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==Switching focus==
==Switching focus==
:Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 to switch focus to the address bar
:Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 to switch focus to the address bar
:Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E switches focus to the search bar
:Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E switches focus to the search bar - to change search engines once focus is on the search bar use Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow
:Cmd + ~ (only on Mac OS X) cycles through all open windows
:Cmd + ~ (only on Mac OS X) cycles through all open windows
;Note: if you have a sidebar open, F6 switches between sidebar and address bar)
;Note: if you have a sidebar open, F6 switches between sidebar and address bar)

Revision as of 21:08, 28 September 2005

This article applies to Firefox.

See also Mouse Tips and Mouse-Keyboard Combo Tips.

(More keyboard shortcuts can be found on another page; they will be integrated here in due course.)

Tabs

Navigate through tabs

Ctrl+TAB or Ctrl+PageUp lets you navigate in the tabs to the right.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PageDown lets you navigate in the tabs to the left
Tip
These wrap.
Ctrl and a number key will go to the tab indicated by the number.
(e.g. Ctrl+3 will go to the third tab from the left)

Opening and closing tabs

CTRL+T opens a new tab
CTRL+W closes current tab

Switching focus

Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 to switch focus to the address bar
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E switches focus to the search bar - to change search engines once focus is on the search bar use Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow
Cmd + ~ (only on Mac OS X) cycles through all open windows
Note
if you have a sidebar open, F6 switches between sidebar and address bar)

Address bar

Entering Address

Ctrl+Enter will add http://www. before and .com after the text in the toolbar and load the resulting url.
Shift+Enter will add http://www. and .net,
Ctrl+Shift+Enter will add http://www. and .org

Managing Dropdown menu

If you wish to remove an item from your Address Bar Drop down menu, highlight it without clicking and use Shift+Delete

Font Size

Hold Ctrl AND press + or - to change font size.
(the font changing on IE is 5 sizes. FF has dozens of size settings)