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.
Instead of Ctrl+F, Try slash (/). (The slash shorcut borrows from the vi and less Unix tools.) Then F3 to search for the next occurence and Shift+F3 to search for the previous occurence.
There’s also the middle-click on a link to open a link in a new tab, or the Ctrl+click alternative. But I guess people who love Firefox for its tabs already knew that.
Being an avid Firefox user for the last several years, these shortcuts have been very useful and makes things a lot easier.
Btw, don’t forget Ctrl + N to open a new window and Ctrl + F6 to jump to the address bar.
And don’t forget Alt+Enter to open a URL (that you just typed) in a new tab.
Here’s my favorite
Try it out guys!
Ctrl + Shift + W
ctrl+click (or middle-click) – open link in a new tab
ctrl+pgup/pgdn – prev/next tab
i guess these are for non-mac users =)
have you tried just typing the first letter/s of the URL? this usually results in a list of the most common sites you’ve visited that start with that letter. no need for http or www. if there are too many that start with a particular letter, add the second or third letters…
You forgot about the…
Ctrl + Left Click on a Link = Opens the link in a tab
This is cool, I really like to use as much shortcuts as I can. I find using the mouse a bit slow…
> > Every time I see someone typing a full URL on a browser starting with the non-obligatory “http”, …
That’s me I guess,
learning all these shortcuts will certainly be a big help from now on. thanks
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says:
just press F6 to go to address bar.. you may also like mouse grab/drag: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1250
I need to get Firefox to stop prepending www and appending .com. Any ideas?
Great stuff. I was too sure about this story. But this helped a lot so thanks