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Using Shortcuts
This document uses the following format for listing shortcuts:
Example:
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
To perform a command, press the buttons listed together at the same time. For example, to copy in Windows, press Ctrl and C at the same time.
Tip: The plus sign (+) means that you must press two keys surrounding the plus sign at the same time. If there is more then one plus sign (such as Ctrl+Shift+C), it means that all three buttons surrounding the plus sign must be pressed at the same time.
Abbreviations:
- Ctrl = Control key
- Cmd = Command key on the Macintosh keyboard
Note: Some keyboard shortcuts perform different functions based on cursor location (focus). For example, if you press Home on Windows while viewing a web page, Mozilla will move to the top of the web page. However, if you press Home on Windows while the cursor is in a text field, the cursor will go to the beginning of the text field.
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General Mozilla Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from all Mozilla windows:
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V | Ctrl+V |
Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X | Ctrl+X |
Close Window | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Delete Next Word | Ctrl+Del | Ctrl+Del | |
Go Up One Page | Page Up | Page Up | Page Up |
Go Down One Page | Page Down | Page Down | Page Down |
Go Up One Line | Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Go Down One Line | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Cmd+Shift+Z | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Find | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Ctrl+F |
Find Again | Ctrl+G or F3 | Cmd+G | Ctrl+G |
Find Links As You Type | ' (apostrophe) | ' (apostrophe) | ' (apostrophe) |
Find Text As You Type | / | / | / |
Open search engine page | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Open Context Menu | Shift+F10 | Ctrl+Space | Shift+F10 |
Open Main Menu (switches to the first drop-down menu at the top of the window. example: 'File' in Windows) | Alt or F10 | (Mac OS X: Controlled through keyboard preference in Control Panel) | F10 |
Move to beginning of line (in a text editing field) | Home | Cmd+Left Arrow | Ctrl+A |
Move to end of line (in a text editing field) | End | Cmd+Right Arrow | Ctrl+E |
Exit Mozilla | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Q |
Start Navigator | Ctrl+1 | Cmd+1 | Ctrl+1 |
Start Mail & Newsgroups | Ctrl+2 | Cmd+2 | Ctrl+2 |
Start Composer | Ctrl+4 | Cmd+4 | Ctrl+4 |
Start Address Book | Ctrl+5 | Cmd+5 | Ctrl+5 |
Start IRC Chat | Ctrl+6 | Cmd+6 | Ctrl+6 |
Firefox Ctrl Tab
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Navigator Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from all Navigator windows.
In this section:
Bookmarks Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Open Manage Bookmarks Window | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
Add Page to Bookmarks | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D | Ctrl+D |
File Bookmark (to customize and file a page you are bookmarking) | Ctrl+Shift+D | Cmd+Shift+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Bookmark Properties (for selected bookmark in Manage Bookmarks window) | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
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Page Navigation Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Open History Window | Ctrl+H | Cmd+Shift+H | Ctrl+H |
Reload | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
Force Reload (not from cache) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
Back | Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace | Cmd+Left Arrow | Alt+Left Arrow |
Forward | Alt+Right Arrow | Cmd+Right Arrow | Alt+Right Arrow |
Stop | Esc | Esc | Esc |
Home | Alt+Home | Cmd+Home | Alt+Home |
Go to Bottom of Page | End | End | |
Go to Top of Page | Home | Home | Home |
Select All Text in Location Bar | Ctrl+L or Alt+D | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L or Alt+D |
Open Web Page Location | Ctrl+Shift+L | Cmd+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
Open Selected Link in a Web Page | Enter | Return | Enter |
Exit Mozilla | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Q |
Move to Next Frame (in web pages using frames) | F6 | Ctrl+Tab or F6 (if F6 is not programmed for another command) | F6 |
Move to Previous Frame (in web pages using frames) | Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Shift+F6 (if F6 is not programmed for another command) | Shift+F6 |
New Navigator Window | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N | Ctrl+N |
Move to Next/Previous Link or Form Element in a Web Page | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab |
Open File | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Close Window | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Save Page As | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Save Linked Page (when a link is selected) | Shift+Enter | Option+Enter | Shift+Enter |
Print Page | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | Ctrl+P |
Go Up One Page | Page Up/ Shift+Space | Page Up/ Shift+Space | Page Up/ Shift+Space |
Go Down One Page | Page Down/Space | Page Down/Space | Page Down/Space |
Go Up One Line | Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Go Down One Line | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Turn on/off Caret Mode | F7 | F7 (if F7 is not programmed for another command) | F7 |
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Page Viewing Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Full Screen (toggle) | F11 | F11 (may depend on window manager) | |
Zoom Text Smaller | Ctrl+- (minus sign) | Cmd+- (minus sign) | Ctrl+- (minus sign) |
