Firefox Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

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FIREFOX KEYBOARD AND MOUSE SHORTCUTS

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Browser Management
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Windows F1 Ctrl + D Ctrl + Drag Ctrl + Shift + D

Mac OS X Cmd + Shift + ? Cmd + D Opt + Drag Cmd + Shift + D

Linux F1 Ctrl + D Ctrl + Drag

n/a

Ctrl + Shift + O Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + H Ctrl + J Ctrl + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + P

Cmd + Shift + O Cmd + B Cmd + Shift + H Cmd + J Cmd + Shift + J Cmd + Shift + P

Ctrl + Shift + O Ctrl + B Ctrl + H Ctrl + Shift + Y Ctrl + Shift + J Ctrl + Shift + P
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Clear Recent History

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Ctrl + Shift + Del

Cmd + Shift + Del Mac OS X Option + Home Cmd + Home button

Ctrl + Shift + Del Linux Alt + Home Ctrl + Home button

Web Navigation Windows

Open Home Page Open Home Page in New Tab Back one Page

Alt + Home Ctrl + Home button

Alt + Ctrl + [

Cmd + Cmd + [

Alt + Ctrl + [

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Backspace Shift + Scroll down

Previous Page in New Tab Forward one Page

Del Option + Scroll down Cmd + Back button Cmd + Cmd + ] Shift + Del Option + Scroll up Cmd + Forward button Return Click Cmd + Return Cmd + Click

Shift + Scroll down Ctrl + Back button Alt + Ctrl + ] Shift + Scroll up

Ctrl + Back button Alt + Ctrl + ] Shift + Backspace Shift + Scroll up Ctrl + Forward
button

Next Page in New Tab Open Link/Bookmark Open Link/Bookmark in new Background Tab
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Ctrl + Forward
button

Enter Left-click Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Left-click Middle-click

Enter Left-click Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Left-click Middle-click

Open Link/Bookmark in new Foreground Tab

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Ctrl + Shift + Left -click Shift + Middleclick

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Cmd + Shift + Click

Ctrl + Shift + Lef -click Shift + Middleclick Middle-click in

Tab
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Paste URL in Tab Open Link/Bookmark in New Window Save Link Target As Caret Browsing

n/a

Shift + Enter Shift + Leftclick Alt + Enter F7 Windows F11

Shift + Return Shift + Click Option + Return F7 Mac OS X Cmd + Shift + F

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Shift + Enter Shift + Leftclick Alt + Enter F7 Linux F11

Page Manipulation
Full Screen (toggle)

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Zoom In

Ctrl + + Ctrl + Scroll up

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Cmd + + Ctrl + Scroll up Cmd + Ctrl + Scroll down Cmd + 0 Cmd + P F5 Cmd + R Cmd + F5 Cmd + Shift + R Shift +Reload button Esc Cmd + . Cmd + S Cmd + O Cmd + U Cmd + I Mac OS X PageDown Spacebar

Ctrl + + Ctrl + Scroll up Ctrl + Ctrl + Scroll down Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + P F5 Ctrl + R Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R Shift +Reload butto Esc Ctrl + S Ctrl + O Ctrl + U Ctrl + I Linux Alt + Scroll down Alt + Scroll up PageDown Spacebar Shift + Backspace
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Zoom Out

Ctrl + Ctrl + Scroll down Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + P F5 Ctrl + R Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R Shift +Reload button Esc Ctrl + S Alt + Left-click Ctrl + O Ctrl + U
n/a

Default Zoom Level Print Reload Page

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Force Reload Page (overridecache) Stop Loading

Save Page As

Open File Page Source Page Info

Page Navigation Windows

Go Down One Line Go Up One Line

Alt + Scroll down Alt + Scroll up PageDown Spacebar

Go Down One Screen

Go Up One Screen

PageUp Shift + Spacebar

PageUp Shift + Spacebar

PageUp Shift + Spacebar Backspace

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Go to Bottom of Page

End

End

End

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Go to Top of Page Move to Next Frame Move to Previous Frame Move Focus to Next Actionable Item Move Focus to Previous Actionable Item

