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How to use gestures to quickly navigate through web pages and around Firefox on your mobile device.
How to use gestures to quickly navigate through web pages and around Firefox on your mobile device.
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Many of the gestures you already use to navigate around your Android device can be used in Firefox.
=Swipe to Scroll Up and Down =
Swiping your finger up the screen of your mobile device will scroll down the content of the website you are viewing. Swiping your finger down will scroll up.
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=Pinch and Tap to Zoom In and Out =
* One way to to zoom in/out is using the pinch-to-zoom technique. To zoom in, use two fingers on the screen and move them apart. To zoom out, move your fingers together, like you are pinching something between them.
* Another way is to double tap on the page content you are viewing. Double tapping from the normal view will zoom in slightly. Double tap again to zoom back out.
{note}'''Tip:''' If you've zoomed way in with the pinching motion, double tap, then double tap again to return your view to normal.{/note}
=Long Tap for More Options =
A long tap--touching and holding on the screen--will trigger the context menu for what is tapped on. For example, long tap on a link to open a menu of options such as copying, sharing, or bookmarking the link. Long tap on a picture for the option to copy, share, or save.
=Navigating the Awesome Screen=
The [[Use the Awesome screen to search in Firefox for Android|Awesome Screen]] shows you tabs at the top for Top Sites, Bookmarks, and History. You can tap on each of these to move to that tab.
{for fx19,android}'''For Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and up:''' You can also swipe left and right on the Awesome Screen to flip through the three tabs.
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Many of the gestures you already use to navigate around your Android device can be used in Firefox.
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=Zoom In and Out =
To learn how you can use gestures to zoom, head on over to [[Zoom in and out of websites on Firefox for mobile]].
=Long Tap for More Options =
A long tap--touching and holding on the screen--will trigger the context menu for what is tapped on.
*Long tap on a link to open it in a new tab, copy it, share it, or add it to your bookmarks.
*Long tap on a picture for the option to copy, share, or save the image to your device.
*Long tap on a bookmark to open in a new tab, share the link, edit how it appears in your list, remove it, or add it to your homescreen.
*Long tap on a link in your history to open it in a new tab, share, remove, or add it to your homescreen.
*Long tap on a website's text to select that word; you can then use the orange indicators on either side of the word to highlight more text if you like.
*Long tap on the highlighted text to copy it, share it, or to select all the text on the page.
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=Navigating the Awesome Screen=
The [[Use the Awesome screen to search in Firefox for Android|Awesome Screen]] shows you tabs at the top for Top Sites, Bookmarks, and History. You can tap on each of these to move to that tab.
'''For Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and up:''' You can also swipe left and right on the Awesome Screen to flip through the three tabs.
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