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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_shortcut keyboard shortcut] is a key or set of keys that performs a predefined function.  For example,  pressing the "Ctrl+T" key combination (or "Cmd+T" on Mac OS X) will open a new Tab in Firefox.
See also the Help menu within the application, as well as [[Mouse Tips]] and [[Mouse-Keyboard Combo Tips]].


''(More keyboard shortcuts can be found on [[Keyboard Shortcuts | another page]]; they will be integrated here in due course.)''
For a list and description of keyboard shortcuts in Firefox and Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey, go to the external links given below or look in the Help menu of your Mozilla application.  For Thunderbird,  see [[Keyboard shortcuts - Thunderbird]].


Note: "Ctrl" may differ by system (e.g., "ctrl" may actually be "command" (apple key) for Mac OSX).
Many keyboard shortcuts can be customized or disabled through the use of add-ons such as the [[Keyconfig extension]] or [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/s3menu-wizard/ Menu Wizard.] On Mac OS X, shortcuts for menu items can be changed from the System Preferences; however this may not work as expected due to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=429824 bug 429824.]


==Tabs==
===See also===
===Navigate through tabs===
* [[Mouse-Keyboard Combo Tips]]
: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==
===External links===
:Ctrl+L or Alt+D or F6 to switch focus to the address bar
*[https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts (Firefox Support)] at support.mozilla.org
: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
*[http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/moz_shortcuts.html Mozilla Keyboard Shortcuts] at mozilla.org
:Cmd + ~ (only on Mac OS X) cycles through all open windows
*[http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/keyboard.htm Browser Keyboard Shortcuts (Comparison Table)] Keyboard shortcuts - Firefox and other popular browsers.
;Note: if you have a sidebar open, F6 switches between sidebar and address bar)


==Address bar==
[[Category:Keyboard and mouse (Firefox)]] [[Category:Mozilla Suite]]
===Entering Address===
:Ctrl+Enter will add <nowiki>http://www.</nowiki> before and .com after the text in the toolbar and load the resulting url.
:Shift+Enter will add <nowiki>http://www.</nowiki> and .net,
:Ctrl+Shift+Enter will add <nowiki>http://www.</nowiki> and .org
:Ctrl+Left Arrow will move caret to previous non-alphanumeric character in URL
:Ctrl+Right Arrow will move caret to next non-alphanumeric character in URL
: See also [[Using keyword searches]]
 
===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
 
==Search bar==
 
:Ctrl+K brings you to the search bar. Type "Enter" to run your search or "Alt+Enter" to open search results in a new tab.
:Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down to cycle between the available choices of search engines
:Option+Up or Option-down will pull up the search menu options while the cursor is in the search menu. One can then use the up and down arrows to choose the desired search engine.
 
===Clearing search history===
 
You can clear the previous searches from the Search Bar. Just right-click it and select "Clear Search History". You can delete individual elements by selecting them and pressing "Shift+Del".
 
==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)
 
==HTML Buttons==
 
There are site-specific shortcuts for use on HTML buttons (such as for wikis) which allow keyboard shortcuts. For example, by hovering the mouse over the "save page" or "show preview" button on the edit page of a Mediawiki wiki (such as MozillaZine), one will see a tooltip indicating the relevant shortcut (i.e., alt-s (or ctrl-s) and alt-p (or ctrl-p) for saving and previewing, respectively).
 
The program [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1451&vid=7788 Skeleton Access Key] (not presently upgraded for 1.5) would show if and what shortcuts were available for a page.
 
==See also==
* http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard

Latest revision as of 21:21, 21 November 2016

A keyboard shortcut is a key or set of keys that performs a predefined function. For example, pressing the "Ctrl+T" key combination (or "Cmd+T" on Mac OS X) will open a new Tab in Firefox.

For a list and description of keyboard shortcuts in Firefox and Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey, go to the external links given below or look in the Help menu of your Mozilla application. For Thunderbird, see Keyboard shortcuts - Thunderbird.

Many keyboard shortcuts can be customized or disabled through the use of add-ons such as the Keyconfig extension or Menu Wizard. On Mac OS X, shortcuts for menu items can be changed from the System Preferences; however this may not work as expected due to bug 429824.

See also

External links

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