Mouse tips: Difference between revisions
(linebreaks removed) |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
==Middle Click== | ==Middle Click== | ||
;Note: '''Two-button mouse''' | ;Note: '''Two-button mouse''' | ||
For those without middle mouse buttons or mouse wheel, ctrl-click will also | |||
open new tabs for links, bookmarks, bookmark folders, history items, and toolbar buttons. | |||
open new tabs for links, bookmarks, bookmark folders, history items, and | Many Laptops mimic the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function if you click both right/left pads at the same time. | ||
Clicking both mouse buttons at the same time also mimics the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function. | |||
toolbar buttons. | |||
both right/left pads at the same time. | |||
MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function. | |||
===Tabs=== | ===Tabs=== | ||
===Opening Tabs=== | ===Opening Tabs=== | ||
====Personal Toolbar==== | ====Personal Toolbar==== | ||
Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on a Bookmark on your Personal Toolbar will open it up in a New Tab. | |||
open it up in a New Tab. | |||
====Folders==== | ====Folders==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a folder will open all the bookmarks in the folder in a new Tab(s) (Note: see http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1015518#1015518) | |||
folder in a new Tab(s) (Note: see | |||
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1015518#1015518) | |||
====History==== | ====History==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a History item will open the page in a new Tab. | |||
Tab. | |||
====Back and Forward buttons==== | ====Back and Forward buttons==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Back and Forward buttons will open the last/next page in a new Tab. | |||
last/next page in a new Tab. | |||
====Home button==== | ====Home button==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Home button will open your homepage in a new Tab(s). | |||
a new Tab(s). | |||
====Links==== | ====Links==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a link will open that link in a new tab. | |||
====Throbber==== | ====Throbber==== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Throbber (the 'busy' icon at the | |||
top-right) will open the Firefox homepage in a new Tab. | top-right) will open the Firefox homepage in a new Tab. | ||
====Images==== | ====Images==== | ||
Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab. | |||
open the image in a New Tab. | |||
===Closing Tabs=== | ===Closing Tabs=== | ||
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a Tab will close that Tab. | |||
==Double Click== | ==Double Click== | ||
===Opening Tabs=== | ===Opening Tabs=== | ||
=====Tab Bar===== | =====Tab Bar===== | ||
Double Clicking empty space on the Tab Bar will open a 'New Tab''. | |||
===Download Manager=== | ===Download Manager=== | ||
Double Clicking a file entry in the Downloads Manager will open/launch the file (provided you haven't moved it yet). | |||
file (provided you haven't moved it yet). | |||
==Right Click== | ==Right Click== | ||
===Customize Toolbar=== | ===Customize Toolbar=== | ||
You can adjust your toolbars to your liking. Right click on any toolbar, and select 'Customize'. While this dialogue is up, you can move buttons around on your toolbars by click-and-drag to the new location. The window that pops up when you do this is a holding area for unused icons. You can drag any item from it onto your toolbars to have it made available, and you can drag any icon from your toolbars onto this box to hide that icon completely. | |||
;Tip: Some toolbar items, such as the Location bar, will expand to take up all available space. | |||
and select 'Customize'. While this dialogue is up, you can move buttons | |||
around on your toolbars by click-and-drag to the new location. The window | |||
that pops up when you do this is a holding area for unused icons. You can | |||
drag any item from it onto your toolbars to have it made available, and you | |||
can drag any icon from your toolbars onto this box to hide that icon | |||
completely. | |||
;Tip: Some toolbar items, such as the Location bar, will expand to take up | |||
all available space. | |||
===Keyword Bookmark=== | ===Keyword Bookmark=== | ||
Right clicking in a search box (such as the 'search mozillazine, powered by Google', on the left of this page) and selecting 'add a keyword for this search' lets you make an interactive keyword bookmark. | |||
Google', on the left of this page) and selecting 'add a keyword for this | |||
search' lets you make an interactive keyword bookmark. | |||
;Here is how it works: | ;Here is how it works: | ||
:Give it a name, such as 'Mozillazine search' | :Give it a name, such as 'Mozillazine search' | ||
:now, assign a keyword to it, such as 'moz' | :now, assign a keyword to it, such as 'moz' | ||
:click 'ok' | :click 'ok' | ||
