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Isn't there a keyboard shortcut to cast searches on text selections using the default search engine?

Ben
Ben
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I know Firefox has 'Search [default search engine's name] for "[selected text]"' in context menus for text selections. Is this feature bound to a key combination?

I know Firefox has 'Search [default search engine's name] for "[selected text]"' in context menus for text selections. Is this feature bound to a key combination?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hmm, I don't remember one. If you are right handed, it might be convenient to use this (with the relevant text selected):

  • right-click
  • tap s with your left hand