This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

In the current screen keyboard shortcuts, it says you can use "home" and "end" to go to the top and bottom of the screen. But it only works if I use Cntrl. Why?

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 4 views
  • Last reply by cor-el

dave_skidmore
dave_skidmore
more options

I am not using Firefox 20 on a new Sony Tap 20 with a wireless VAIO keyboard. All other keyboard shortcuts appear to work as usual. With my old computer, I did not have to hit cntrl to use home and end. (And yes -- I checked -- my num lock key is off.

I am not using Firefox 20 on a new Sony Tap 20 with a wireless VAIO keyboard. All other keyboard shortcuts appear to work as usual. With my old computer, I did not have to hit cntrl to use home and end. (And yes -- I checked -- my num lock key is off.

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

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"