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Firefox – simple tips that you might not know

To Firefox users, even seasoned ones, some of you might not know the following tips and tricks. After the jump, you will see some shortcuts that might help you during your usage of Firefox.

Open a new empty tab

This is probably the basic one and every should know this. To open a new empty tab, press “Ctrl + T”

Open a link in a new tab

To do this, simply “middle-click” on the link (for those who have a middle button mouse). Alternatively, right-click on the link and select “Open link in a new tab”.

Close a tab

Press “Ctrl + W” to close a tab. I did not know this before. As usual, I just click the “x” icon at the tab.

Reopen a closed tab

I never knew that we can do this in Firefox. To reopen a closed tab, press “Ctrl + Shift + T”. You can repeatedly open any closed tabs as long as the Firefox window is not closed. When you do this, it will open the last closed tab one after another until the first closed tab.

Move cursor to the location bar

Press “Ctrl + L” to move your cursor to the location bar (or address bar). I normally press F6 to achieve this.

Move cursor to the search box

Press “Ctrl + K” to move your cursor to the search box.

Scroll down the page

Press “Spacebar” to scroll down the page you are viewing.

Scroll up the page

To scroll up, press “Shift + Spacebar”.

Refresh the page

Press “Ctrl + R”. The normal/conventional way of doing this is to press “F5″.

Go back

Press “Alt + <–” (arrow left). Alternatively, press “Backspace”.

Go forward

Press “Alt + –>” (arrow right).

Hope you enjoy this simple tips and tricks when you are using Firefox.

Source: Mozilla Products Tips & Tricks