Amazing Firefox Tips

Here are some tips to help you out with Mozilla Firefox.

For today, I'll only give you 10 Firefox Tips. So come back again for the other 10 Firefox Tips.

1. SEARCH SITES WITH KEYWORD...
Go to any site with a search field, right click search box and select ADD a keyword for this search. The add boolmark box will open. Give it a name and a short keyword - 'BAY" for ebay, for example. If you wanted to search for, say, CDs on eBay you can now do so by just typing 'bay CDs' into Firefox address bar.

2. ASSIGN KEYWORDS TO BOOKMARK...
To speed up locating a bookmark, go to bookmark/manage bookmark, right click the one you want and select properties. Enter a short text string in the keyword field and click OK. To access the site simple type the string ('music') into the address bar and hit enter.

3. NAVIGATE TABS...
Press ctrl+tab to jump from tab to tab (left to right), or ctrl+shift+tab (right to left). When you get to the last tab, it will jump back to the first one. Alternatively, you can press ctrl and a number that corresponds with the tab you want. For example, ctrl+3 will jump to the third tab.

4. TYPE QUICKER URLs...
Type the name (not the address) of a site you want to visit in the address bar and press ctrl+enter. This will add http://www. before the text and .com afetr it and automatically load the site. shift+enter adds http://www. and .net and ctrl+shift+enter adds http://www. and .org. If you hold down ALT at the same time, it will load the site in a new tab.

5. QUICK WORD SEARCH...
If you want to search for a word or phrase you found on a website, select the text then drag and drop it into the Firefox address bar. Alternatively, you can highlight the phrase, right-click it, and select search web. If you set the search bar for Amazon or eBay, you can use this method to quickly look up the things you're looking for. Add any UK/US - specific sites to the search bar by clicking here.

6. DROP DOWN BOOKMARK...
You can bookmark multiple open tabs in a single folder by going to bookmarls, then bookmark all tabs. If you save this folder to the bookmarks toolbar, clicking on the link will display all the bookmarks in a drop down list. You can do the same with a folder createdd from existing bookmarks.

7. DELETE ADDRESS BAR...
Click on the down arrow in the address bar and you will see a list of recently accessed sites. To remove a particular site from the list, highlight it and press shift+delete.

8. GET INSTANT DOWNLOADS...
Right-click the navigation toolbar (above the address bar) and select customize. This will bring up a box containing icons. Drag and drop the download icon to the toolbar. Now whenever you want something, simply drag the link to the button to begin.

9. LAUNCH MULTIPLE HOMEPAGES...
Firefox can be set to open multiple pages (in individual tabs) when it starts up, or if you click the home icon. Load all the pages you want the browser to open, go to tools/options and select use current pages.

10. CARET BROWSING...
Press F7 to toggle caret browsing on or off. This places a cursor where you click, letting you select text from a website using your keyboard - So you can give the mouse a rest.

If you haven't downloaded the Mozilla Firefox browser, download it now...

P.S: I hope this 10 Tips helped you out to have a better browsing experience with Mozilla Firefox. Write me a Comment what you thinks about this Tips.

P.P.S: Remember to return to this blog for the next 10 Amazing Mozilla Firefox Tips.

See Ya & God Bless !!

- Ben The Drummer

*Update: Amazing Firefox Tips - Part 2

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