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Firefox Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Please visit the following address for the most recent
versions of the keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
http://www.7is7.com/software/firefox/shortcuts.html
Here is a list of Firefox keyboard and mouse shortcuts for each of the three
major operating systems
organized by topic that will help you to navigate and use Firefox and the Web in
a much more productive and fun way. You can increase5 or decrease5 the size
of the text on this page by doing the following.
Hold down the Ctrl key (Cmd on Mac) and press the plus or minus key.
To reset the text to default size;
Hold down the Ctrl key (Cmd on Mac) and press 0 (zero).
Browser Management Windows Mac OS X Linux
Help F1 n/a F1
Add Bookmark Ctrl + D Cmd + D Ctrl + D
Bookmarks Sidebar Ctrl + B Cmd + B Ctrl + B
(toggle) Ctrl + I
Browsing History (toggle) Ctrl + H Cmd + Shift + H Ctrl + H
Download History Ctrl + J Cmd + J Ctrl + Y
Clear Private Data Ctrl + Shift + Del n/a Ctrl + Shift + Del
Page Manipulation Windows Mac OS X Linux
Full Screen (toggle) F11 n/a F11
Zoom In (Full Page)5 Ctrl + + Cmd + + Ctrl + +
Ctrl + Scroll down Ctrl + Scroll down
Zoom Out (Full Page)5 Ctrl + - Cmd + - Ctrl + -
Ctrl + Scroll up Ctrl + Scroll up
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Restore Page to Default Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Ctrl + 0
View
Print Ctrl + P Cmd + P Ctrl + P
Reload Page F5 F5 F5
Ctrl + R Cmd + R Ctrl + R
Force Reload Page Ctrl + F5 Cmd + F5 Ctrl + F5
(override cache) Ctrl + Shift + R Cmd + Shift + R Ctrl + Shift + R
Shift +Reload button Shift +Reload button Shift +Reload button
Stop Loading Esc Esc Esc
Cmd + .
Save Page As Ctrl + S Cmd + S Ctrl + S
Alt + Left-click
Page Source Ctrl + U Cmd + U Ctrl + U
Page Info n/a Cmd + I Ctrl + I
DOM Inspector Ctrl + Shift + I Cmd + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + I
Page Navigation Windows Mac OS X Linux
Go Down One Line
Alt + Scroll down Alt + Scroll down
Go Up One Line
Alt + Scroll up Alt + Scroll up
Go Down One Screen PageDown PageDown PageDown
Spacebar Spacebar Spacebar
Shift + Backspace 3
Go Up One Screen PageUp PageUp PageUp
Shift + Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Shift + Spacebar
Backspace 3
Go to Bottom of Page End End End
Go to Top of Page Home Home Home
Move to Next Frame F6 F6 F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift + F6 Shift + F6 Shift + F6
Move Focus to Next Tab Tab Tab
Actionable Item
Move Focus to Previous Shift + Tab Shift + Tab Shift + Tab
Actionable Item
Web Navigation Windows Mac OS X Linux
Open Home Page Alt + Home Option + Home Alt + Home
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Back one Page Alt + Cmd + Alt +
Ctrl + [ Cmd + [ Ctrl + [
Shift + Scroll down Delete Shift + Scroll down
Backspace
Forward one Page Alt + Cmd + Alt +
Ctrl + ] Cmd + ] Ctrl + ]
Shift + Scroll up Shift + Scroll up
Shift + Backspace
Open Link Enter Return Enter
Left-click Click Left-click
Open Link (in new Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Return Ctrl + Enter
Background Tab)2 Ctrl + Left-click Cmd + Click Ctrl + Left-click
Middle-click Middle-click
Open Link (in new Ctrl + Shift + Left-click Cmd + Shift + Click Ctrl + Shift + Left-click
Foreground Tab)2 Shift + Middle-click Shift + Middle-click
Paste URL in Tab n/a n/a Middle-click in Tab4
Open Link in New Window Shift + Enter Shift + Return Shift + Enter
Shift + Left-click Shift + Click Shift + Left-click
Save Link Target As Alt + Enter Option + Return Alt + Enter