;From now on, you can search mozillazine (or any other search box you used | ;From now on, you can search mozillazine (or any other search box you used for this) from your address bar like this: | ||
:Enter 'moz search topic' in your address bar and click Go! | |||
for this) from your address bar like this | |||
Enter 'moz search topic' in your address bar and click Go! | |||
===Save all open tabs in a bookmark folder=== | ===Save all open tabs in a bookmark folder=== | ||
Right click > Bookmark this Page. Check the "bookmark all tabs in a folder" checkbox. Select or create a folder. | |||
folder" checkbox. Select or create a folder. | |||
==Drag'n Drop== | ==Drag'n Drop== | ||
===Moving bookmarks and folders=== | ===Moving bookmarks and folders=== | ||
You can change a bookmark's position in a folder or move it from one folder to another or move it to another position on the toolbar by highlighting it & clicking on it (WITHOUT LETTING GO) and dragging it to your desired position. | |||
A folder can be moved the same way as above tip but u MUST hold down the SHIFT key while dragging. | |||
to another or move it to another position on the toolbar by highlighting it | |||
& clicking on it (WITHOUT LETTING GO) and dragging it to your desired | |||
position. | |||
A folder can be moved the same way as above tip but u MUST hold down the | |||
SHIFT key while dragging. | |||
(note: didn't see that SHIFT made any difference) | (note: didn't see that SHIFT made any difference) | ||
To copy a folder, hold the Ctrl key while dragging. | |||
===Icons=== | ===Icons=== | ||
You can bookmark the current page by dragging the icon from the location bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the desktop to make an icon for that page. | |||
Drag a text file, a link, a picture, etcetera... from your folders or your desktop to Firefox and it will open in Firefox! | |||
bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the desktop to make an | |||
icon for that page. | |||
desktop to Firefox and it will open in Firefox! | |||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
"Click-and-drag" a bookmark to the main content window (which is the biggest on the Firefox user interface),so you can open it in a new tab! | |||
Dragging a link onto a new tab will open the link in the new tab. | |||
biggest on the Firefox user interface),so you can open it in a new tab! | |||
===Downloading links=== | ===Downloading links=== | ||
Drag any link to the Download Manager Window to add & download the link. | |||
You can also directly download anything from a page by drag and dropping it | You can also directly download anything from a page by drag and dropping it onto the 'download' icon in your toolbar (provided you put it there in 'right-click > customize'). | ||
onto the 'download' icon in your toolbar (provided you put it there in | |||
'right-click > customize'). | |||
==Mouse and Keyboard== | ==Mouse and Keyboard== | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
Holding down the Shift or Ctrl key when you Right Click to "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab or New Window. | |||
"View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab or New Window. | |||
===Selecting text=== | ===Selecting text=== | ||
If you hold down the CTRL key and left click on part of a web page, that section of the page will be highlighted. If you right click on the selection and choose 'View selection source', the source code for that part of the page will be displayed. | |||
To quickly highlight text, especially long text fields. Left-click once in the window where you want the selection to start; and then shift=click in the spot where you want the selection to end (selection range). *this is a lot easier than click-selection-dragging, especially where there is a lot of text to highlight. | |||
section of the page will be highlighted. If you right click on the selection | |||
and choose 'View selection source', the source code for that part of the | |||
page will be displayed. | |||
the window where you want the selection to start; and then shift=click in | |||
the spot where you want the selection to end (selection range). *this is a | |||
lot easier than click-selection-dragging, especially where there is a lot of | |||
text to highlight. | |||
===Font Size=== | ===Font Size=== | ||
hold Ctrl AND scroll up down with the mouse to change font size. | |||
(the font changing on IE is 5 sizes. FF has dozens of size settings) | (the font changing on IE is 5 sizes. FF has dozens of size settings) | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 21 January 2005
Tips from [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=170970 Firefox
support]
Middle Click
- Note
- Two-button mouse
For those without middle mouse buttons or mouse wheel, ctrl-click will also open new tabs for links, bookmarks, bookmark folders, history items, and toolbar buttons. Many Laptops mimic the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function if you click both right/left pads at the same time. Clicking both mouse buttons at the same time also mimics the MiddleClick/MouseWheelClick function.
