Mozilla Keyboard Shortcuts


 


Using Shortcuts

This document uses the following format for listing shortcuts:

Example:

Command
Windows
Mac
Linux
Copy
Ctrl+C
Cmd+C
Ctrl+C

To perform a command, press the buttons listed together at the same time. For example, to copy in Windows, press Ctrl and C at the same time.

Tip: The plus sign (+) means that you must press two keys surrounding the plus sign at the same time. If there is more then one plus sign (such as Ctrl+Shift+C), it means that all three buttons surrounding the plus sign must be pressed at the same time.

Abbreviations:

Note: Some keyboard shortcuts perform different functions based on cursor location (focus). For example, if you press Home on Windows while viewing a web page, Mozilla will move to the top of the web page. However, if you press Home on Windows while the cursor is in a text field, the cursor will go to the beginning of the text field.

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General Mozilla Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from all Mozilla windows:

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+Del
 
Ctrl+Del
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
Start IRC Chat
Ctrl+3
Cmd+3
Ctrl+3
Start Composer
Ctrl+4
Cmd+4
Ctrl+4
Start Address Book Ctrl+5 Cmd+5 Ctrl+5

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Navigator Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from all Navigator windows.

In this section:

Bookmark Shortcuts

Page Navigation Shortcuts

Page Viewing Shortcuts

Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts

Sidebar Shortcuts

Forms Shortcuts

 

Bookmarks Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Page Navigation Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Page Viewing Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh 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 (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

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Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts 

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Sidebar Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Forms Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Mail & Newsgroups windows.

In this section:

General Mail & Newgroups Shortcuts

Message List Shortcuts

Message Compose Shortcuts

 

General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

Command Windows Macintosh Linux
Move to Next Mail Pane (Folder, QuickSearch, Thread, Message Panes) F6 F6 F6
New Message Ctrl+M Cmd+Shift+M Ctrl+M

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Message List Shortcuts 

Command Windows Macintosh 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 Del Del Del
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

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Message Compose Shortcuts 

Command Windows Macintosh Linux
Send Message Now Ctrl+Enter Cmd+Enter Ctrl+Enter
Send Message Later
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Cmd+Shift+Enter
Ctrl+Shift+Enter

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Composer Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Composer windows.

Command Windows Macintosh 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

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Help Window Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Help windows.

Command Windows Macintosh Linux
Open Help and Support Center within Navigator, Mail & Newsgroups, Composer, and Address Book
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

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