Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts
This document uses the following format for listing shortcuts:
Example:
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
General Mozilla Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from all Mozilla windows:
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Copy | Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V | Cmd+V | Ctrl+V |
Cut | Ctrl+X | Cmd+X | Ctrl+X |
Close Window | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Delete Next Word | Ctrl+ | Ctrl+ | |
Go Up One Page | Page Up | Page Up | Page Up |
Go Down One Page | Page Down | Page Down | Page Down |
Go Up One Line | Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Go Down One Line | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Cmd+Shift+Z | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Find | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Ctrl+F |
Find Again | Ctrl+G or F3 | Cmd+G | Ctrl+G |
Find Links As You Type | ' (apostrophe) | ' (apostrophe) | ' (apostrophe) |
Find Text As You Type | / | / | / |
Open search engine page | Ctrl+Shift+F | Cmd+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Open Context Menu | Shift+F10 | Ctrl+Space | Shift+F10 |
Open Main Menu (switches to the first drop-down menu at the top of the window. example: "File" in Windows) | Alt or F10 | (Mac OS X: Controlled through keyboard preference in Control Panel) | F10 |
Move to beginning of line (in a text editing field) | Home | Cmd+Left Arrow | Ctrl+A |
Move to end of line (in a text editing field) | End | Cmd+Right Arrow | Ctrl+E |
Exit Mozilla | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Q |
Start Navigator | Ctrl+1 | Cmd+1 | Ctrl+1 |
Start Mail & Newsgroups | Ctrl+2 | Cmd+2 | Ctrl+2 |
Open Middle Tab | Ctrl+3 | Cmd+3 | Ctrl+3 |
Start Composer | Ctrl+4 | Cmd+4 | Ctrl+4 |
Start Address Book | Ctrl+5 | Cmd+5 | Ctrl+5 |
Start IRC Chat | Ctrl+6 | Cmd+6 | Ctrl+6 |
Navigator Shortcuts
Bookmarks Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Open Manage Bookmarks Window | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
Add Page to Bookmarks | Ctrl+D | Cmd+D | Ctrl+D |
File Bookmark (to customize and file a page you are bookmarking) | Ctrl+Shift+D | Cmd+Shift+D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Bookmark Properties (for selected bookmark in Manage Bookmarks window) | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
Page Navigation Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Open History Window | Ctrl+H | Cmd+Shift+H | Ctrl+H |
Reload | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
Force Reload (not from cache) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
Back | Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace | Cmd+Left Arrow | Alt+Left Arrow |
Forward | Alt+Right Arrow | Cmd+Right Arrow | Alt+Right Arrow |
Stop | Esc | Esc | Esc |
Home | Alt+Home | Cmd+Home | Alt+Home |
Go to Bottom of Page | End | End | |
Go to Top of Page | Home | Home | Home |
Select All Text in Location Bar | Ctrl+L or Alt+D | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L or Alt+D |
Open Web Page Location | Ctrl+Shift+L | Cmd+Shift+L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
Open Selected Link in a Web Page | Enter | Return | Enter |
Exit Mozilla | Ctrl+Q | Cmd+Q | Ctrl+Q |
Move to Next Frame (in web pages using frames) | F6 | Ctrl+Tab or F6 (if F6 is not programmed for another command) | F6 |
Move to Previous Frame (in web pages using frames) | Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Shift+F6 (if F6 is not programmed for another command) | Shift+F6 |
New Navigator Window | Ctrl+N | Cmd+N | Ctrl+N |
Move to Next/Previous Link or Form Element in a Web Page | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab |
Open File | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Close Window | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Save Page As | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Save Linked Page (when a link is selected) | Shift+Enter | Option+Enter | Shift+Enter |
Print Page | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | Ctrl+P |
Go Up One Page | Page Up/ Shift+Space | Page Up/ Shift+Space | Page Up/ Shift+Space |
Go Down One Page | Page Down/Space | Page Down/Space | Page Down/Space |
Go Up One Line | Up Arrow | Up Arrow | Up Arrow |
Go Down One Line | Down Arrow | Down Arrow | Down Arrow |
Turn on/off Caret Mode | F7 | F7 (if F7 is not programmed for another command) | F7 |
Page Viewing Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Full Screen (toggle) | F11 | F11 (may depend on window manager) | |
Zoom Text Smaller | Ctrl+- (minus sign) | Cmd+- (minus sign) | Ctrl+- (minus sign) |
Zoom Text Larger | Ctrl+= (plus sign) | Cmd+= (plus sign) | Ctrl+= (plus sign) |
No Zoom (back to normal/100%) | Ctrl+0 | Cmd+0 | Ctrl+0 |
View Page Information | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
View Page Source | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
New Navigator Tab | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Ctrl+T |
Switch to Next Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab) | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down | Ctrl+Page Down | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down |
Switch to Previous Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more then one tab) | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up | Ctrl+Page Up | Ctrl+Page Up |
