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Got this from www.worldstart.com. Thought I would pass it on.

Firefox Smart Keywords
If you have made the switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox (which many people have), there is a quick way for you to reach the Web sites you would like to visit.
Firefox uses something called smart keywords and they are just special words that replace a bookmarked URL (a Web address). If you would like to give it a try, open up your Firefox browser and hit Ctrl + L. That will put the focus on the address bar, so you can start typing in your keywords.
Firefox has a few predefined smart keywords such as google (which opens up a Google search), dict (for a dictionary), quote (opens up a Google search with stock quotes), wp (for Wikipedia, another form of a dictionary) and slang (which opens up an urban slang dictionary). These are all keywords that will work automatically for you if you use the smart keyword feature.
Let's give it a try. Go to Firefox and hit Ctrl + L, then type google in the address bar. The Google search Web site will open automatically for you. You can try that with all of the other examples I gave above, but what if you want to make your own keywords? Keep reading to find out! : )
Q:
How can I make my own smart keywords for my bookmarks in Firefox?
A:
As promised, I will continue on with how you can make your own smart keywords in Firefox. In today's Quick Tip, we went over how you can use the predefined keywords that Firefox already has set up, but you can use your own bookmarks (favorites) too.
There are actually two ways to make your own keywords, so we will go through both of them. The first one is a little more difficult, so keep that in mind as you go along with this tip.
Open up Firefox and click on the Bookmarks menu at the top. Choose Manage Bookmarks. There should be a folder titled Quick Searches, so go ahead right click on the that folder and select New Bookmark.
A box will pop up on your screen and you will need to enter some information about the Web site. You will want to enter a Name, a Location and a Keyword. For example, I made a new bookmark for WorldStart's homepage. For the name, I went ahead and put my keyword in, which is ws and you need to put it in brackets just as a reminder. So, my Name says [ws] WorldStart. The location is http://www.worldstart.com (you have to make sure you have the complete Web address for your location)
and then my keyword again is ws. Click OK when you're done filling in your information.
So, you can make keywords for any Web site you like to go to. If you like to visit MSN, your information would be [msn] MSN for the Name, http://www.msn.com for the Location and msn for the Keyword. That is just one more example, but you can do use this tip for any site.
Now, for the second method of getting this job done. In Firefox, go on to any Web site that has a search engine (Google, Yahoo, Dogpile, etc). When you get there, right click in the search box where you would normally type your search words and choose Add a Keyword for this Search.
A similar dialog box will appear and you will put in the same information as above. For example, Name will be [ws] WorldStart and the Keyword will be ws (if you're doing one for WorldStart). Make sure you choose the Quick Searches folder from the drop down menu since that is where you started the whole process of creating this smart keyword.
So, there you have it. Those are the two ways you can make your own smart keywords if you use Firefox. It may take a little time, but once you get all of the Web sites you want in the Quick Searches folder, you will have much faster access to all of the sites you love to visit!
Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are one of the many who have switched over to use Firefox as your main Internet browser, here is a list of keyboard shortcuts that might come in handy for you!
Some of the shortcuts are the same as Internet Explorer (like copy and paste, etc.), but there are a few different ones that may surprise you.
Back = Alt + <--
Forward = Alt + -->
Close Window = Alt + F4
Add a Bookmark = Ctrl + D
Complete .com Address = Ctrl + Enter
Complete .net Address = Shift + Enter
Complete .org Address = Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Decrease Text Size = Ctrl + - (just Ctrl and the minus sign)
Increase Text Size = Ctrl + + (just Ctrl and the plus sign)
Restore Text Size = Ctrl + 0 (zero)
Go Down One Line = Down arrow
Go Up One Line = Up arrow
Full Screen = F11
Help = F1
History = Ctrl + H
Homepage = Alt + Home key
New Mail Message = Ctrl + M
New Window = Ctrl + N
Save Page As = Ctrl + S
Stop = Esc
Undo = Ctrl + Z
Web Search = Ctrl + K