[SC-CSTD] FW: Shortcut of the Week: Selecting Link Text with the Mouse in Firefox

Mon Apr 27 10:48:01 UTC 2026

From: Sharon Lyons <info at sharons-shortcuts.ie> 
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2026 4:00 AM
To: floza58 at bellsouth.net
Subject: Shortcut of the Week: Selecting Link Text with the Mouse in Firefox

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Mozilla Firefox

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We have decided to spotlight Firefox in our Shortcut of the Week for the next few months. Many of the shortcuts are the same in all the main Web browsers, but there are some that are specific to Firefox, so we will explain this as we go along.
At time of posting, we are using Firefox version 147.0.1, running on Windows 11. 

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This Week's Shortcut:

This is one for mouse users! Somewhat of a hybrid shortcut with a combination of clicks and keys.
To select a link on a webpage, without clicking the link, hold down the Alt key, then click and drag across the link text to select. Then you can press Control + C to copy and go off and paste it somewhere with Control + V.
These shortcuts work the same in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc. 

You can find these shortcuts and previous shortcuts of the week on the website in the  <https://sharons-shortcuts.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b8f7789e1b727d353e4123491&id=6095f5349c&e=89232c411c> Shortcut of the Week section. As always, if you would like to find out or share a particular shortcut for an everyday task on your PC, please get in touch! 

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