |
| alt+space+n |
Minimize Window (default Windows feature) |
| f11 |
Turn full page view on or off (default Windows feature) |
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| Access Firefox Features |
| ctrl+j |
Open or close download window |
| ctrl+h |
Show or hide browsing history |
| ctrl+b or ctrl+i |
Show or hide bookmark sidebar |
| ctrl+d |
Add bookmark |
| ctrl+shift+d |
Bookmark all tabs. In the "create in" menu, use alt+down to choose bookmark destination |
| alt+b, then press a-z or number |
Open bookmark menu and press first letter of a bookmark name to load them. More than one entry with the same letter, requires to repeatedly pressing the letter and hit enter |
| ctrl+shift+del |
Clear private data (menu) |
| ctrl+o |
Open file |
| f1 |
Firefox (online) help |
| alt+f |
Open file menu |
| alt+e |
Open edit menu |
| alt+v |
Open view menu |
| alt+s |
Open history menu |
| alt+b |
Open bookmark menu |
| alt+t |
Open tools menu |
| alt+h |
Open help menu |
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| Forms in Firefox |
| tab / shift+tab |
Jump to next or previous form element |
| space |
Activate or deactivate radio buttons and check boxes |
| alt+arrow down |
Select from a drop-down menu |
| ctrl+c, ctrl+x and ctrl+v |
Copy, cut or paste selected text (when working in forms) |
| arrow up / arrow down |
Select previously used form entries |
| shift+delete |
Delete previously used form entries |
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