Use mouse shortcuts to perform common tasks in Firefox
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- Creator: Franz_von_Suppe
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This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.
See also: Keyboard shortcuts.
| 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 Link in New Background Tab* | Ctrlcommand + Left-click Link Middle-click Link |
| Open Link in New Foreground Tab* | Ctrlcommand + Shift + Left-click Link Shift + Middle-click Link |
| Open Link or Bookmark in New Window | Shift + Left-click Link or Bookmark (not in Library) |
| Reload (override cache) | Shift + Reload button |
| Open Bookmark in New Foreground Tab | Ctrlcommand + Left-click Bookmark (not in Library) Middle-click Bookmark |
| Open Bookmark in New Background Tab | Ctrlcommand + Shift + Left-click Bookmark (not in Library) Shift + Middle-click Bookmark |
| Duplicate Current Tab in New Foreground Tab | Middle-click on Reload button Ctrl + Click on Reload button |
| Duplicate Current Tab in New Background Tab | Shift + Middle-click on Reload button Ctrl + Shift + Click on Reload button |
| Duplicate Tab or Bookmark | CtrlOpt + Drag tab or bookmark |
| 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 Autoscroll Mode (if enabled in the Options) | Middle-click on page |
| Scroll in Autoscroll Mode | Move mouse |
| Stop Autoscroll 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 or Selected URL | Drag Tab or Selected URL to Bookmarks Toolbar or Sidebar |
| 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, Link or Selected URL in an Existing Tab | Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL to Tab |
| Open Bookmark, Link or Selected URL in a New Background Tab beside an Existing Tab* | Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL beside Existing Tab |
| Open Bookmark, Link or Selected URL in a New Foreground Tab beside an Existing Tab* | Shift + Drag Bookmark, Link or Selected URL beside Existing Tab |
| Search the Web for Selected Text (not a URL) with the Default Search Engine in an Existing Tab, New Background Tab* or New Foreground Tab* | Existing Tab: Drag Selected Text to Tab New Background Tab*: New Foreground 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 |
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| Select a Word | Double-Click the Word |
| Select a Paragraph | Triple-Click the Paragraph |
| Scroll the Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) |
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| 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 |
| Scroll to Beginning or End of Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) | Triple-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar |
| Set Tab, Bookmark, Link or Selected URL as New Home Page | Drag Tab, Bookmark, Link or Selected URL 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.