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If you take a look at the various keyboard shortcuts incorporated by Mozilla Firefox to enable the users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to use Mozilla Firefox without any discomfort, you realize that Mozilla Firefox was very confident about the fact that a large number of users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will switch to Mozilla Firefox.

How else can one explain the fact that Mozilla Firefox has offered a large number of keyboard shortcuts that is exactly the same as it is in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer? If Mozilla Firefox wanted, it could have easily created its own set of keyboard shortcuts. In fact, I feel that creating its own set of keyboard shortcuts would not have lessened the mad rush of people who downloaded Mozilla Firefox and switched over to Mozilla Firefox. Why???!! For the simple reason that Mozilla Firefox is that good!!!

Mozilla Firefox realized that a large number of people will be switching to Mozilla Firefox once they recognize the immense advantages it offers. Further, it realized that a large proportion of web browser users who switch to Mozilla Firefox would have used Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the past. Taking advantage of this, Mozilla Firefox ensured that the users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer were not all at sea when they switched over to Mozilla Firefox.

For users of a web browser starved of personal attention, the knowledge that here was a web browser that considered the convenience and comfort of the user of the web browser as supreme did wonders to the popularity of Mozilla Firefox. If I were to make list of all keyboard shortcuts that are common in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, my list would look like what is given below.

Keyboard shortcut to print a web page currently being viewed using Firefox. Keyboard shortcut to reload the web page so that updated content is reflected. Keyboard shortcut to activate any menu. This is done by pressing the ‘Alt’ key on the keyboard once. Keyboard shortcut to view a web page in the full-screen mode Keyboard shortcut to move directly to the end of the web page being viewed. Keyboard shortcut to move directly to the top of a web page. Keyboard shortcut to stop a web page or website from being loaded. Keyboard shortcut to copy the content selected by the user of Firefox browser Keyboard shortcut to select the content of the web page currently being viewed using Mozilla Firfox Keyboard shortcut to display the History sidebar in the browser Keyboard shortcut to add a website as a bookmark Keyboard shortcut to open a new window (this one is really funny because no user of Mozilla Firefox bothers to use this keyboard shortcut when the tabbed browsing feature is available. Keyboard shortcut to paste content into the web page. This one is very useful when you are composing a mail on your Firefox browser. Keyboard shortcut to go to the home page of the Firefox browser. Keyboard shortcut to go back to the web page that the user was previously viewing. Keyboard shortcut to go forward to the web page that the user had viewed Keyboard shortcut to cut content of the web page selected by the user. This one is rarely used as most Firefox users prefer to copy the content in the web page. Keyboard shortcut to undo the last action performed or redo the last action performed. Keyboard shortcut to open a saved web page.

If you think this is a long list, then just check out the list of keyboard shortcuts that are exclusive to the user of Mozilla Firefox. With such a ‘convenient to use’ web browser available for free, what are you waiting for?? Check out download-firefox.org and download Firefox.

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