Full List of Safari 4 Keyboard Shortcuts
Safari is Apples answer to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. It used to ba a Mac only application, but to win the browser war Apple made it available for the PC as well. Safari claims to be the fastest browser, it indeed loads pages fast but the lack of add-ons like plugins and themes deter firefox users away, perhaps I could live without customizing it via themes but add-ons gives more power to firefox and hopefully Safari will soon consider plugins.
If you use Safari you need to learn some keyboard shortcuts to make the most out of your Internet experience. I’ve listed all the Safari Keyboard Shortcuts available. See the complete list after the fold.
Webpage Shortcuts
- Select the Google search field – Command (⌘)-Option-F
- Scroll up, down, left, or right - Arrow keys
- Scroll in larger increments - Press Option while you press an arrow key
- Scroll down a screen - Page Down key, or Space bar
- Scroll up a screen - Page Up key, or Shift–Space bar
- Open a page in a new tab - Press Command (⌘) while you click a link or bookmark
- Open a page in a new tab, and bring tab to the front - Press Command (⌘) and Shift while you click a link or bookmark
- Bring the next tab to the front - Control-Tab or Command (⌘)-Shift-[
- Bring the previous tab to the front - Control-Shift-Tab or Command (⌘)-Shift-]
- Close all tabs except for one – Press Option while you click the close button (X) on the tab you want to leave open
- Open all bookmarks in a collection in the bookmarks bar in tabs - Press Command (⌘) and click the collection in the bookmarks bar
- See a list of recent pages by name - Press the Back or Forward button until the list appears
- See a list of recent pages by address - Press the Option key and press the Back or Forward button until the list appears
- Open a downloaded file - Double-click the icon next to the file in the Downloads window
Bookmarks Shortcuts
- Add a bookmark to the Bookmarks menu - Open the page, and then press Command (⌘)-Shift-D
- Add a bookmark to the bookmarks bar - Drag the page icon from the address field to the bookmarks bar
- Move a bookmark on the bookmarks bar - Drag the bookmark left or right
- Remove a bookmark from the bookmarks bar - Drag the bookmark off the top of the bar
Bookmarks list Shortcuts
- Open the Bookmarks list - Command (⌘)-Option-B
- Select the next bookmark or folder in a collection - Up Arrow or Down Arrow key
- Open a folder in a collection - Right Arrow key
- Close a folder in a collection - Left Arrow key
- Open a folder in a collection and all the folders it contains - Option-Right Arrow key
- Close a folder in a collection and all the folders it contains - Option-Left Arrow key
- Change the name or address of a bookmark - Select the bookmark and press Return or Enter
- Select the next bookmark name or address to change it if text is selected - Press the Tab key
- Finish editing a bookmark - Press the Return or Enter key
- Delete a bookmark in the bookmarks list - Select the bookmark and press Delete
You do not need to memorize them all, but the more you get yourself familiar with these keyboard shortcuts the faster you can do specific tasks. If you know a shortcut and It’s not on the list, feel free to comment so I can add them later.
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