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I was wondering, is it possible to switch between two open tabs using a single shortcut, i.e. if x+y is the shortcut, then pressing it switches between two adjacent tabs. Much like Alt+Tab in Windows.

Please list shortcuts of all popular browsers, thanks!

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I assume you have Windows 7 with IE8 ? – r0ca Mar 10 '10 at 16:02
yes..I use Win 7 but use IE 8 is used seldomly! – detj Mar 27 '11 at 12:41
This kind of shortcut would come really handy, when you are reading something on 1 tab and writing almost the same thing in your own words..probably editing some of the content as you go about it. ctrl+tab & ctrl+shift+tab does the job only if the two tabs are touching each other, if they are distant..its no use – detj Mar 27 '11 at 12:44

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For Firefox the add-on Tab Utilities Lite can be used to get the required behaviour:

Ctrl-Tab to navigate tabs in most recently used order, Ctrl-Left/Right Arrow in sequencial order

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Ctrl+Shift+Tab: to reverse cycle order.

And for the nine first tabs you could use Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, etc.

It works in Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.

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In FireFox under Linux, it seems to be Alt rather than Ctrl for the numeric selection. Also, Alt (or Ctrl) -9 goes to the last tab rather than tab 9. – Nerdfest Mar 10 '10 at 18:44
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Here is a list of hotkey whe working with tabs in IE8:

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available when working with tabs.

Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL while clicking the link.

Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT while clicking the link.

Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T or double-click an empty space on the tab row.

Open a copy the current tab in a new tab in Internet Explorer 8 CTRL+K

Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB to move forward or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move backward and CTRL+1-2-3-4-5 to switch from one to another

Close the current tab (or the current window when there are no open tabs) CTRL+W or ALT+F4

Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar ALT+ENTER

Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)

Switch to the last tab CTRL+9

Close all tabs except for the one you're viewing CTRL+ALT+F4

Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) CTRL+Q

Source

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In Opera no change or shortcut is needed. In all versions of Opera Ctrl + TAB switches between two tabs. The tabs don't even have to be adjacent, it is the last two shown. This works much like ALT + TAB to switch between Windows applications.

(The shortcuts for cycling through the tabs in Opera were 1 and 2 in older versions. It is a little more complicated by default in newer versions, but I am using these old shortcuts. )

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yes..this is exactly what I'm looking for! I don't use Opera that much. Is there any similar thing for Firefox, Chrome or Safari?? – detj Mar 11 '10 at 5:17
@detj: yes, see my other answer, superuser.com/questions/118326/… – Peter Mortensen Mar 11 '10 at 10:56
@detj you should update your question because it's not clear that you want this specific feature. They are many firefox extensions to achieve this and that should exist for chrome too... – fluxtendu Mar 12 '10 at 7:00
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As others have stated, you can use CTRL-TAB and CTRL-SHIFT-TAB to move forwards and backwards through the tabs on most browsers.

Another idea, which I find much easier on the fingers, and works in Firefox and I think Chrome (not sure of others) is to use CTRL-PGUP, and CTRL-PGDN to go through the list of tabs... you just need to ensure your tabs are next to each other for it to work (just like with the TAB combos).

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Use lasttab in FF

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/lasttab/

I really miss this in Chrome as it is the fastest browser right now. The only reason I'm using FF is because Chrome doesn't have this feature/addon.

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Really? You are not using Chrome just because it doesn't have this particular shortcut? – detj Mar 27 '11 at 12:47
btw..I'm too lazy to look for a similar Chrome Extension – detj Mar 27 '11 at 12:48
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To navigate between consecutive tabs in opera press Ctrl + F6 keys. It's very simple and convenient to navigate between consecrating tabs in the series of tabs.

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