Ctrl Key Copying in Firefox

Now I spend a lot of my time copying and pasting within Firefox. I like to copy URLs to browse to them later. I like to copy articles to read them later. Now there are several ways you can copy within Firefox. Have you ever used your Ctrl key though? I didn’t think so.

When you hold down on the Ctrl key and then click on a section of a Web site, you will then see an outline come around that section of the Web site. Right click that selection, and you will see a few commands. You want to hit, “Copy..”. Once you do, you will have copied everything on that side of the Web page. Now for me, this is quicker than highlighting text, or even hitting the Ctrl plus the “A” key to copy everything.

So give it a shot, and let me know how natural it is to you. Personally I just found this little secret command inside Firefox a few days ago. I wonder how many other hidden jewels there might be? If you know of anymore, send them on over to me! I would love to hear about them.