Browser shortcuts

Navigating

Shortcut	Function
ALT + LEFT
BACKSPACE*	Go back a page
ALT + RIGHT	Go forward a page
ALT + HOME	Go to tab homepage
CTRL + O	Open a file in browser
CTRL + R
F5	Reload page
CTRL + F5	Clear cache and refresh page
CTRL + L
ALT + D
F6	Focus address bar
CTRL + SHIFT + A	Open add-ons page
SHIFT + ESCAPE	Open task manager

Editing

Shortcut	Function
CTRL + BACKSPACE	Delete word on left side
CTRL + DEL	Delete word on right side
CTRL + LEFT	Go to left side of word
CTRL + RIGHT	Go to right side of word
CTRL + UP	Go to beginning of line
CTRL + DOWN	Go to end of line
CTRL + HOME	Go to beginning of text
CTRL + END	Go to end of text
CTRL + SHIFT + V	Paste as plain text
CTRL + PAGEDOWN
CTRL + TAB	Go one tab right
CTRL + PAGEUP
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Go one tab left

Miscellaneous

Shortcut	Function
CTRL + PLUS	Zoom in page
CTRL + MINUS	Zoom out page
CTRL + 0	Reset page zoom
SPACE	Move down in page
F11	Toggle full-screen mode
F10	View menu bar
F9	Toggle Reader mode
SHIFT + F10	Open context menu
CTRL + U	View page source
CTRL + SHIFT + DEL	Clear recent history

Windows & tabs

Shortcut	Function
CTRL + T	Open new tab
CTRL + N	Open new window
CTRL + W	Close current tab
CTRL + SHIFT + W	Close current window
CTRL + SHIFT + T	Undo close tab
CTRL + SHIFT + N	Undo close window
CTRL + TAB	Cycle open tabs
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Cycle open tabs (opposite direction)
CTRL + 9	Go to last opened tab
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE UP	Move tab left
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE UP	Move tab right
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME	Move tab to start
CTRL + SHIFT + END	Move tab to end
CTRL + M	Mute current tab
CTRL + I	View page info
CTRL + SHIFT = b	Toggle bookmarks menu

Search

Shortcut	Function
CTRL + F	Find in page
CTRL + G	Find recent search again
/	Quick find in page
‘	Quick find within link-text only
In address bar
ALT + UP
ALT + DOWN	Change search engine
In address bar
CTRL + UP
CTRL + DOWN	Change default search engine

Page info

Press CTRL + I in Firefox to open up media and permissions settings
- You can give select sites auto-play (& other site-only settings) under the permissions tab
- Under the media tab, you can find all the images (foreground, background, etc.) and download them
- Very useful for images, as you’ll find the original, non-descaled image version here

`about:config`

Accessed by typing about:config into Firefox’s address bar

List of all browser configs

Close tabs by double-clicking

browser.tabs.closeTabByDblclick

Change value to True

Open new tabs on the furthest right

browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

Change value to False

Only allow media in foreground to play

media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground

Change value to True

Open new tab for search box results

browser.link.open_newwindow

Where to open links that would normally open in a new window:

Enable spell-checking in all text fields