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The tab key no longer works as before. It doesn't indent properly.

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MGseniorcitizen
MGseniorcitizen
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When signing an email, I cannot 'tab' towards the right. The cursor goes to the bottom of the screen in "send" and the other boxes. Another problem is I could not insert a name among others listed; again the cursor goes to the bottom of the screen. For some reason, I suddenly have a large task bar on my emails when I compose--didn't have that before (I don't think). It worked fine a few days ago. When printing a composed email, it just copies what is on the screen, not the entire page. Please help.

When signing an email, I cannot 'tab' towards the right. The cursor goes to the bottom of the screen in "send" and the other boxes. Another problem is I could not insert a name among others listed; again the cursor goes to the bottom of the screen. For some reason, I suddenly have a large task bar on my emails when I compose--didn't have that before (I don't think). It worked fine a few days ago. When printing a composed email, it just copies what is on the screen, not the entire page. Please help.

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cor-el
cor-el
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The Tab key has always worked that way and will cycle through all elements that can have focus.

There is this extension that should make it possible to insert a tab character.

I haven't tested if the extension still works.

You can try these steps in case of issues with web pages:

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • Hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the cache and cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
FredMcD
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Another thing you can do is to create your message in Word whith the tabs. After you are done, copy it to the Firefox window.