5 killer Firefox tips that you should know

Posted on September 1, 2008 at 5:41 am

So you think you’re Firefox savvy? Are you using the browser’s capability to the fullest? Read on and see if you are already doing the tips below.

1. Using Control-H (hold control then type H) shows the current profile’s browsing history. The tab should appear on the left part of your browser:

The history panel has many use but the best would be to recover a forgotten URL you visited a few days ago.

2. Using Control-T opens a new Tab. Instead of opening a new Firefox window, you should use Tabs as much as possible. Firefox eats a lot of resources like RAM and CPU (not to mention the screen) so maintaining a single Firefox window with multiple tabs is better than opening several Firefox windows. You can close a tab using Control-W

3. Using Control-B opens up the Bookmarks toolbar on the left part of the window.

I also use the Bookmarks toolbar a lot. I drag the URL of the website from the address bar to a folder in the Bookmarks toolbar to instantly bookmark the page:

Pressing Control-D also lets you bookmark the page but it will still ask you which folder you want to put it. It is practical to create folders to categorize and organize your bookmarks. Do not put everything on a single folder unless you are prepared to untangle them in the future.

4. Use the Error Console to find out code mistakes or probable future errors on a website. The shortcut is three buttons: Control-Shift-J

The categories of all types of messages are helpful. You can also evaluate a line of code using this tool. This is very helpful for web developers. I use it a lot to debug my Javascript and CSS codes.

5. Use Control-J to access the download history. Sometimes we forget where we saved our downloaded files. If you forgot where you saved the downloaded file, use the downloads window to access it – do not re-download the file because that will be un-savvy. You can also resume paused downloads here. Clear the list every time or so depending on your need.

Do you know more Firefox tips? Post your killer tips here in the comments section!

Ben Carigtan writes about technology, computers and how to get the best out of them.

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3 Responses to “5 killer Firefox tips that you should know”

wongsk said on : September 1st, 2008 at 9:05 am

Press Ctrl+Shift+T can open back the last closing tab in Firefox

Yusuf said on : September 1st, 2008 at 10:20 am

I have a sight vision problem so

Ctrl + “+” to increase font size
Ctrl + “-” to reduce it.

Good tip Wongsk, I never knew that one.