Zoom Text Larger | Ctrl+= (plus sign) | Cmd+= (plus sign) | Ctrl+= (plus sign) |
No Zoom (back to normal/100%) | Ctrl+0 | Cmd+0 | Ctrl+0 |
View Page Information | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
View Page Source | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
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Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
New Navigator Tab | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Ctrl+T |
Switch to Next Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab) | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down | Ctrl+Page Down | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down |
Switch to Previous Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab) | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up | Ctrl+Page Up | Ctrl+Page Up |
Close Tab (Close window if one page open) | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Open link in new foreground tab | Insert | Insert | |
Open link in new background tab | Shift+Insert | Shift+Insert | Shift+Insert |
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Sidebar Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Open/Close Sidebar (toggle) | F9 | F9 | F9 |
Switch to Next Sidebar Panel | Alt+Page Down | Option+Page Down | Alt+Page Down |
Switch to Previous Sidebar Panel | Alt+Page Up | Option+Page Up | Alt+Page Up |
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Forms Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
---|---|---|---|
Move to Next/Previous Item in Form | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab |
Submit Form | Enter | Enter | Enter |
Press Selected Button / Select Radio Button) | Space | Space | Space |
Select an Item from a List | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name |
Check/Uncheck Checkbox (toggle) | Space | Space | Space |
Open a Drop-Down Menu | Alt+Down Arrow | Option+Down Arrow | Alt+Down Arrow |
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Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from Mail & Newsgroups windows.
In this section:
General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Move to Next Mail Pane (Folder, QuickSearch, Thread, Message Panes) | F6 | F6 | F6 |
New Message | Ctrl+M | Cmd+Shift+M | Ctrl+M |
![For For](/uploads/1/2/8/1/128197953/860129832.jpg)
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Message List Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Save Message as File | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Open Message (in a new window) | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Delete Message | Del | Del | Del |
Undo Delete Message | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Select All Messages | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A | Ctrl+A |
Collapse All Threads | (backslash key) | (backslash key) | (backslash key) |
Expand All Threads | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key) |
Message Source | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Go to Next Message | F | F | F |
Go to Next Unread Message | N | N | N |
Go to Next Unread Thread | T | T | T |
Go to Previous Message | B | B | B |
Go to Previous Unread Message | P | P | P |
Reply to Message (replies only to sender) | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
Reply to All in Message (replies to sender and to other email addresses in message) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
Forward Message | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L |
Edit as New (compose new email using the body and attachments of the selected message) | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E | Ctrl+E |
Mark Message as Read | M | M | M |
Mark Thread as Read | R | R | R |
Mark All Messages in Selected Folder as Read | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
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Message Compose Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Send Message Now | Ctrl+Enter | Cmd+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
Send Message Later | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Cmd+Shift+Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
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Composer Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from Composer windows.
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Save Page | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Open File | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Close Page | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Find in Page | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Ctrl+F |
Find Again | Ctrl+G | Cmd+G | Ctrl+G |
Insert/Edit Link | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L |
Increase Indent | Ctrl+[ | Cmd+[ | Ctrl+[ |
Decrease Indent | Ctrl+] | Cmd+] | Ctrl+] |
Discontinue Text Styles | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
Discontinue Link | Ctrl+Shift+K | Cmd+Shift+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
Select Row/Column | Ctrl+Drag | Cmd+Drag | Ctrl+Drag |
Select Cells(s) | Ctrl+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) | Cmd+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) | Ctrl+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) |
Decrease Font Size | Ctrl+- (minus sign) | Cmd+- (minus sign) | Ctrl+- (minus sign) |
Increase Font Size | Ctrl+= (equal sign) | Cmd+= (equal sign) | Ctrl+= (equal sign) |
Text Style Bold | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
Text Style Italic | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
Text Style Underline | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Text Style Fixed Width | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Ctrl+T |
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Help Window Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from Help windows.
