I like to use keyboard shortcuts as I am usually using a laptop.

So it’s convenient to set  up a mouse-less environment.
I know many people use [Ctrl+P][Ctrl+C][Ctrl+V] and so on.
Some people uses 「Alt＋Tab」「Ctrl＋Tab」「Windows button＋D」as well.

Today I want to show you 5 ways to set-up a mouse-less environment that aren’t as well known.

1. Go to top-right search box(when browsing like Firefox, IE)
2. Go to address area (when browsing like Firefox, IE)
3. Call up the right mouse menu without mouse
4. Make scrolling smoother
5. Enable clicking links with keyboard

1. Have a look at the screenshot below

You can move to search box with the shortcut [Ctrl+E].

And in addition, you can choose the object for search with [Ctrl+↓]
You can use this with Firefox and IE as well.

2. Have a look at the screenshot.

You can move to address bar and attach the copied URL by clicking [Ctrl＋L]
You can use with with Firefox and IE, and Chrome as well.

3, Show the context menu, so-called right click which we use a lot.

The shortcut key for this one is [Shift+F10]
With this shortcut, you will be able to change the way to show the pics,
the way to make folders and so on without mouse.

4. Enable smooth scroll with space key (like Livedoor Reader)
You can do this using a Greasemonkey script.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/nagaton/20060831/1156993415
(Sorry for it’s in Japanese)

5.  Click links without using the mouse.
Maybe the most useful tip when browsing, to enable this functionality you need to install an extension called “mouseless browsing”
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2009/04/13/mouselessbrowsing/index.html

Try out any of the above if they interest you!  By the way, one of the main reasons why I have been using Firefox is because of the number of extensions/add-ons it has.
But last week, Google Chrome also started to open up development of extension. http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2009/12/09/014/?rt=na
They have already covered a wide range of must-have extensions and it is expected that the number of extensions are going to increase so quickly.
I’m looking forward to the browser battle between Firefox and Chrome heating up ;)

Oh and if you have any other tips for a mouse-less working environment, tell us about it in the comments.  Thanks!

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