Internet Browsing Trouble

April 7, 2020 7:47 PM

I am more or less stuck on on one website. I can't switch between browser tabs using my mouse. I can't click on the browser settings icon in the top right.

I am using Firefox on a PC.

My mouse operates normally for other tasks, and for the Internet on another computer. I am able to click on links on the web page, and that works.

The little bit that I use computer outside the Internet has been working, except for the cursor has been intermittently freezing up (but that is not the immediate problem).

I tried clicking both the right and left mouse buttons at the same time, but that didn't help.

posted by NotLost to Technology (4 answers total)

Best answer: Did you try rebooting your computer?
posted by fritley at 7:53 PM on April 7, 2020 [3 favorites]

Try these keyboard shortcuts:

• Alt + 1 goes to the first tab
• Alt + 2 goes to the second tab
• Alt + 3 goes to the third tab
• Ctrl + w closes the current tab
• Ctrl + t opens a new tab

posted by XMLicious at 7:55 PM on April 7, 2020 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Duh! Rebooting did the trick.

Also thanks for the keyboard shortcuts.
posted by NotLost at 8:43 PM on April 7, 2020

and Alt + F4 or Ctrl + Shift + Q closes the program.

Here’s the whole list of keyboard shortcuts.
posted by Huffy Puffy at 6:03 AM on April 8, 2020