Saving time while surfing (or working) can give you more time to get things done or enjoy life a little bit more!
Some of these quick CTRL shortcuts for Firefox may be familiar to you, but others not so much. So check out this list, which was complied by Mitch over at Firefox Facts:
Ctrl + 1 through 9 = Quick switch between 9 open tabs
Ctrl + Page Up = Move left through your open tabs
Ctrl + Page Down = Move right through your open tabs
Ctrl + P = Print Screen
Ctrl + O = Open File
Ctrl + I = Open Bookmarks in Sidebar
Ctrl + U = View Source
Ctrl + T = Open an Empty New Tab
Ctrl + R = Reload web page
Ctrl + E = Move Cursor to Search Bar
Ctrl + W = Close tab (if no tabs open, then closes browser)
Ctrl + Tab = Move right through your open tabs
Ctrl + S = Open “Save As…”
Ctrl + D = Bookmark This Page
Ctrl + F = Open the Find bar for searching the web page
Ctrl + H = Open History in Sidebar
Ctrl + J = Open the Download Manager
Ctrl + K = Move Cursor to Search Bar
Ctrl + L = Move Cursor to Address Bar
Ctrl + B = Open Bookmarks in Sidebar
Ctrl + N = Open a New Firefox Window
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July 4th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
thanks for refreshing tools.
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July 4th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
thanks for refreshing tools.
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:43 am
and if you also want a couple of “alt” shortcuts :
“alt” + the left arrow : moves you back a page
“alt” + the right arrow : moves you forward a page
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July 5th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I use to type an address bar and search bar. Using Ctrl+K and Ctrl+L make this job more easier. Thanks thepinkc.net!
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July 5th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
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July 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Great list of shortcuts. This is a very useful guide for anyone who is used to finding everything in the toolbar. I use shortcuts all the time and I didn’t know of a few of these.