Shortcuts


Presented here are a list of the keyboard and double-click shortcuts available in OmniWeb. Learning these shortcuts can make using OmniWeb significantly faster and more convenient.

Browser Shortcuts

When working in a browser, OmniWeb offers the following keyboard shortcuts.

"g" Jumps to URL textfield.
Up Arrow, Shift-Tab Selects previous anchor on web page.
Down Arrow, Tab Selects next anchor on web page.
Right Arrow If anchor is selected, follows the link.
Left Arrow Go back to previous page.
"a" Stop the download.
"b", Backspace, Alt-Space Scroll up one screenful.
Space Scroll down one screenful.
"d" Scroll down half screenful.
"u" Scroll up half screenful.
Page Up Scroll up one screenful in a framed page.
Page Down Scroll down one screenful in a framed page.
Alt-click a link Displays URL text in browser text field without following link.
Alt-click-drag a link A link's URL can be dragged/dropped into bookmark window without following link.
Command-click a link Transfers link contents to download directory, without following link.
Alt-drag a link Drags new window for current link.
Command-drag a link Drags file that current link points to.
Control-drag a link Drags a link out of text.
Control-click a link, right-click a link Selects a link without following it.

Bookmark Window Shortcuts

When working in a bookmark window, the following keyboard and double-click shortcuts apply.

Shift-Tab, Left Arrow Promotes (unindents) selected bookmark.
Tab, Right Arrow Demotes (indents) selected bookmark &emdash; it becomes a child of the bookmark directly above it.
Up Arrow Selects previous bookmark.
Down Arrow Selects next bookmark.
Backspace, Delete Deletes selected bookmark, and all of its children, if it has any.
Return With a bookmark selected, creates blank entry.
Double-click a Opens a browser and loads URL; or, if browser window is already open, loads URL in existing browser, depending on action determined in Bookmarks Inspector Panel.
Double-click a Loads URL and all of its links into a new bookmark window.
"a" Stops the (above described) download.


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