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Open Location Ctrl+O Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 Terminology differences A rose by any other name might work for Shakespeare, but computers are


less forgiving. Table 3-2 describes some of the differences in terminology between Internet Explorer and Firefox. Table 3-2: Differences in Terminology Internet Explorer Firefox Internet Options Options Temporary Internet Files Cache Favorites Bookmarks Address Bar Location Bar Refresh Reload Links Bar Bookmarks Toolbar Explorer Bar Sidebar Copy Shortcut Copy Link Location Save Target As Save Link As Set as Background Set as Desktop Background Feature differences Firefox does not support these Internet Explorer features: Content Advisor Privacy Report Synchronize Web Content Zones           Switching from Apple Safari Just as the Windows version of Firefox is tailored to former Internet Explorer users, the Macintosh version is designed for Safari fans. Keyboard shortcut differences The Macintosh version of Firefox sticks to Safari's keyboard shortcuts as faithfully as possible, but there are a few differences to be aware of, as shown in Table 3-3. Table 3-3: Keyboard Shortcut Differences Action Safari Firefox Open Download Manager Option+ +L +Y Load Home Page Shift+ +H Option+Home View Source (Code) Option+ +U +U Open Bookmarks Sidebar Option+ +B +B Select Next Tab Shift+ +] +Page Down Select Previous Tab Shift+ +[ +Page Up Terminology differences There's not much in terms of terms that are different except for the following: What Safari calls the Address Bar, Firefox calls the Location Bar. Feature differences Firefox does not support certain Safari features by default. However, in many cases, you can download an extension that will add the same capabilities to Firefox, and I note the extensions that are available. See Chapter 21 for more information about installing and using extensions. Firefox does not support the following Safari features: Snapback Bookmarks Synchronization (try the Bookmarks Synchronizer extension) Spell Check (try the SpellBound extension) Edit Special Characters