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Mozilla Keyboard Shortcuts
In this document

Using Shortcuts (#using)

General Mozilla Shortcuts (#general)

Navigator Shortcuts (#navigator)

Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts (#mail)

Composer Shortcuts (#composer)

Help Window Shortcuts (#help)

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

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

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

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 (Mac OS X:
drop-down menu at the Controlled through
Alt or F10 F10
top of the window. keyboard preference
example: "File" in in Control Panel)
Windows)
Move to beginning of line
Home Cmd+Left Arrow Ctrl+A
(in a text editing field)

Move to end of line (in a

End Cmd+Right Arrow Ctrl+E
text editing field)

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

Command Windows Mac Linux

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Navigator Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from all Navigator windows.

In this section:

Bookmark Shortcuts (#nav_bookmark)

Page Navigation Shortcuts

(#page_navigation)

Page Viewing Shortcuts (#page_viewing)

Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts

(#tabbed_browsing)

Sidebar Shortcuts (#sidebar)

Forms Shortcuts (#forms)

Bookmarks Shortcuts
Command Windows Mac Linux

Open Manage Bookmarks

Ctrl+B Cmd+B Ctrl+B
Window

Add Page to Bookmarks Ctrl+D Cmd+D Ctrl+D

File Bookmark (to customize

and file a page you are Ctrl+Shift+D Cmd+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+D
bookmarking)

Bookmark Properties (for

selected bookmark in Manage Ctrl+I Cmd+I Ctrl+I
Bookmarks window)

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Page Navigation Shortcuts

Command Windows Mac Linux

Open History
Ctrl+H Cmd+Shift+H Ctrl+H
Window

Reload Ctrl+R Cmd+R Ctrl+R

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

Force Reload (not

Ctrl+Shift+R Cmd+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+R
from cache)
Alt+Left Arrow
Back Cmd+Left Arrow Alt+Left Arrow
or Backspace
Alt+Right Alt+Right
Forward Cmd+Right Arrow
Arrow Arrow

Stop Esc Esc Esc

Home Alt+Home Cmd+Home Alt+Home

Go to Bottom of
End End
Page

Go to Top of Page Home Home Home

Select All Text in Ctrl+L or

Ctrl+L or Alt+D Cmd+L
Location Bar Alt+D

Open Web Page

Ctrl+Shift+L Cmd+Shift+L Ctrl+Shift+L
Location

Open Selected Link

Enter Return Enter
in a Web Page

Exit Mozilla Ctrl+Q Cmd+Q Ctrl+Q

Move to Next Ctrl+Tab or F6 (if F6

Frame (in web is not programmed
F6 F6
pages using for another
frames) command)

Move to Previous Ctrl+Shift+Tab or

Frame (in web Shift+F6 (if F6 is not
Shift+F6 Shift+F6
pages using programmed for
frames) another command)

New Navigator
Ctrl+N Cmd+N Ctrl+N
Window

Move to
Next/Previous Link Tab/Shift+Tab Tab/Shift+Tab Tab/Shift+Tab

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

or Form Element
in a Web Page

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 Shift+Enter Option+Enter Shift+Enter
selected)

Print Page Ctrl+P Cmd+P Ctrl+P

Page Up/ Page Up/

Go Up One Page Page Up/ Shift+Space
Shift+Space Shift+Space

Page Page
Go Down One Page Page Down/Space
Down/Space Down/Space

Go Up One Line Up Arrow Up Arrow Up Arrow

Go Down One Line Down Arrow Down Arrow Down Arrow

F7 (if F7 is not
Turn on/off Caret
F7 programmed for F7
Mode
another command)

Command Windows Mac Linux

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Page Viewing Shortcuts

Command Windows Mac Linux

F11 (may depend on

Full Screen (toggle) F11
window manager)

Ctrl+- (minus Cmd+-

Zoom Text Smaller Ctrl+- (minus sign)
sign) (minus sign)
Ctrl+= (plus Cmd+=
Zoom Text Larger Ctrl+= (plus sign)
sign) (plus sign)
 Command Windows Mac Linux

No Zoom (back to
Ctrl+0 Cmd+0 Ctrl+0
normal/100%)

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

Ctrl+Tab or
(when using Tabbed Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page
Ctrl+Page
Browsing with more Ctrl+Page Down Down
Down
then one tab)
Switch to Previous Tab
(when using Tabbed Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page
Ctrl+Page Up
Browsing with more Ctrl+Page Up Up
then one tab)
Close Tab (Close window
Ctrl+W Cmd+W Ctrl+W
if one page open)

Open link in new

Insert Insert
foreground tab

Open link in new

Shift+Insert Shift+Insert Shift+Insert
background tab

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Sidebar Shortcuts
Command Windows Mac Linux

Open/Close Sidebar
F9 F9 F9
(toggle)

