Thursday, July 21, 2011

Firefox 4 Shortcuts


  1. Address Bar
  2. Search Bar
  3. Navigation
  4. Inside Webpages
  5. Search
  6. Bookmarks
  7. Firefox Features
  8. Firefox Windows
  9. Forms
  10. The Rest

   1 Address Bar

alt+d or ctrl+lJump to address bar
ctrl+enterComplete a .com address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".com" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
shift+enterComplete a .net address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".net" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
ctrl+shift+enterComplete a .org address in address bar: adds "http" prefix and ".org" suffix to entry, then loads the page. Add alt to combination to load page in background tab.
arrow up/arrow down in address barOpen URL history in address bar and navigate. Press enter to launch selected webpage
delete in address bar historyDelete current entry from address bar history

   2 Search Bar

ctrl+kJumps to search bar if installed (ctrl+e used to do so as well, but seems to be discontinued)
alt+arrow up/arrow down 
in search bar
Toggle search engines
arrow down/arrow up 
in search bar
Choose from previous searches. Press enter to choose selected search term
delete in previous searchesDelete previous search entry

   3 Navigation

alt+homeJump to homepage
alt+arrow left/arrow rightOne page backward / one page forward
ctrl+tOpen new tab in same window
ctrl+tab or ctrl+page downJump to next browser tab
ctrl+shift+tab or ctrl+page upJump to previous browser tab
ctrl+1...8Jump to browser tab 1 - 8
ctrl+9Jump to the rightmost tab regardless on how many tabs are open
ctrl+w or ctrl+qClose current browser tab
ctrl+shift+tUndo close browser tab

   4 Inside Webpages

alt+d, then presstab twice (or three times)Get "focus" on webpage for in-page keyboard navigation. Note the dotted frame around the page
arrow down/arrow upScroll webpages up or down one line
page down/page upScroll webpages up or down one page. space/shift+space does the same.
home/endJump to beginning / end of webpage
tab/shift+tabJump to next / jump to previous link
enterOpen selected link in current tab
shift+ctrl+enterOpen selected link in new foreground tab
ctrl+enterOpen selected link in new background tab
shift+enterOpen selected link in new window
alt+enterDownload selected link
ctrl++/ctrl+-Increase or decrease text size
ctrl+0Default text size
f5 or ctrl+rReload page
ctrl+f5 or ctrl+rReload page with cache override
escapeStop loading page
f6/shift+f6Jump forwards / jump backwards between tab bar and page. To reach addressbar, press f6 until reaching the tab (see dotted line around tab) and press tab
shift+f10Open context menu of a hyperlink. Press arrow up or down or initial letter to select command
f7Turn caret mode on or off (navigation with keyboard)
ctrl+aSelect all, useful to copy and paste text out of webpages
ctrl+cCopy selected text
ctrl+pPrint
alt+f, then vPrint preview
ctrl+uShow page source
ctrl+sSave page as

   5 Search

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 f3Find next occurrence of search term.
ctrl+shift+g or shift+f3Find previous occurrence of search term.
escapeClose search window

   6 Bookmarks

ctrl+b orctrl+iShow or hide bookmark sidebar
ctrl+shift+bOrganize bookmarks
ctrl+dAdd bookmark
ctrl+shift+dBookmark all tabs. In the "create in" menu, use alt+down to choose bookmark destination
alt+b, then press a-z or numberOpen 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

   7 Firefox Features

ctrl+jOpen or close download window
ctrl+hShow or hide browsing history
ctrl+shift+delClear private data (menu)
ctrl+oOpen file
ctrl+lOpen Location
alt+fOpen file menu
alt+eOpen edit menu
alt+vOpen view menu
alt+sOpen history menu
alt+bOpen bookmark menu
alt+tOpen tools menu
alt+hOpen help menu
ctrl+/Show / hide Add-On Bar (holding add-ons)

   8 Firefox Windows

ctrl+n or alt+f+nOpens new browser window
ctrl+shift+w or alt+f4Close browser window
alt+spaceOpens the title bar menu (default Windows feature)
alt+space+enterRestore Window (default Windows feature)
alt+space+xMaximize Window (default Windows feature)
alt+space+nMinimize Window (default Windows feature)
f11Turn full page view on or off (default Windows feature)

   9 Forms

tab/shift+tabJump to next or previous form element
spaceActivate or deactivate radio buttons and check boxes
alt+arrow downSelect from a drop-down menu
ctrl+c, ctrl+x and ctrl+vCopy, cut or paste selected text (when working in forms)
arrow up/arrow downSelect previously used form entries
shift+deleteDelete previously used form entries

   10 The Rest

ctrl+shift+iOpen or close webpage Inspector
ctrl+shift+jOpen Java Error Console. Press escape to close
f1Firefox (online) help

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