Searching the Web


These shortcuts apply to the Search Box at the right end of the Navigation Toolbar as shown in Figure B-2.

image from book
Figure B-2: The Search Box offers a handful of search engines that you can cycle through by using the keyboard.

The Search Box on the Navigation Toolbar is completely accessible from the keyboard. Press Ctrl+K (or image from book+K on a Mac) to focus it, type your phrase, and then press Enter.

As I discuss in Chapter 4, the Search Box supports a wide selection of search engines. You can click the icon to open a drop-down list and switch between them, but you can also press Ctrl+ and Ctrl+ (or image from book+ and image from book+ on a Mac) to cycle through them downward or upward, one by one.

Table B-5 lists the shortcuts for searching the Web.

Table B-5: Keyboard Shortcuts for Web Searching

Action

Windows

Mac

Select the Search Box

Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E

image from book+K or image from book+E

Select the next search engine (see Figure B-2)

Ctrl+

Select the previous search engine

Ctrl+

Open a list of previous searches

or

or

Search for the phrase and load the results in the current tab or window

Enter

Return

Search for the phrase and load the results in a new tab

Alt+Enter

Option+Return




Firefox For Dummies
Firefox For Dummies
ISBN: 0471748994
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 157
Authors: Blake Ross

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