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<h1>Browser Shortcuts</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#bookmarks_shortcuts">Bookmarks Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#page_navigation_shortcuts">Page Navigation Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#page_viewing_shortcuts">Page Viewing Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#tabbed_browsing_shortcuts">Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#sidebar_shortcuts">Sidebar Shortcuts</a></li>
<li><a href="#forms_shortcuts">Forms Shortcuts</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="bookmarks_shortcuts">Bookmarks Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>Open Manage Bookmarks Window </td>
<td>Ctrl+B</td>
<td>Cmd+B</td>
<td>Ctrl+B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Add Page to Bookmarks</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+D</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+D</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>File Bookmark (to customize and file a page you are bookmarking)</td>
<td>Ctrl+D</td>
<td>Cmd+D</td>
<td>Ctrl+D</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sort Bookmarks Folder (selected folder in Manage Bookmarks window)
</td>
<td>Ctrl+S</td>
<td>Cmd+S</td>
<td>Ctrl+S</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sort Bookmarks Folder by Name (selected folder in Manage Bookmarks
window)
</td>
<td>Ctrl+N</td>
<td>Cmd+N</td>
<td>Ctrl+N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bookmark Properties (for selected bookmark in Manage Bookmarks window)
</td>
<td>Ctrl+I</td>
<td>Cmd+I</td>
<td>Ctrl+I</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="page_navigation_shortcuts">Page Navigation Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>Open History Window</td>
<td>Ctrl+H</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+H</td>
<td>Ctrl+H</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Reload</td>
<td>Ctrl+R</td>
<td>Cmd+R</td>
<td>Ctrl+R</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Force Reload (not from cache)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+R</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+R</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+R</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Back</td>
<td>Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace</td>
<td>Cmd+Left Arrow, Cmd+[ or Delete (Backspace)</td>
<td>Alt+Left Arrow or Ctrl+[</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Forward</td>
<td>Alt+Right Arrow</td>
<td>Cmd+Right Arrow, Cmd+] or Shift+Delete (Backspace)</td>
<td>Alt+Right Arrow or Ctrl+]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Up</td>
<td>Alt+Up Arrow</td>
<td>Opt+Up Arrow</td>
<td>Alt+Up Arrow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stop</td>
<td>Esc</td>
<td>Cmd+. or Esc</td>
<td>Esc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Home</td>
<td>Alt+Home</td>
<td>Cmd+Home</td>
<td>Alt+Home</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go to Bottom of Page</td>
<td>End</td>
<td></td>
<td>End</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go to Top of Page</td>
<td>Home</td>
<td>Home</td>
<td>Home</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Select All Text in Location Bar</td>
<td>Ctrl+L or Alt+D</td>
<td>Cmd+L</td>
<td>Ctrl+L or Alt+D</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Web Page Location</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+L</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+L</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+L</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Selected Link in a Web Page</td>
<td>Enter</td>
<td>Return</td>
<td>Enter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open search engine page</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+S</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+S</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+S</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move to Next Frame (in web pages using frames)</td>
<td>F6</td>
<td>Ctrl+Tab or F6 (if F6 is not programmed for another command)</td>
<td>F6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move to Previous Frame (in web pages using frames)</td>
<td>Shift+F6</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Shift+F6 (if F6 is not programmed for
another command)</td>
<td>Shift+F6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>New Browser Window</td>
<td>Ctrl+N</td>
<td>Cmd+N</td>
<td>Ctrl+N</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>New Private Window</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+B</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+B</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move to Next/Previous Link or Form Element in a Web Page</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open File</td>
<td>Ctrl+O</td>
<td>Cmd+O</td>
<td>Ctrl+O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Close Window</td>
<td>Ctrl+W</td>
<td>Cmd+W</td>
<td>Ctrl+W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Close Window (with more than one tab)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+W</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+W</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Save Page As</td>
<td>Ctrl+S</td>
<td>Cmd+S</td>
<td>Ctrl+S</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Save Linked Page (when a link is selected)</td>
<td>Shift+Enter</td>
<td>Opt+Return</td>
<td>Shift+Enter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Edit Page</td>
<td>Ctrl+E</td>
<td>Cmd+E</td>
<td>Ctrl+E</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Print Page</td>
<td>Ctrl+P</td>
<td>Cmd+P</td>
<td>Ctrl+P</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go Up One Page</td>
