Select Specific Tab with Keyboard Hotkey in Firefox
Firefox has built-in keyboard shortcuts for quickly navigating directly to the tab you want to get to. This is very useful when you are using Google Reader or Bloglines to read RSS feeds, and you've opened up a bunch of tabs. Before discovering this trick, I always used Ctrl+Tab to navigate back, or had to use the mouse.
Hotkeys:
Ctrl + 1 will always select the leftmost tab.
Ctrl + 2-8 will select each of the tabs in order from left to right.
Ctrl + 9 will always select the rightmost tab.
To see this "in action", notice that I currently have the middle tab selected:
I hit the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + 1, and I'm instantly taken to the first tab again:
This can save you a ton of time if you like to open a bunch of tabs.
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On Linux machines, ALT+1 (2,3…) works instead of the CTRL key.
Brian,
Thanks… that's a good note.
Also, on a Mac, Cmd + the number is what works. Great tip.
Thnx !!! again only wise & useful tips on this site
very useful tip
Hi, I'm Using Linux And To Switch Tabs It's The ALT+1 (2,3…) As Brian Stated, How Do I Go About Changing It To The Windows Style? (CTRL+1(2,3…))? If You Can Reply To My E-Mail Address (groundsniper@gmail.com) instead of here that would be greatly appreciated but either way is good. Thanks.
@justin
ctrl+tab to switch between tabs works in gnome, but not on kde.
also ctrl+pageup and ctrl+pagedown to cycle back and forth
This add-on numbers the Tabs and can be navigated by CTRL+Number.
Add-on here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5861
Another amazingly simple, useful tip for us tab junkies! thanks
Thank you so much. I figured that there just HAD to be a hotkey for this. hehehe
Thanks! Muchas Gracias! Danku! Merci!
Very cool, tnx
thats a great tip, just popped in my mind and google showed your answer. thanks man
Thaks for posting this, just found it in google and answered my question. Cheers
Richard, I have Speed Dial installed in Firefox and so, when ever I attempt touse this method I instead get sent to a speed Dial page. Hmm…