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This is a list of Firefox mouse shortcuts that you can use to navigate websites, work with tabs, zoom in and out, and more.

This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. {| !'''Command''' !'''Shortcut''' |- |Back |{for mac}{key Opt} + Scroll down{/for}{for win,linux}{key Alt} + Scroll down{/for} |- |Forward |{for mac}{key Opt} + Scroll up{/for}{for win,linux} {key Alt} + Scroll up{/for} |- |Zoom In |{key Ctrl} + Scroll up |- |Zoom Out |{key Ctrl} + Scroll down |- |Close Tab |Middle-click on Tab |- |Open link in new Tab |Middle-click on Link |- |New Tab |Middle-click on Tab Bar |- |Open in Background Tab* |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} + Left-click link<br/> Middle-click link |- |Open in Foreground Tab* |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key command}{/for} + {key Shift} + Left-click<br/> {key Shift} + Middle-click |- |Open in New Window |{key Shift} + Left-click link |- |Duplicate Current Tab |Middle-click on Reload button<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click on Reload button |- |Duplicate Tab or Bookmark |{for win,linux}{key Ctrl}{/for}{for mac}{key Opt}{/for} + Drag tab or bookmark |- |Reload (override cache) |{key Shift} + Reload button |- |Save Link |{for win}{key Alt}{/for}{for mac}{key Opt}{/for}{for win,mac} + Left-click on link<br/>''(only works when '''browser.altClickSave''' in the [[Configuration Editor for Firefox|configuration editor]] is set to '''true''', which is not the default)''<br/><br/>{/for}Drag link to Downloads button |- |Scroll down or up one Page |Click the lower or upper light part of the vertical scrollbar |- |Scroll Right |{key Shift} + Turn mouse wheel down |- |Scroll Left |{key Shift} + Turn mouse wheel up |- |Start Scroll Mode |Middle-click on page |- |Scroll in Scroll Mode |Move mouse |- |Stop Scroll Mode |Click<br/>Middle-click<br/>Turn mouse wheel |- |Move Tab |Drag Tab to desired position |- |Move Tab to New Window |Drag Tab to Address Bar or Page |- |Create Bookmark for Tab on Bookmarks Toolbar |Drag Tab to Bookmarks Toolbar |- |Open All Bookmarks of a Folder in New Tabs or a New Window (except those in subfolders) |New Tabs:<br/>Middle-click the bookmark folder<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click the bookmark folder<br/>New Window:<br/>{key Shift} + Click the bookmark folder |- |Go Back, Forward or to the Home Page but in a New Tab or New Window |New Tab:<br/>Middle-click the corresponding button<br/>{key Ctrl} + Click the corresponding button<br/>New Window:<br/>{key Shift} + Click the corresponding button |- |Open Bookmark or Link in an Existing Tab |Drag Bookmark or Link to Tab |- |Open Bookmark or Link in a New Background Tab beside an Existing Tab* |Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab |- |Open Bookmark or Link in a New Foreground Tab beside an Existing Tab* |{key Shift} + Drag Bookmark or Link beside Existing Tab |- |Add Existing Tag to Bookmark |Drag Bookmark to Tag in Library |- |Focus the Page |Click the page or the dark part of a scrollbar |- |Select Text | #Click at the beginning of the text #{key Shift} + Click at the end of the text |- |Select a Word |Double-Click the Word |- |Select a Paragraph |Triple-Click the Paragraph |- |Scroll the Tab Bar (when it cannot show all tabs) | #Put the mouse cursor on the tab bar #Turn the mouse wheel |- |Scroll the Tab Bar by one page (when it cannot show all tabs) |Double-Click the left or right arrow button on the tab bar |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> The Open Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts will be switched if the '''When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately''' setting is enabled in the [[Tab preferences and settings|General settings panel]].