Switch to Next Sidebar Alt+Page Option+Page Alt+Page

Panel Down Down Down
 Command Windows Mac Linux

Switch to Previous Sidebar

Alt+Page Up Option+Page Up Alt+Page Up
Panel

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Forms Shortcuts
Command Windows Mac Linux

Move to
Next/Previous Tab/Shift+Tab Tab/Shift+Tab Tab/Shift+Tab
Item in Form

Submit Form Enter Enter Enter

Press Selected
Button / Select Space Space Space
Radio Button)

Up Arrow, Down Up Arrow, Down Up Arrow, Down

Select an Item Arrow, or First Arrow, or First Arrow, or First
from a List Letter of Item Letter of Item Letter of Item
Name Name Name

Check/Uncheck
Space Space Space
Checkbox (toggle)

Open a Option+Down
Alt+Down Arrow Alt+Down Arrow
Drop-Down Menu Arrow

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Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

These shortcuts are available from Mail & Newsgroups windows.

In this section:

General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

(#mail_general)

Message List Shortcuts

(#mail_message_list)
Message Compose Shortcuts
(#mail_message_compose)

General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

Command Windows Mac Linux

Move to Next Mail Pane (Folder,

F6 F6 F6
QuickSearch, Thread, Message Panes)

New Message Ctrl+M Cmd+Shift+M Ctrl+M

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Message List Shortcuts

Command Windows Mac Linux

Save Message as File Ctrl+S Cmd+S Ctrl+S

Open Message (in a new

Ctrl+O Cmd+O Ctrl+O
window)

Delete Message Del Del Del

Undo Delete Message Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z Ctrl+Z

Select All Messages Ctrl+A Cmd+A Ctrl+A

\ (backslash \ (backslash \ (backslash

Collapse All Threads
key) key) key)

* (asterisk * (asterisk * (asterisk

Expand All Threads
key) key) 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
P P P
Message

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

Reply to Message (replies only

Ctrl+R Cmd+R Ctrl+R
to sender)

Reply to All in Message

(replies to sender and to other Ctrl+Shift+R Cmd+Shift+R Ctrl+Shift+R
email addresses in message)

Forward Message Ctrl+L Cmd+L Ctrl+L

Edit as New (compose new

email using the body and
Ctrl+E Cmd+E Ctrl+E
attachments of the selected
message)

Mark Message as Read M M M

Mark Thread as Read R R R

Mark All Messages in Selected

Ctrl+Shift+C Cmd+Shift+C Ctrl+Shift+C
Folder as Read

Command Windows Mac Linux

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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

Save Page Ctrl+S Cmd+S Ctrl+S

Open File Ctrl+O Cmd+O Ctrl+O

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

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
Ctrl+L Cmd+L Ctrl+L
Link

Increase
Ctrl+[ Cmd+[ Ctrl+[
Indent

Decrease
Ctrl+] Cmd+] Ctrl+]
Indent
Discontinue
Ctrl+Shift+T Cmd+Shift+T Ctrl+Shift+T
Text Styles

Discontinue
Ctrl+Shift+K Cmd+Shift+K Ctrl+Shift+K
Link

Select
Ctrl+Drag Cmd+Drag Ctrl+Drag
Row/Column

Ctrl+Click (drag to Cmd+Click (drag to Ctrl+Click (drag to

select block of select block of cells, select block of
Select
cells, or continue or continue clicking cells, or continue
Cells(s)
clicking to select to select individual clicking to select
individual cells) cells) individual cells)

Decrease
Ctrl+- (minus sign) Cmd+- (minus sign) Ctrl+- (minus sign)
Font Size

Increase
Ctrl+= (equal sign) Cmd+= (equal sign) Ctrl+= (equal sign)
Font Size

Text Style
Ctrl+B Cmd+B Ctrl+B
Bold

Text Style
Ctrl+I Cmd+I Ctrl+I
Italic

Text Style
Ctrl+U Cmd+U Ctrl+U
Underline

Command Windows Mac Linux

 Command Windows Mac Linux

Text Style
Ctrl+T Cmd+T Ctrl+T
Fixed Width

Command Windows Mac Linux

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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 &
F1 Help Key F1
Newsgroups, Composer, and
Address Book

Navigate Links within Content

Tab Tab Tab
Pane (right pane)

Switch between Content Pane and

Search/Contents/Index/Glossary F6 F6 F6
(toggle)

Navigate Index Terms (while Index Up/Down Up/Down Up/Down

Pane is selected) Arrow Arrow Arrow

Scroll Pane (Content, Table of Up/Down Up/Down Up/Down

Contents, or Index) Arrow Arrow Arrow

Expand/Collapse Table of Contents Left/Right Left/Right Left/Right

Tree Structure Arrow Arrow Arrow

Print Page Ctrl+P Cmd+P Ctrl+P

Alt+Left Alt+Left Alt+Left

Go Back to Previous Page
Arrow Key Arrow Key Arrow Key

Alt+Right Alt+Right Alt+Right

Go Forward One Page
Arrow Key Arrow Key Arrow Key

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