<td>Page Up or Shift+Space</td>
<td>Page Up or Shift+Space</td>
<td>Page Up, Shift+Space or Backspace</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go Down One Page</td>
<td>Page Down or Space</td>
<td>Page Down or Space</td>
<td>Page Down, Space or Shift+Backspace</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go Up One Line</td>
<td>Up Arrow</td>
<td>Up Arrow</td>
<td>Up Arrow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Go Down One Line</td>
<td>Down Arrow</td>
<td>Down Arrow</td>
<td>Down Arrow</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="page_viewing_shortcuts">Page Viewing Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>Full Screen (toggle)</td>
<td>F11</td>
<td>Cmd+Shift+F</td>
<td>F11 (may depend on window manager)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zoom Text Smaller</td>
<td>Ctrl+- (minus sign)</td>
<td>Cmd+- (minus sign)</td>
<td>Ctrl+- (minus sign)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Zoom Text Larger</td>
<td>Ctrl++ (plus sign)</td>
<td>Cmd++ (plus sign)</td>
<td>Ctrl++ (plus sign)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>No zoom (100%)</td>
<td>Ctrl+0 (zero)</td>
<td>Cmd+0 (zero)</td>
<td>Ctrl+0 (zero)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>View Page Information</td>
<td>Ctrl+I</td>
<td>Cmd+I</td>
<td>Ctrl+I</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>View Page Source</td>
<td>Ctrl+U</td>
<td>Cmd+U</td>
<td>Ctrl+U</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="tabbed_browsing_shortcuts">Tabbed Browsing Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>New Browser Tab</td>
<td>Ctrl+T</td>
<td>Cmd+T</td>
<td>Ctrl+T</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Switch to Next Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more than one
tab)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down</td>
<td>Cmd+Opt+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down</td>
<td>Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Switch to Previous Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more
than one tab)
</td>
<td>Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up</td>
<td>Cmd+Opt+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up</td>
<td>Ctrl+Page Up</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Close Tab (Close window if one page open)</td>
<td>Ctrl+W</td>
<td>Cmd+W</td>
<td>Ctrl+W</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move Tab Left (when tab is focused)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Up Arrow</td>
<td>Cmd+Left Arrow or Cmd+Up Arrow</td>
<td>Ctrl+Left Arrow or Ctrl+Up Arrow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move Tab Right (when tab is focused)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow</td>
<td>Cmd+Right Arrow or Cmd+Down Arrow</td>
<td>Ctrl+Right Arrow or Ctrl+Down Arrow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move Tab to Beginning (when tab is focused)</td>
<td>Ctrl+Home</td>
<td>Cmd+Home</td>
<td>Ctrl+Home</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Move Tab to End (when tab is focused)</td>
<td>Ctrl+End</td>
<td>Cmd+End</td>
<td>Ctrl+End</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Link in a New Foreground Tab (when link is focused)</td>
<td>Insert (or Alt+Insert) *</td>
<td>(Alt+Insert) *</td>
<td>Insert (or Alt+Insert) *</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open Link in a New Background Tab (when link is focused)</td>
<td>Alt+Insert (or Insert) *</td>
<td>Alt+Insert</td>
<td>Alt+Insert (or Insert) *</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>* Shortcuts in parentheses apply when the
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#tabbed_browsing"> Switch to new tabs
opened from links</a> setting is disabled. Depending on the
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#tabbed_browsing"> Open tabs instead
of windows</a> settings, more keys might be available.</p>
<h2 id="sidebar_shortcuts">Sidebar Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>Open/Close Sidebar (toggle)</td>
<td>F9</td>
<td>Cmd+Opt+S</td>
<td>F9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Switch to Next Sidebar Panel</td>
<td>Alt+Page Down</td>
<td>Opt+Page Down</td>
<td>Alt+Page Down</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Switch to Previous Sidebar Panel</td>
<td>Alt+Page Up</td>
<td>Opt+Page Up</td>
<td>Alt+Page Up</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="forms_shortcuts">Forms Shortcuts</h2>
<table class="defaultTable">
<colgroup>
<col class="commandColumn"></col>
<col class="osFirstColumn"></col>
<col class="osSecondColumn"></col>
<col class="osThirdColumn"></col>
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Windows</th>
<th>macOS</th>
<th>Linux or Unix</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody class="tbody-default">
<tr>
<td>Move to Next/Previous Item in Form</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
<td>Tab/Shift+Tab</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Submit Form</td>
<td>Enter</td>
<td>Return</td>
<td>Enter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Press Selected Button / Select Radio Button</td>
<td>Space</td>
<td>Space</td>
<td>Space</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Select an Item from a List</td>
<td>Up Arrow, Down Arrow or First Letter of Item Name</td>
<td>Up Arrow, Down Arrow or First Letter of Item Name</td>
<td>Up Arrow, Down Arrow or First Letter of Item Name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Check/Uncheck Checkbox (toggle)</td>
<td>Space</td>
<td>Space</td>
<td>Space</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Open a Drop-Down Menu</td>
<td>Alt+Down Arrow</td>
<td>Opt+Down Arrow</td>
<td>Alt+Down Arrow</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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