Want to make your mouse work for you in Firefox? There are several handy keyboard and mouse combinations you might want to start memorizing. For those of us who spend our day with one hand on the mouse and the other on the keyboard – these shortcuts can sometimes be faster than doing things the manual way or with keyboard shortcuts alone.
Shift + Scroll Down = Go Back a Page
Shift + Scroll Up = Go Forward a Page
Ctrl + Left Click or Middle Click = Open Link in Background Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Left Click = Open Link in Foreground Tab
Shift + Left Click = Open Link in New Window
Alt + Scroll = Scroll Line by Line
Middle Click on Tab = Close a Tab
Double Click on Tab Bar = Tab New
Ctrl + Scroll Up = Text Size Decrease
Ctrl + Scroll Down = Text Size Increase
Know of anymore good ones? Be sure to leave a comment, and share with the rest of us. For more keyboard shortcut fun, remember to check out Mission Ctrl? All the Ctrl Key Shortcuts for Firefox, Firefox’s Navigation Bar Keyboard Combo Cheat Sheet and Ctrl + Shift Your Way Through Firefox.
To open a link in a new tab: “double click with the scroll button on it”.
PS. I have read that somewhere and I find it very effective. Pim.
I actually didnt know some of them :) Thanks!
What is a tab bar?