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Mozilla Keyboard Shortcuts

In this document

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:

  • Ctrl = Control key
  • Cmd = Command key on the Macintosh keyboard

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
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 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

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Navigator Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from all Navigator windows.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Mail & Newsgroups windows.

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

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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 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 Mac 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 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

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Help Window Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Help windows.

Command Windows Mac 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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