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
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Open Help and Support Center within Navigator, Mail & Newsgroups, Composer, and Address Book | F1 | Help Key | F1 |
Navigate Links within Content Pane (right pane) | Tab | Tab | Tab |
Switch between Content Pane and Search/Contents/Index/Glossary (toggle) | F6 | F6 | F6 |
Navigate Index Terms (while Index Pane is selected) | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow |
Scroll Pane (Content, Table of Contents, or Index) | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow |
Expand/Collapse Table of Contents Tree Structure | Left/Right Arrow | Left/Right Arrow | Left/Right Arrow |
Print Page | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | Ctrl+P |
Go Back to Previous Page | Alt+Left Arrow Key | Alt+Left Arrow Key | Alt+Left Arrow Key |
Go Forward One Page | Alt+Right Arrow Key | Alt+Right Arrow Key | Alt+Right Arrow Key |
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- You can use Firefox keyboard shortcuts for all of the most common tasks you want to perform in the web browser.
- Firefox's shortcuts can help you work more efficiently by keeping your hands on the keyboard.
- Here are the 45 most useful keyboard shortcuts for Firefox.
No matter what you use your computer for, you probably spend a lot of your time in a web browser like Firefox.
Rather than constantly moving back and forth between the keyboard and mouse, you can use the keyboard shortcuts built into Firefox to save time and browse more efficiently.
Here's a guide to the most useful shortcuts in Firefox.
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Firefox keyboard shortcuts summary
Firefox Change Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are virtually the same whether you're using a PC or Mac. Here is a quick reference list of the 45 top keyboard shortcuts in Firefox.
Note: If you are using a Mac, wherever you see 'Ctrl,' press the Command key instead.
If you need a more detailed explanation of each shortcut, scroll down. Each key (separated by a dash '-' in the list below) should be pressed simultaneously.
General commands
- Complete a .com address: Ctrl-Enter
- Delete the selected autocomplete entry: Shift-Del
- Toggle full screen view: F11 (Command-Shift-R on Mac)
- Put the focus in the address bar: Alt-D or Ctrl-L
Navigating
- Forward and back: Alt-Right Arrow or Alt-Left Arrow
- Home: Alt-Home
- Reload page: Ctrl-R
- Reload and override cache: Ctrl-Shift-R
- Stop: Esc
On the current page
- Go to the next or previous field: Tab or Shift-Tab
- Scroll down: Page Down or Spacebar
- Go to bottom of page: Ctrl-Down Arrow
- Go to top of page: Ctrl-Up Arrow
- Print: Ctrl-P
- Zoom in: Ctrl-Plus sign
- Zoom out: Ctrl-Minus sign
- Reset the zoom level to 100%: Ctrl-0
Search
- Find on this page: Ctrl-F
- Find next: Ctrl-G
- Find previous: Ctrl-Shift-G
- Quick find: /
- Close find bar: Esc
- Switch search engine: Alt-Up Arrow or Alt-Down Arrow
Windows and tabs
- Create a new tab: Ctrl-T
- Create a new window: Ctrl-N
- Close the current tab: Ctrl-W
- Close the current window: Ctrl-Shift-W
- Undo a closed tab: Shift-Ctrl-T
- Undo a closed window: Ctrl-Shift-N
- Cycle through tabs: Ctrl-Tab
- Move one tab to the right: Ctrl-Tab
- Move one tab to the left: Ctrl-Shift-Tab
- Go to a specific tab: Ctrl-[number]
- Go to last tab: Ctrl-9
- Move a tab to the left or right: Ctrl-Shift-Page Up or Ctrl-Shift-Page Down
- Mute or unmute the current tab: Ctrl-M
History and bookmarks
- Bookmark the current tab: Ctrl-D
- Open the history sidebar: Ctrl-H
- Open the Bookmarks sidebar: Ctrl-B
- Open the Library window: Ctrl-Shift-H
- Clear your recent history: Ctrl-Shift-Delete
Media controls
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- Play or pause: Space bar
- Change volume: Up Arrow or Down Arrow
- Mute or unmute audio: Ctrl-Up Arrow or Ctrl-Down Arrow
- Skip ahead or back: Right Arrow or Left Arrow
Firefox keyboard shortcuts explained
If you're confused by the keyboard shortcuts listed above, here's an expanded list with more information on what each shortcut does.
General commands
- Complete a .com address: As you type a URL in the address bar, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically add '.com' to the end.
- Delete the selected autocomplete entry: As you type a URL in the address bar, autocomplete options appear in the dropdown menu. You can use the Arrow keys to select an entry and then press Shift-Del to delete it.
- Toggle full screen view: Press F11 (Command-Shift-R on Mac) to switch between full screen mode and back again.
- Put the focus in the address bar: Press Alt-D or Ctrl-L to automatically move the cursor to the address bar so you can enter a URL.
