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I upgraded to firefox 5 and now cannot use my keyboard to move around in the web - how do i fix this

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alkratch
alkratch

I cannot use any of the keyboard shortcuts or arrow keys to navigate around. My mouse works fine but this is a pain when you know how to use the shortcuts. How do i fix this problem

I cannot use any of the keyboard shortcuts or arrow keys to navigate around. My mouse works fine but this is a pain when you know how to use the shortcuts. How do i fix this problem

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Svetlana
Svetlana

options window - advanced panel, "general" tab, tick "always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages".

alkratch
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Thank you- I had tried that but i think i needed to restart firefox for it to take effect

cor-el
cor-el
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You can toggle caret browsing mode with the F7 key that you may have pressed by accident.