Home F6 Shift + F6 Tab

Home F6 Shift + F6 Tab

Home F6 Shift + F6 Tab

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Shift + Tab

Tabs and Windows

Open New Tab

Windows Ctrl + T Double-Click on

TabBar

Mac OS X Cmd + T Double-Click on

TabBar

Linux Ctrl + T Double-Click on

TabBar

Close Tab (close Window if only one tab) Undo Close Tab Copy Tab Next Tab

Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4 Middle-click on Tab Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + Drag Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + PageDown

Cmd + W Cmd + F4

Ctrl + W Ctrl + F4 Middle-click on Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + Drag Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + PageDown

Cmd + Shift + T Opt + Drag Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + PageDown Cmd + Opt + Cmd + } Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + PageUp Cmd + Opt + Cmd + { Cmd + 1 8 Cmd + 9

Previous Tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + PageUp

Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + PageUp

Select Tab [1 to 8] Select Last Tab

Ctrl + 1 8 Ctrl + 9

Alt + 1 8 Alt + 9

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Open New Window Close Window

Ctrl + N Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4 Windows Ctrl + L F6 Alt + D Ctrl + Enter Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Enter Alt + Enter Windows Ctrl + K Ctrl + E Ctrl + Ctrl +

Cmd + N Cmd + Shift + W Option + F4 Mac OS X Cmd + L F6 Cmd + Return Shift + Return Cmd + Shift + Return Option + Return Mac OS X Cmd + K Cmd + Cmd +

Ctrl + N Ctrl + Shift + W Alt + F4 Linux Ctrl + L F6 Alt + D Ctrl + Enter Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + E Alt + Enter Linux Ctrl + K Ctrl + J Ctrl + Ctrl +

Location Bar
Select Location Bar

Complete .com Address Complete .net Address Complete .org Address Open Address in New Tab

Search Bar
Select Search Bar Select Next Search Engine Select Previous Search Engine Open List of Search Engines Open Search Results in New Tab

Alt + Alt + F4 Alt + Enter

Option + Option + Option + Return

Alt + Alt + F4 Alt + Enter

Forms
Select Next Entry Select Previous Entry

Windows

Mac OS X

Linux

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Toggle Checkbox

Spacebar

Spacebar Mac OS X

Spacebar Linux

Auto Complete Windows

Select Next AutoComplete Entry Select Previous Auto -Complete Entry Delete Selected Auto -Complete Entry

Del

Del

Del

Text Manipulation
Select All

Windows Ctrl + A Ctrl + X Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Del Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z Ctrl + Y Windows Ctrl + F Ctrl + G F3 Ctrl + Shift + G Shift + F3 /

Mac OS X Cmd + A Cmd + X Cmd + C Cmd + V Del Cmd + Z Cmd + Shift + Z

Linux Ctrl + A Alt + A Ctrl + X Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Del Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z Ctrl + Y Linux Ctrl + F Ctrl + G F3 Ctrl + Shift + G Shift + F3 /

Cut Copy Paste Delete Undo Redo

Search in Page
Find in This Page Find Again

Mac OS X Cmd + F Cmd + G F3 Cmd + Shift + G Shift + F3 /

Find Previous

Quick Find Text

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Quick Find Link

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Media (Ogg/Theora)
Play/Pause (toggle) Decrease Volume Increase Volume Mute Unmute Back to Beginning Back 10% Back 15 seconds Forward 15 seconds Forward 10% Forward to End

Windows Spacebar Ctrl + Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Ctrl + End

Mac OS X Spacebar Cmd + Cmd + Home Cmd + Cmd + End

Linux Spacebar Ctrl + Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Ctrl + End

1: Since Firefox 3.5. 2: Prior to Firefox 3, affected text size only. 3: Clear Private Data prior to Firefox 3.5. 4: Opening a link in a new background or foreground tab can be inversed in the Options/Preferences menu, Tabs tab, ticking the option when I open a new tab, switch to it immediately. 5: For Backspace to work like on Windows set browser.backspace_action to
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in about:config.
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6: For Middle-click not to paste URL in tab set middlemouse.contentLoadURL to about:config. 7: Ctrl + Y prior to Firefox 3.5. 8: Since Firefox 3.6.
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