Firefox Tips: The Best Keyboard Shortcuts

There's a long list of keyboard shortcuts for doing stuff in Firefox, from making it sing and dance to building a nice ham sandwich, but there are only a few that I find useful. I've combed through the list and picked out the ones I consider the best.

• Add Bookmark - Ctrl+D
• View Bookmarks - Ctrl+B
• Close Tab - Ctrl+W
• Re-Open Tab - Ctrl+Shift+T
• Close Window - Ctrl+Shift+W
• Decrease/Increase Text Size - Ctrl+-/+
• View Downloads - Ctrl+J
• Find in This Page - Ctrl+F
• View History - Ctrl+H
• Home Page - Alt+Home
• New Tab - Ctrl+T
• Next Tab - Ctrl+Tab
• New Window - Ctrl+N
• View Page Source - Ctrl+U
• Previous Tab - Ctrl+Shift+Tab
• Reload - Ctrl+R
• Reload (override cache) - Ctrl+Shift+R
• Restore Text Size - Ctrl+O
• Select Tab (1-9) - Ctrl+(1 to 9)

A good list to keep handy. And remember: Practice makes perfect.

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