Use mouse shortcuts to perform common tasks in Firefox

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  • Creator: marsf
  • Comment: fix table markups
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This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.

Command Shortcut
Back AltOpt+Scroll DownShift+Scroll Down
Forward AltOpt+Scroll up Shift+Scroll up
Zoom In Ctrl+Scroll up
Zoom Out Ctrl+Scroll down
Close Tab Middle-click on Tab
New Tab Double-Click on Tab Bar
Open in Background Tab* Ctrlcommand+Left-click
Middle-click
Open in Foreground Tab* Ctrlcommand+Shift+Left-click
Shift+Middle-click
Open in New Window Shift+Left-click
Copy Tab or Bookmark CtrlOpt+Drag
Reload (override cache) Shift+Reload button
Save Page As AltOpt+Left-clickN/A
Scroll line by line Ctrlcommand+ScrollAltOpt+Scroll


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