Tabbed Browsing
The shortcuts found in Table B-2 let you open, select, and close tabs from the keyboard.
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Open the address in a new tab | Alt+Enter | Option+Enter |
| Open the focused link in new tab (see Figure B-1) | Ctrl+Enter | |
| Open a new tab | Ctrl+T | |
| Select the next tab | Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Page Down | |
| Select the previous tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+Page Up | |
| Select a specific tab (see Figure B-1) | Ctrl+[1 to 9][*] | |
| Close the selected tab | Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 | |
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[*]The number corresponds to the tab you want to select. The leftmost tab is 1, its neighbor is 2, and so on. There is no keyboard shortcut for accessing the 10th tab or higher. | ||
Figure B-1: Firefox's new tabbed browsing has much to offer.
To select an open tab, hold Ctrl (or 
on Macintosh) and then press the number corresponding to the tab you want to select. Tabs are numbered in order — the leftmost tab is 1, its neighbor is 2, and so forth.
