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How to open a website using just a keyword in Firefox

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This brief tutorial will show you how to open any of your Firefox bookmarks using just a keyword in the Address Bar.

  1. When you add a site to your Bookmarks in Firefox, you’re always prompted to enter a Name, specify a folder to put it in, and assign it Tags.
  2. However, you’re not prompted to enter a keyword. To do so, highlight the Bookmark and then right-click it. Select Properties from the list.
  3. In the Keyword space, enter a word or sequence of characters that you can easily remember specific to that site. Click the Save Changes button when you’re done.
  4. Now any time you want to load that site, just enter the keyword in your Address Bar.
  5. And that site will load.
  6. That’s it!

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  1. Rick R says

    I prefer going the OpenDNS route and adding custom aliases, But both work very well.

  2. Brian says

    Thanks for the tip. That’s very handy.
    I am still using IE most of the time but I am starting to like FF and its cool features.

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