Caret Browsing F7 F7 F7
Tabs and Windows Windows Mac OS X Linux
Open New Tab Ctrl + T Cmd + T Ctrl + T
Double-Click on Double-Click on Double-Click on
Tab Bar Tab Bar Tab Bar
Close Tab Ctrl + W Cmd + W Ctrl + W
(close Window if only one tab) Ctrl + F4 Cmd + F4 Ctrl + F4
Middle-click on Tab Middle-click on Tab
Undo Close Tab Ctrl + Shift + T Cmd + Shift + T Ctrl + Shift + T
Next Tab Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + PageDown Ctrl + PageDown Ctrl + PageDown
Previous Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Ctrl + PageUp Ctrl + PageUp Ctrl + PageUp
Select Tab [1 to 9] Ctrl +[ 1 9 ] Cmd +[ 1 9 ] Alt +[ 1 9 ]
Open New Window Ctrl + N Cmd + N Ctrl + N
Close Window Ctrl + Shift + W Cmd + Shift + W Ctrl + Shift + W
Alt + F4 Option + F4 Alt + F4
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Location Windows Mac OS X Linux
Select Location Bar Ctrl + L Cmd + L Ctrl + L
Alt + D Alt + D
Complete .com Address 1 Ctrl + Enter Cmd + Return Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address 1 Shift + Enter Shift + Return Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address 1 Ctrl + Shift + Enter Cmd + Shift + Return Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Open Address in New Tab 1 Alt + Enter Option + Return Alt + Enter
Open File Ctrl + O Cmd + O Ctrl + O
Search Engines Windows Mac OS X Linux
Select Search Bar Ctrl + K Cmd + K Ctrl + K
Ctrl + J
Select Next Search Engine in Ctrl + Cmd + Ctrl +
Search Bar
Select Previous Search Engine Ctrl + Cmd + Ctrl +
in Search Bar
Open List of Search Engines in Alt + Option + Alt +
Search Bar Alt + Option + Alt +
Forms Windows Mac OS X Linux
Select Next Entry
Select Previous Entry
Toggle Checkbox Spacebar Spacebar Spacebar
Auto Complete Windows Mac OS X Linux
Select Next Auto-Complete
Entry
Select Previous Auto-Complete
Entry
Delete Individual Shift + Del Shift + Del Shift + Del
Auto-Complete Entry
Text Manipulation Windows Mac OS X Linux
Select All Ctrl + A Cmd + A Ctrl + A
Alt + A
Cut Ctrl + X Cmd + X Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C Cmd + C Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V Cmd + V Ctrl + V
Delete Del Del Del
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Undo Ctrl + Z Cmd + Z Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Cmd + Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z
Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Y
Search in Page Windows Mac OS X Linux
Find in This Page Ctrl + F Cmd + F Ctrl + F
Find Again Ctrl + G Cmd + G Ctrl + G
F3 F3 F3
Find Previous Ctrl + Shift + G Cmd + Shift + G Ctrl + Shift + G
Shift + F3 Shift + F3 Shift + F3
Quick Find Text / / /
Quick Find Link ' ' '
1: This shortcut only works in the Location Bar.
2: 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.
3: For Backspace to work like on Windows set browser.backspace_action to 0 in
about:config.
4: For Middle-click not to paste URL in tab set middlemouse.contentLoadURL
to false in about:config.
5: Full page zoom is set by default. To zoom text only go to View > Zoom > and
select Zoom Text Only.
The Firefox keyboard and mouse shortcuts listed here were originally based on
the works of David Tenser but they have been fully rewritten, tested, and
updated by Otto de Voogd of 7is7.com. The shortcuts related content contained
on this page is available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Creative
Commons license.
Shortcuts sheet created by Otto de Voogd of 7is7.com.
Get these Firefox shortcuts in prinatble PDF or ODT format here.
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