Ten Handy Mozilla Firefox Tips

Mozilla Firefox is one of the best web browsers for Windows PC. Most users admit that it works great. However, you can achieve even better results using these ten tips. When it comes to features, customization, and safety issues, Mozilla Firefox breaks all records compared to alternative web browsers. In this article, we will find out some handy tricks, which will make your browsing experience more efficient.

Mozilla Firefox tips

Keyboard Shortcuts

We are not going to give you the complete list keyboard shortcuts due to its huge size, but some of them are very useful, and you must know them. Mozilla Firefox has simple keyboard shortcuts. After using them several times, you will remember them with ease. Here are the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + T for open a new tab;
2. Ctrl + W for closing a tab;
3. Ctrl + Tab for checking all open tabs at once;
4. Ctrl + 1 - 9 for jumping to the needed tab;
5. Ctrl + F for the search;
6. CTRL + R (or) F5 for reloading a page.

Customize Firefox Control Panel

Users of Mozilla Firefox can customize their Control Panel. You will need to go to the “Menu” and press on the “+Customize” button. You can add/remove any item on the Panel. Users can drag and drop any tools/features from the Left Panel and move them to the Right Window. It is possible to modify the Firefox browser theme from here. To do this, press on the “Theme” button and choose the color you like. Once you can modify all the desired settings, you must press the “Exit Customize” button.

Save/organize Firefox bookmarks

If you use Mozilla Firefox, you should know that it allows a single-click bookmarking. To bookmark a web page with a click on the Star has never been so fast and easy. In order to edit your bookmarks, you must press twice on the Star: edit the bookmark title, add tags, modify the saving location. If you want to keep your bookmarks well-organized, use tagging with keywords. By doing this, you will always have fast access to the bookmarks.

Easy way to open multiple websites

Users of Firefox can open multiple websites at once. You need to go to “Menu” and choose “Options.” Now you can see the “Start-Up” tab, where you can get access to the option for selecting the Home Page, adding URLs of all websites you can open. In order to activate this setting, you must relaunch the Mozilla Firefox browser.

Search inside open sites

You can get better search results by creating a search keyword. You need to open a website using Firefox browser, right-click on the search box, and choose the “Add a Keyword for this Search” option. Now you can see an activated pop-up window. This is the place where you can make a search keyword. It is very convenient for your direct search on the Firefox address bar.

Configuring Tweaks

To get access to the list of configuring settings, you must type about: config in the address bar of Firefox browser. You will see the pop-up warning, which says, “This might void your warranty!” That is why this function should be used by advanced PC users. You must have a clear understanding of the changes you are doing. Here you can modify the maximum number of requests. To do this, just double click on “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” and type the number you need.

Previewing tabs

Once again, you must go to the configuration settings of the Firefox browser. Choose “browser.ctrlTab.previews.” Press twice to toggle the value from “False” to “True” automatically. You can preview the thumbnails by pressing and holding the “Ctrl + Tab” keys on the PC keyboard.

Pin the tab on Firefox browser homepage

You can view recently visited websites in the form of a thumbnail grid. Thumbnails settings can be customized. It is easy to pin your favorite tabs on the home page. Use the about: config screen. If you leave the default arrangement, it will be a 4×3 grid.

Master Password

Mozilla Firefox works as a manager for your passwords. It is straightforward to save your login/password on the web browser and keep them well-protected. You must go to the Firefox Menu and select “Options.” Find the “Security” tab, check the ‘Use Master Password’ tab. In the pop-up window, you should add the master password. Make sure you remember the Master Password.

Scrolling up and down with Spacebar

If you want to scroll your web page without touching your mouse, use the “Spacebar” key, which allows you to scroll down/scroll up by pressing “Shift +Spacebar.”

We do hope that all mentioned tricks of Mozilla Firefox helped you to improve your browsing experience, save time, and work efficiency.

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