Close Tab (Close window if one page open) | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Open link in new foreground tab | Insert | Insert | |
Open link in new background tab | Shift+Insert | Shift+Insert | Shift+Insert |
Sidebar Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Open/Close Sidebar (toggle) | F9 | F9 | F9 |
Switch to Next Sidebar Panel | Alt+Page Down | Option+Page Down | Alt+Page Down |
Switch to Previous Sidebar Panel | Alt+Page Up | Option+Page Up | Alt+Page Up |
Forms Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Move to Next/Previous Item in Form | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab | Tab/Shift+Tab |
Submit Form | Enter | Enter | Enter |
Press Selected Button / Select Radio Button) | Space | Space | Space |
Select an Item from a List | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name | Up Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name |
Check/Uncheck Checkbox (toggle) | Space | Space | Space |
Open a Drop-Down Menu | Alt+Down Arrow | Option+Down Arrow | Alt+Down Arrow |
Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Move to Next Mail Pane (Folder, QuickSearch, Thread, Message Panes) | F6 | F6 | F6 |
New Message | Ctrl+M | Cmd+Shift+M | Ctrl+M |
Message List Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Save Message as File | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Open Message (in a new window) | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Delete Message | |||
Undo Delete Message | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
Select All Messages | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A | Ctrl+A |
Collapse All Threads | \ (backslash key) | \ (backslash key) | \ (backslash key) |
Expand All Threads | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key) |
Message Source | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Go to Next Message | F | F | F |
Go to Next Unread Message | N | N | N |
Go to Next Unread Thread | T | T | T |
Go to Previous Message | B | B | B |
Go to Previous Unread Message | P | P | P |
Reply to Message (replies only to sender) | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
Reply to All in Message (replies to sender and to other email addresses in message) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
Forward Message | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L |
Edit as New (compose new email using the body and attachments of the selected message) | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E | Ctrl+E |
Mark Message as Read | M | M | M |
Mark Thread as Read | R | R | R |
Mark All Messages in Selected Folder as Read | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+C |
Message Compose Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Send Message Now | Ctrl+Enter | Cmd+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
Send Message Later | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Cmd+Shift+Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Composer Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from Composer windows.
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Save Page | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S |
Open File | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
Close Page | Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Ctrl+W |
Find in Page | Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Ctrl+F |
Find Again | Ctrl+G | Cmd+G | Ctrl+G |
Insert/Edit Link | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L |
Increase Indent | Ctrl+[ | Cmd+[ | Ctrl+[ |
Decrease Indent | Ctrl+] | Cmd+] | Ctrl+] |
Discontinue Text Styles | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
Discontinue Link | Ctrl+Shift+K | Cmd+Shift+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
Select Row/Column | Ctrl+Drag | Cmd+Drag | Ctrl+Drag |
Select Cells(s) | Ctrl+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) | Cmd+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) | Ctrl+Click (drag to select block of cells, or continue clicking to select individual cells) |
Decrease Font Size | Ctrl+- (minus sign) | Cmd+- (minus sign) | Ctrl+- (minus sign) |
Increase Font Size | Ctrl+= (equal sign) | Cmd+= (equal sign) | Ctrl+= (equal sign) |
Text Style Bold | Ctrl+B | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
Text Style Italic | Ctrl+I | Cmd+I | Ctrl+I |
Text Style Underline | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U |
Text Style Fixed Width | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Ctrl+T |
Help Window Shortcuts
Command | Windows | Mac | Linux |
Open Help and | F1 | Help Key | F1 |
Navigate Links within Content Pane (right pane) | Tab | Tab | Tab |
Switch between Content Pane and Search/Contents/Index/Glossary (toggle) | F6 | F6 | F6 |
Navigate Index Terms (while Index Pane is selected) | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow |
Scroll Pane (Content, Table of Contents, or Index) | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow | Up/Down Arrow |
Expand/Collapse Table of Contents Tree Structure | Left/Right Arrow | Left/Right Arrow | Left/Right Arrow |
Print Page | Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | Ctrl+P |
Go Back to Previous Page | Alt+Left Arrow Key | Alt+Left Arrow Key | Alt+Left Arrow Key |
Go Forward One Page | Alt+Right Arrow Key | Alt+Right Arrow Key | Alt+Right Arrow Key |
