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

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

Open new tabs on the furthest right

browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent

Only allow media in foreground to play

media.block-autoplay-until-in-foreground

Open new tab for search box results

browser.link.open_newwindow

Enable spell-checking in all text fields