Mozilla Keyboard Shortcuts

In this document

• Using Shortcuts
• General Mozilla Shortcuts
• Navigator Shortcuts
• Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
• Composer Shortcuts
• Help Window 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:

• 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.

In this section:
Bookmark Shortcuts
Page Navigation Shortcuts
Page Viewing Shortcuts
Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts
Sidebar Shortcuts
Forms 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

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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.

In this section:
General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
Message List Shortcuts
Message Compose 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

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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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