14 January 2005
Netscape 7 Shortcuts
Are you tired of reaching for the mouse while typing a Web address or information on a Web page? Do you wish there were shortcut keys in Netscape? The makers of Netscape have heard your requests and have fulfilled them. Actually, most of these shortcuts have existed in Netscape for quite a while, but at least now you will be aware of them.
Using Shortcuts
In the tables below, are keystroke combinations. To perform
a command, press the buttons listed together at the same time. For example,
to
copy, it gives Ctrl+C as the command. This means that you should press
Ctrl (Control key) and C (the letter C) at the same time. The plus
sign (+) means that you must press two keys surrounding the plus sign
simultaneously. If there is more than one plus sign (such as Ctrl+Shift+C),
it means that all three buttons surrounding the plus sign must be pressed
at the same time. The commands are not case sensitive, so Ctrl+C is
the same as Ctrl+c.
Note: Some keyboard shortcuts perform different functions based on cursor location (focus). For example, if you press Home while viewing a web page, Netscape will move to the top of the web page. However, if you press Home while the cursor is in a text field, the cursor will go to the beginning of the text field.
| Topics: |
| General Netscape Shortcuts |
| Navigator Shortcuts |
General Netscape
Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from all Netscape windows:
| Command | Shortcut
|
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Copy
|
Ctrl+C
|
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Paste
|
Ctrl+V
|
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Cut
|
Ctrl+X
|
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Close
Window
|
Ctrl+W
|
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Delete
Next Word
|
Ctrl+Del
|
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Scroll
Up One Page
|
Page
Up
|
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Scroll
Down One Page
|
Page
Down
|
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Go
Up One Line
|
Up
Arrow
|
Go
Down One Line
|
Down
Arrow
|
Undo
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Redo
|
Ctrl+Shift+Z
|
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Find
|
Ctrl+F
|
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Find
Again
|
Ctrl+G
or F3
|
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Open
Context Menu
|
Shift+F10
|
|
Open
Main Menu (Select the first drop-down menu at the top of the
window: for example, "File")
|
Alt
or F10
|
| Move to beginning of line (in a text-editing field) | Home |
|
Move
to end of line (in a text-editing field)
|
End
|
|
Exit
Netscape
|
Ctrl+Q
|
|
Start
Navigator
|
Ctrl+1
|
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Start
Mail & Newsgroups
|
Ctrl+2
|
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Start
Instant Messenger
|
Ctrl+3
|
|
Start
Composer
|
Ctrl+4
|
| Start Address Book | Ctrl+5 |
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Navigator Shortcuts
These shortcuts are available from all Navigator windows.
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In this section: |
| Command | Shortcut |
| Open Manage Bookmarks Window | Ctrl+B |
|
Add
Page to Bookmarks
|
Ctrl+D
|
File
Bookmark (to customize and file a page you are bookmarking)
|
Ctrl+Shift+D
|
|
Bookmark
Properties (for a selected bookmark in Manage Bookmarks window)
|
Ctrl+I
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| Command | Shortcut |
Open
History Window
|
Ctrl+H
|
Reload
|
Ctrl+R
|
|
Force
Reload (not from cache)
|
Ctrl+Shift+R
|
|
Back
|
Alt+Left
Arrow or Backspace
|
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Forward
|
Alt+Right
Arrow
|
|
Stop
|
Esc
|
|
Home
|
Alt+Home
|
|
Go
to Bottom of Page
|
End
|
|
Go
to Top of Page
|
Home
|
Select
All Text in Location Bar
|
Ctrl+L
|
|
Open
Web Page Location
|
Ctrl+Shift+L
|
| Open Selected Link in a Web Page | Enter |
|
Exit
Netscape
|
Ctrl+Q
|
| Move to Next Frame (in web pages using frames) | Ctrl+Tab or F6 |
| Move to Previous Frame (in web pages using frames) | Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Shift+F6 |
|
New
Navigator Window
|
Ctrl+N
|
|
Move
to Next/Previous Link or Form Element in a Web Page
|
Tab/Shift+Tab
|
|
Open
File
|
Ctrl+O
|
|
Close
Window
|
Ctrl+W
|
|
Save
Page As
|
Ctrl+S
|
|
Save
Linked Page (when a link is selected)
|
Shift+Enter
|
| Print Page | Ctrl+P |
Go
Up One Page
|
Page
Up
|
|
Go
Down One Page
|
Page
Down/Space
|
|
Go
Up One Line
|
Up
Arrow
|
|
Go
Down One Line
|
Down
Arrow
|
| Turn on/off Caret Mode* | F7 |
*Note: Caret Mode allows you to select text with your cursor when viewing a Web page. That is, you get a caret (also known as the "I" beam) in the text to do with what you will. Otherwise, you can't really do much with your cursor keys (aside from scrolling) when viewing a Web page.
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| Command | Shortcut |
Full
Screen (toggle)
|
F11
|
|
Zoom
Text Smaller
|
Ctrl+-
(minus sign)
|
|
Zoom
Text Larger
|
Ctrl+=
(plus sign)
|
|
View
Page Information
|
Ctrl+I
|
|
View
Page Source
|
Ctrl+U
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| Command | Shortcut |
| New Navigator Tab | Ctrl+T |
|
Switch
to Next Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more than one
tab)
|
Ctrl+Page
Down
|
|
Switch
to Previous Tab (when using Tabbed Browsing with more than
one tab)
|
Ctrl+Page
Up
|
|
Close
Tab (Close window if one page is open)
|
Ctrl+W
|
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| Command | Shortcut |
|
Open/Close
My Sidebar (toggle)
|
F9
|
|
Switch
to Next Sidebar Panel
|
Alt+Page
Down
|
|
Switch
to Previous Sidebar Panel
|
Alt+Page
Up
|
| Move to Sidebar/Location Bar/Content | F6/Shift+F6 |
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| Command | Shortcut |
|
Move
to Next/Previous Item in Form
|
Tab/Shift+Tab
|
|
Submit
Form
|
Enter
|
|
Press
Selected Button / Select Radio Button
|
Space
|
|
Select
an Item from a List
|
Up
Arrow, Down Arrow, or First Letter of Item Name
|
|
Check/Uncheck
Checkbox (toggle)
|
Space
|
|
Open
a Drop-Down Menu
|
Alt+Down
Arrow
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