Navigating
- Forward and back: Press Alt-Right Arrow to navigate forward in your browsing history for the current tab, or Alt-Left Arrow to go back to the last page you visited.
- Home: Press Alt-Home to go to your browser's home page specified in Settings.
- Reload page: Press Ctrl-R to reload the current page, which is the same as clicking the 'Reload this page' button in the toolbar at the top of Firefox.
- Reload and override cache: Press Ctrl-Shift-R to reload the page without using any locally stored files in the browser cache, which forces Firefox to reload the page by downloading all new files.
- Stop: Press Esc to cancel a command.
On the current page
- Go to the next or previous field: Press Tab to cycle through all the fields or sections of a page; press Shift-Tab to do the same, only backwards.
- Scroll down: Press Page Down or Spacebar to scroll through a web page a section at a time.
- Go to bottom of page: Press Ctrl-Down Arrow to jump immediately to the bottom of the page.
- Go to top of page: Press Ctrl-Up Arrow to jump immediately to the top of the page.
- Print: Press Ctrl-P to open the Print dialog box to specify how to print the current page.
- Zoom in: Press Ctrl-Plus sign to change the zoom level by zooming in one click at a time. Each subsequent zoom level is bigger than the one before.
- Zoom out: Press Ctrl-Minus sign to zoom out to make the current page smaller.
- Reset the zoom level to 100 percent: Press Ctrl and the number zero to reset the zoom level back to a normal 100 percent with a single click.
Search
- Switch search engine: When you are typing a search in the address bar, press Alt-Up Arrow to cycle through the available search engines if you want to use something other than your default. Press Alt-Down Arrow to cycle though in the opposite direction.
- Find on this page: Press Ctrl-F to open a search box to find text on the current web page.
- Find next: Press Ctrl-G to find the next instance of the search term on the current web page – it's the same as using the Down Arrow in the Ctrl-F search box.
- Find previous: Press Ctrl-Shift-G to go to the previous search result in the Ctrl-F search box.
- Quick find: A faster version of the Ctrl-F search tool is to press the slash '/' button to open a search box at the bottom of the screen, then type your search phrase.
- Close find bar: Press Esc to close the search box.
Windows and tabs
- Create a new tab: Press Ctrl-T to make a new tab to the right of any existing tabs.
- Create a new window: Press Ctrl-N to open a tab in a new window.
- Close the current tab: Press Ctrl-W to close the current tab.
- Close the current window: Press Ctrl-Shift-W to close the current window, even if it has multiple tabs.
- Undo a closed tab: If you closed a tab by accident, press Shift-Ctrl-T right away to restore it.
- Undo a closed window: If you closed a window by accident, press Ctrl-Shift-N right away to restore it.
- Cycle through tabs: Press Ctrl-Tab to cycle through each open tab in a window.
- Move one tab to the right: Press Ctrl-Tab to move to the next tab to the right.
- Move one tab to the left: Press Ctrl-Shift-Tab to move back to the tab on the left.
- Go to a specific tab: Press Ctrl and any number from 1 to 8 to switch immediately to that numbered tab. For example, to switch to the second tab in a window, press Ctrl-2.
- Go to the last tab: To go to the very last tab regardless of how many tabs are open in a window, press Ctrl-9.
- Move a tab to the left or right: Press Ctrl-Shift-Page Up to move a tab one position to the left. Press Ctrl-Shift-Page Down to move the selected tab one position to the right.
- Mute or unmute the current tab: Press Ctrl-M to toggle the audio on or off in the current tab. This is handy for web pages that autoplay video with sound.
History and bookmarks
- Bookmark the current tab: Press Ctrl-D to bookmark the current web page.
- Open the history sidebar: Press Ctrl-H to open the history sidebar for your browsing sessions.
- Open the Bookmarks sidebar: Press Ctrl-B to open the Bookmarks sidebar.
- Open the Library window: Press Ctrl-Shift-H to open the Library window, which includes a number of features including history, bookmarks, and tags.
- Clear your recent history: Press Ctrl-Shift-Delete to open the Clear Recent History window, which you can use to delete your temporary browsing file cache for a selected period of time.
Media controls
- Play or pause: Press Spacebar to start or stop playing media on the web page.
- Change volume: Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow to control the volume of the selected media on a web page.
- Mute or unmute audio: Press Ctrl-Up Arrow or Ctrl-Down Arrow to mute and unmute audio. This doesn't work for audio on every web page.
- Skip ahead or back: Use the Right Arrow to skip ahead in a video and the Left Arrow to rewind back several seconds.