Here’s some Firefox browser productivity tips you might not know about.

Every time I see someone typing a full URL on a browser starting with the non-obligatory “http”, my hand itches and I hold the urge to grab the keyboard to show the Shift + Enter magic. So, here are some more quick tips when using Firefox (also works with Flock & Mozilla):

Ctrl + Enter : auto-prepends and appends www and .com in the address bar

Shift + Enter : auto-prepends and appends www and .net in the address bar

Ctrl + Shift + Enter : auto-prepends and appends www and .org in the address bar

Ctrl + T : open a new browser tab

Ctrl + F : jump to search in page

Ctrl + F5 : force refresh/reload page

Ctrl + mouse wheel spin : to enlarge or shrink page font size

Alt + D : to jump insertion point to address bar

Shift + click a link : to launch a new window with the link

Ctrl + K : jump to Google bar to search

Some of the shortcuts are mine while others from About.com were omitted. I already know the first 6 by heart for a while and am trying to memorize the last 4.

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