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I can not use the tab key to move to the next field or use the shift and tab to move to the prior field in forms.

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After updating to 7.0.1 I can not always use the tab key to move to the next field or use the shift and tab to move to the prior field in forms. This always worked in previous versions and it's much needed for my type of work. Does anyone know of a setting to activate this? If not can the Firefox developers work on this issue (please). I love Firefox but desperately need this feature to work correctly. Thanks!

After updating to 7.0.1 I can not always use the tab key to move to the next field or use the shift and tab to move to the prior field in forms. This always worked in previous versions and it's much needed for my type of work. Does anyone know of a setting to activate this? If not can the Firefox developers work on this issue (please). I love Firefox but desperately need this feature to work correctly. Thanks!

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No - since it works in Safe Mode, that means an extension is likely to blame. See http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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Does the issue still occur if you start Firefox in Safe Mode? http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

Does this happen on all web forms, or only some? Example?

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I tried in safe mode and the tab key worked just fine. I'm not sure about all web forms I've only recently updated to 7.0. The wen form I was using was for appraisal purposes and it has multiple data fields to fill in and also drop down menus to select from. Might I always have to use Firefox in safe mode to be able to utilize the tab between field feature? Thanks for your help!

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No - since it works in Safe Mode, that means an extension is likely to blame. See http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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Thank you.