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Keyboard shortcuts

The fast track to keyboard success

Firefox is gaining more and more users who appreciate its ease of use and handy pool of add-on features. There are some keyboard shortcuts to make the browser even easier to use.

Ctrl and L: Selects all the text in the address bar, so you can type in a new web address without having to use the mouse.

Ctrl and K: Selects all the text in the web search box to the right of the address bar for quick searches.

Ctrl and T: Opens a new tab for a new web page.

Ctrl and D: Displays the bookmark window to save a page.

Ctrl, Shift and Delete: Opens the window for deleting all the data saved when surfing, including the history, cookies and cache.

Derek Singleton

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