3 June 2011 | Tips & Tricks , 2 comments

Firefox keyboard shortcuts – Good Tips no.1

Firefox keyboard shortcuts

Become a Firefox Ninja with these keyboard shortcuts. Once you get the hang of these you’ll be browsing Super Fast. If we missed your favourite shortcut feel free to drop it in a comment below.

Navigation

command

keyboard shortcut

backAlt + Left Arrow
Backspace
forwardShift + Backspace
homeAlt + Home
reloadF5
Ctrl + R
reload (override cache)Ctrl + F5
Ctrl + Shift + R
stopEsc

Current Page

command

keyboard shortcut

go to bottom of pageEnd
go to top of pageHome
scroll down the pagespacebar
scroll up the pageshift + spacebar
page SourceCtrl + U
printCtrl + P

Search

command

keyboard shortcut

findCtrl+F
find againF3
Ctrl + G
find previousShift + F3
Ctrl + Shift + G

Windows & Tabs

command

keyboard shortcut

close tabCtrl + W
Ctrl + F4
close windowCtrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4
new tabCtrl + T
new windowCtrl + N
next tabCtrl + Tab
Ctrl + Page Down
previous tabCtrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + Page Up
undo close tabCtrl + Shift + T
undo close windowCtrl + Shift + N
select tab (1 to 8)Ctrl + (1 to 8)
select last tabCtrl + 9
tab groups viewCtrl + Shift + E

History

command

keyboard shortcut

history sidebarCtrl + H
library window (history)Ctrl + Shift + H

Bookmarks

command

keyboard shortcut

bookmark all tabsCtrl + Shift + D
bookmark this pageCtrl + D
bookmarks sidebarCtrl + B
library window (bookmarks)Ctrl + Shift + B

Tools

command

keyboard shortcut

downloadsCtrl + J
add-onsCtrl + Shift + A
toggle private browsingCtrl + Shift + P
clear recent historyCtrl + Shift + Del

Miscellaneous

command

keyboard shortcut

complete .com addressCtrl + Enter
complete .net addressShift + Enter
complete .org addressCtrl + Shift + Enter

Mouse shortcuts

command

keyboard shortcut

previous pageShift + scroll down
next pageShift + scroll up
decrease text sizeCtrl + scroll up
increase text sizeCtrl-scroll down
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2 comments so far

  1. DevFX,

    The latest version allows your to drag and drop tabs from separate windows – win.

  2. How to Design a Website,

    Excellent Collection of Shortcuts….Thanks for sharing by using this we no need to use the Mouse I think..

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    Stephen

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