Use mouse shortcuts to perform common tasks in Firefox

This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. {note} '''See also:''' [[Keyboard shortcuts - Perform common Firefox tasks quickly|Keyboard shortcuts]]. {/note} {| !'''Command''' !'''Shortcut''' |- |Back |{for mac}{key Opt} + Scroll down{/for}{for win,linux}{key Alt} + Scroll down{/for} |- |Forward |{for mac}{key Opt} + Scroll up{/for}{for win,linux} {key Alt} + Scroll up{/for} |- |Zoom In |{key Ctrl} + Scroll up |- |Zoom Out |{key Ctrl} + Scroll down |- |Close Tab |Middle-click on Tab |- |Open link in new Tab |Middle-click on Link |- |New Tab |Middle-click on Tab Bar |- |Open in Background Tab* |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} + Left-click link<br/> Middle-click link |- |Open in Foreground Tab* |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} + {key Shift} + Left-click<br/> {key Shift} + Middle-click |- |Open in New Window |{key Shift} + Left-click link |- |Duplicate Current Tab |Middle-click on Reload button<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click on Reload button |- |Duplicate Tab or Bookmark |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key Opt}{/for} + Drag tab or bookmark |- |Reload (override cache) |{key Shift} + Reload button |- |Save Link |{for win}{key Alt}{/for}{for mac}{key Opt}{/for}{for win,mac} + Left-click on link<br/>''(only works when '''browser.altClickSave''' in the [[Configuration Editor for Firefox|configuration editor]] is set to '''true''', which is not the default)''<br/><br/>{/for}Drag link to Downloads button |- |Scroll down or up one Page |Click the lower or upper light part of the vertical scrollbar |- |Scroll Right |{key Shift} + Turn mouse wheel down |- |Scroll Left |{key Shift} + Turn mouse wheel up |- |Start Scroll Mode |Middle-click on page |- |Scroll in Scroll Mode |Move mouse |- |Stop Scroll Mode |Click<br/>Middle-click<br/>Turn mouse wheel |- |Move Tab |Drag Tab to desired position |- |Move Tab to New Window |Drag Tab to Address Bar or Page |- |Create Bookmark for Tab on Bookmarks Toolbar |Drag Tab to Bookmarks Toolbar |- |Open All Bookmarks of a Folder in New Tabs or a New Window (except those in subfolders) |New Tabs:<br/>Middle-click the bookmark folder<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click the bookmark folder<br/>New Window:<br/>{key Shift} + Click the bookmark folder |- |Go Back, Forward or to the Home Page but in a New Tab or New Window |New Tab:<br/>Middle-click the corresponding button<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click the corresponding button<br/>New Window:<br/>{key Shift} + Click the corresponding button |- |Open Bookmark or Link in an Existing Tab |Drag Bookmark or Link to Tab |- |Open Bookmark or Link in a New Background Tab beside an Existing Tab* |Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab |- |Open Bookmark or Link in a New Foreground Tab beside an Existing Tab* |{key Shift} + Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab |- |Add Existing Tag to Bookmark |Drag Bookmark to Tag in Library |- |Focus the Page |Click the page or the dark part of a scrollbar |- |Select Text | #Click at the beginning of the text #{key Shift} + Click at the end of the text |- |Select a Word |Double-Click the Word |- |Select a Paragraph |Triple-Click the Paragraph |- |Scroll the Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) | #Put the mouse cursor on the tab bar #Turn the mouse wheel |- |Scroll the Tab Bar by one page (when it cannot show all tabs) |Double-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar |- |Set Tab, Bookmark or Link as New Home Page |Drag Tab, Bookmark or Link to Home Page Button |- |Set All Bookmarks of a Folder (except those in subfolders) as New Home Pages |Drag Bookmark Folder to Home Page Button |- |Set Selected Tabs as New Home Pages |{for fx64}Drag Selected Tabs to Home Page Button{/for} |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> The Open Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts will be switched if the '''When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately''' setting is enabled in the [[Tab preferences and settings|General settings panel]].

This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

Command	Shortcut
Back	Opt + Scroll downAlt + Scroll down
Forward	Opt + Scroll up Alt + Scroll up
Zoom In	Ctrl + Scroll up
Zoom Out	Ctrl + Scroll down
Close Tab	Middle-click on Tab
Open link in new Tab	Middle-click on Link
New Tab	Middle-click on Tab Bar
Open in Background Tab*	Ctrlcommand + Left-click link Middle-click link
Open in Foreground Tab*	Ctrlcommand + Shift + Left-click Shift + Middle-click
Open in New Window	Shift + Left-click link
Duplicate Current Tab	Middle-click on Reload button Ctrl + Click on Reload button
Duplicate Tab or Bookmark	CtrlOpt + Drag tab or bookmark
Reload (override cache)	Shift + Reload button
Save Link	AltOpt + Left-click on link (only works when browser.altClickSave in the configuration editor is set to true, which is not the default) Drag link to Downloads button
Scroll down or up one Page	Click the lower or upper light part of the vertical scrollbar
Scroll Right	Shift + Turn mouse wheel down
Scroll Left	Shift + Turn mouse wheel up
Start Scroll Mode	Middle-click on page
Scroll in Scroll Mode	Move mouse
Stop Scroll Mode	Click Middle-click Turn mouse wheel
Move Tab	Drag Tab to desired position
Move Tab to New Window	Drag Tab to Address Bar or Page
Create Bookmark for Tab on Bookmarks Toolbar	Drag Tab to Bookmarks Toolbar
Open All Bookmarks of a Folder in New Tabs or a New Window (except those in subfolders)	New Tabs: Middle-click the bookmark folder Ctrl + Click the bookmark folder New Window: Shift + Click the bookmark folder
Go Back, Forward or to the Home Page but in a New Tab or New Window	New Tab: Middle-click the corresponding button Ctrl + Click the corresponding button New Window: Shift + Click the corresponding button
Open Bookmark or Link in an Existing Tab	Drag Bookmark or Link to Tab
Open Bookmark or Link in a New Background Tab beside an Existing Tab*	Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab
Open Bookmark or Link in a New Foreground Tab beside an Existing Tab*	Shift + Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab
Add Existing Tag to Bookmark	Drag Bookmark to Tag in Library
Focus the Page	Click the page or the dark part of a scrollbar
Select Text	Click at the beginning of the text Shift + Click at the end of the text
Select a Word	Double-Click the Word
Select a Paragraph	Triple-Click the Paragraph
Scroll the Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs)	Put the mouse cursor on the tab bar Turn the mouse wheel
Scroll the Tab Bar by one page (when it cannot show all tabs)	Double-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar
Set Tab, Bookmark or Link as New Home Page	Drag Tab, Bookmark or Link to Home Page Button
Set All Bookmarks of a Folder (except those in subfolders) as New Home Pages	Drag Bookmark Folder to Home Page Button
Set Selected Tabs as New Home Pages	Drag Selected Tabs to Home Page Button

* The Open Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts will be switched if the When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately setting is enabled in the General settings panel.