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tips/tricks/short-cuts of Firefox


GENERAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Add Bookmarks ----> Ctrl + D
Bookmarks ----> Ctrl + B
DOM Inspector ----> Ctrl + Shift + I
Downloads ----> Ctrl + J
Full Screen View ----> F11
Help ----> F1
History ----> Ctrl + H
Page Source --------> Ctrl + U
Print --------> Ctrl + P
Refresh Page--------> F5
Refresh Page & Cache --------> Ctrl + F5
Save Page As --------> Ctrl + S

NAVIGATION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Back --------> Alt + Left Arrow
Down One Line --------> Down
Down One Page --------> PageDown
File Open --------> Ctrl + O
Forward --------> Alt + Right Arrow
Frame Next --------> F6
Frame Previous --------> Shift + F6
Home Page --------> Alt + Home
Jump to Address Bar --------> Ctrl + L
Jump to Search Bar --------> Ctrl + K
Page Bottom --------> End
Page Top --------> Home
Stop --------> Esc
Tab Close --------> Ctrl + W
Tab New --------> Ctrl + T
Tab Next --------> Ctrl + Tab
Tab Previous --------> Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Tab Select --------> Ctrl + [1 - 9]
Up One Line --------> Up
Up One Page --------> PageUp
Window Close --------> Alt + F4
Window New --------> Ctrl + N

TEXT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Copy --------> Ctrl + C
Cut --------> Ctrl + X
Delete --------> Del
Text Size Decrease --------> Ctrl + -
Text Size Increase --------> Ctrl + +
Text Size Default --------> Ctrl + 0
Undo --------> Ctrl + Z

SEARCH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Find Again -----------------> F3
Find as You Type Link-------> '
Find as You Type Text-------> /
Find in This Page -----------> Ctrl + F
Find Previous---------------> Shift + F3

MOUSE SHORTCUTS
Back --------> Shift + Scroll Down
Forward--------> Shift + Scroll Up
Open Link in Background Tab --------> Ctrl + Left Click or Middle Click
Open Link in Foreground Tab --------> Ctrl + Shift + Left Click
Open Link in New Window --------> Shift + Left Click
Scroll Line by Line --------> Alt + Scroll
Tab Close --------> Middle Click on Tab
Tab New --------> Double Click on Tab Bar
Text Size Decrease --------> Ctrl + Scroll UP
Text Size Increase --------> Ctrl + Scroll Down

LOCATIONS
Cached Elements--------> C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\LocalSettings\ApplicationData\Mozilla\Firefox\Pro files\[profilename]\Cache\
Profile Manager--------> Close Firefox. From the "Start" menu, select "Run",type "firefox.exe-p"
User Profile Folder--------> C:\Documents and settings\[username]\ApplicationData\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx .default\
Advanced Configuration--------> Address Bar: about:config
Cache Info--------> Address Bar: about: cache
Plugin Info--------> Address Bar: about: plugins

TIPS/TRICKS
Block Popup Windows--------> Tools -> Options -> Web Features
Customize Toolbars--------> Right click on a toolbar and chose customize toolbar.To add icons drag and drop them on the toolbar. To subtract icons drag them from the toolbar to the "Customize Toolbar" window.
Desktop Shortcut to Current Page--------> Drag the icon in the address bar to the desktop
Make Firefox Default BrowserTools -> Options -> General -> Set Firefox As Default Browser
Manage Cache, Cookies, History and Passwords-------->Tools -> Options -> Privacy
Set Home Page-------->Tools -> Options -> General -> Home Page
Tabbed Browsing Options-------->Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Tabbed Browsing
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