Description: Use these shortcuts with Safari.
Keywords: keyboard, shortcuts

Home
Index

# Safari shortcuts

You can see many of the shortcuts for Safari next to the menu commands. Here are some additional shortcuts.

| Action | Shortcut |
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Webpages |
| Select the Google search box | Command (⌘)-Option-F |
| Scroll up, down, left, or right | Arrow keys |
| Scroll a larger increment | Press Option while you press an arrow key |
| Scroll down a screen | Page Down key Space bar |
| Scroll up a screen | Page Up key Shift–Space bar |
| Open a page in a new tab | Press Command (⌘) while you click a link or bookmark |
| Open a page in a new tab, and bring tab to the front | Press Command (⌘) and Shift while you click a link or bookmark |
| Open all bookmarks in a folder in the bookmarks bar in tabs | Press Command (⌘) and click the folder in the bookmarks bar |
| Close all tabs except for one | Press Option while you click the close button (X) on the tab you want to leave open |
| See a list of recent pages by name | Position the pointer over the Back or Forward button, and then hold down the mouse button until the list appears |
| See a list of recent pages by address | Press the Option key, position the pointer over the Back or Forward button, and then hold down the mouse button until the list appears |
| See a downloaded file in the Finder | Click the icon next to the file in the Downloads window |
| Bookmarks |
| Add a bookmark to the Bookmarks menu | Open the page, and then press Command (⌘)-Shift-D |
| Add a bookmark to the bookmarks bar | Drag the page icon from the address box to the bar |
| Move a bookmark on the bookmarks bar | Drag the bookmark left or right |
| Remove a bookmark from the bookmarks bar | Drag the bookmark off the top of the bar |
| Bookmarks Library |
| Open the Bookmarks Library | Command (⌘)-Option-B |
| Select the next bookmark or folder in a collection | Up Arrow or Down Arrow key |
| Open a folder in a collection | Right arrow key |
| Close a folder in a collection | Left arrow key |
| Open a folder in a collection and all the folders it contains | Option-Right Arrow key |
| Close a folder in a collection and all the folders it contains | Option-Left Arrow key |
| Change the name or address of a bookmark | Select the bookmark and press Return or Enter |
| Select the next bookmark name or address to change it if text is selected | Press the Tab key |
| Finish editing a bookmark | Press the Return or Enter key |
| Delete a bookmark in the Bookmarks Library | Select it and press Delete |