Most techies know that when typing out a URL in the address bar of most browsers, you can simply hit “Ctrl+Enter” to fill in the “http://www.” and “.com” around the domain name. For example, open up a new tab in Firefox or you browser of choice. Go up to the address bar, type in “egonitron” without the quotes, then just hit Ctrl+Enter. The browser will fill in the rest for you. This saves a lot of time for heavy web users.

What many people don’t know is that in Firefox and other newer browsers, you can also use this trick for .net and .org domains.

For a .net domain, just use Shift+Enter instead, and for a .org domain use Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Additionally, if you hold the Alt key while doing any of these (ex: Alt+Ctrl+Enter for .com,) the address will open in a new tab.

Quick Reference:

Ctrl + Enter = *.com
Shift + Enter = *.net
Ctrl + Shift + Enter = *.org

Alt + [Any of the above] = Open in new tab

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