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I want to scroll down a search page

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Hi, How do I set the page scrolling mode? I want to be able to use the up/down key to be able to roll the page up and down when I have asked google to search for a theme. Today, I get small arrows on the left hand side next to the different possible answers, I prefer that the screen rolls up or down.

Rgds Stephen

Hi, How do I set the page scrolling mode? I want to be able to use the up/down key to be able to roll the page up and down when I have asked google to search for a theme. Today, I get small arrows on the left hand side next to the different possible answers, I prefer that the screen rolls up or down. Rgds Stephen

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Open Firefox -> Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Browsing section -> Remove Checkmark from "Use Autoscrolling" -> Put Checkmark on "Use Smooth Scrolling" -> Click OK

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You may have switched on caret browsing.

You can press press F7 (on Mac: fn + F7) to toggle caret browsing on/off.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"

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Thanks for your answer cor-el. Have tried the solution but no change to the behavior of the page. But don't worry I can live with the situation, just have to get used to it :)

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot and make sure that you do not exceed the maximum file size (1 MB).

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file:///home/stephen/Desktop/Screenshot.png

Hope you can get into this. If you look at the left hand side of the subject you will see the small arrow which denotes which subject I have scrolled to. I prefer that the screen rolls up or down rather than wait for the arrow to roll down. I can of course get used to this way of doing things. Rgds Stephen

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How are we gonna see an image that is stored on your hard drive?

You need to use the Browse... button that appears below the Post a Reply on this page to upload that image to this forum.

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Chosen Solution

Open Firefox -> Tools Menu -> Options -> Advanced -> Browsing section -> Remove Checkmark from "Use Autoscrolling" -> Put Checkmark on "Use Smooth Scrolling" -> Click OK

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You are of course right. Too early in the morning for me :) Anyway, problem now solved, mha007's solution worked.

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That did the trick! Many thanks. :)

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i am happy to hear that :D