Tabs
Opening Tabs
Personal Toolbar
Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on a Bookmark on your Personal Toolbar will open it up in a New Tab.
Folders
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a folder will open all the bookmarks in the folder in a new Tab(s) (Note: see http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1015518#1015518)
History
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a History item will open the page in a new Tab.
Back and Forward buttons
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Back and Forward buttons will open the last/next page in a new Tab.
Home button
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Home button will open your homepage in a new Tab(s).
Links
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a link will open that link in a new tab.
Throbber
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on the Throbber (the 'busy' icon at the top-right) will open the Firefox homepage in a new Tab.
Images
Middleclick/MouseWheelClick on "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab.
Closing Tabs
MiddleClick/MouseWheel Click on a Tab will close that Tab.
Double Click
Opening Tabs
Tab Bar
Double Clicking empty space on the Tab Bar will open a 'New Tab.
Download Manager
Double Clicking a file entry in the Downloads Manager will open/launch the file (provided you haven't moved it yet).
Right Click
Customize Toolbar
You can adjust your toolbars to your liking. Right click on any toolbar, and select 'Customize'. While this dialogue is up, you can move buttons around on your toolbars by click-and-drag to the new location. The window that pops up when you do this is a holding area for unused icons. You can drag any item from it onto your toolbars to have it made available, and you can drag any icon from your toolbars onto this box to hide that icon completely.
- Tip
- Some toolbar items, such as the Location bar, will expand to take up all available space.
Keyword Bookmark
Right clicking in a search box (such as the 'search mozillazine, powered by Google', on the left of this page) and selecting 'add a keyword for this search' lets you make an interactive keyword bookmark.
- Here is how it works
- Give it a name, such as 'Mozillazine search'
- now, assign a keyword to it, such as 'moz'
- click 'ok'
- From now on, you can search mozillazine (or any other search box you used for this) from your address bar like this
- Enter 'moz search topic' in your address bar and click Go!
Save all open tabs in a bookmark folder
Right click > Bookmark this Page. Check the "bookmark all tabs in a folder" checkbox. Select or create a folder.
Drag'n Drop
Moving bookmarks and folders
You can change a bookmark's position in a folder or move it from one folder to another or move it to another position on the toolbar by highlighting it & clicking on it (WITHOUT LETTING GO) and dragging it to your desired position. A folder can be moved the same way as above tip but u MUST hold down the SHIFT key while dragging.
(note: didn't see that SHIFT made any difference)
To copy a folder, hold the Ctrl key while dragging.
Icons
You can bookmark the current page by dragging the icon from the location bar to your Bookmarks folder. You can also drag it to the desktop to make an icon for that page. Drag a text file, a link, a picture, etcetera... from your folders or your desktop to Firefox and it will open in Firefox!
Links
"Click-and-drag" a bookmark to the main content window (which is the biggest on the Firefox user interface),so you can open it in a new tab! Dragging a link onto a new tab will open the link in the new tab.
Downloading links
Drag any link to the Download Manager Window to add & download the link. You can also directly download anything from a page by drag and dropping it onto the 'download' icon in your toolbar (provided you put it there in 'right-click > customize').
Mouse and Keyboard
Images
Holding down the Shift or Ctrl key when you Right Click to "View Image" or "View Background Image" will open the image in a New Tab or New Window.
Selecting text
If you hold down the CTRL key and left click on part of a web page, that section of the page will be highlighted. If you right click on the selection and choose 'View selection source', the source code for that part of the page will be displayed. To quickly highlight text, especially long text fields. Left-click once in the window where you want the selection to start; and then shift=click in the spot where you want the selection to end (selection range). *this is a lot easier than click-selection-dragging, especially where there is a lot of text to highlight.
Font Size
hold Ctrl AND scroll up down with the mouse to change font size. (the font changing on IE is 5 sizes. FF has dozens of size settings)
