# Trying to create a shortcut to open a new ff browser window.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 13, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497 "2008-09-13T23:30:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/1 "2008-09-13T23:30:50Z")
I have a shortcut to FF on my quicklaunch bar. I configure a keyboard shortcut for it - windows key-I. It comes up as ctrl-alt-I.
Neither of them actually do anything.
Is there a pre-existing keyboard shortcut to open a new browser window? If not does anyone know of a convenient way of creating a (useful) one (such as windows key- I)?
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### Author:  [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/2 "2008-09-13T23:45:56Z")
In Vista, the first 10 shortcuts in Quick Launch have their own keyboard shortcut automatically. Press Windows Key + a number between 1 to 0 to open the corresponding shortcut.
How to make the shorcuts for the quick launch icons past # 11 I haven’t a clue.
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### Author:  [@Omphaloskeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omphaloskeptic)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/3 "2008-09-14T00:05:37Z")
In my experience with Win 2000 and XP (happily, no experience yet with Vista), keyboard shortcuts to icons on the taskbar don’t work reliably. Instead set a shortcut to an item within the Start menu (right-click on a menu item and open its Properties dialog).
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### Author:  [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/4 "2008-09-14T00:18:39Z")
> [@gladtobeblazed](#):
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> In Vista, the first 10 shortcuts in Quick Launch have their own keyboard shortcut automatically. Press Windows Key + a number between 1 to 0 to open the corresponding shortcut.
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> How to make the shorcuts for the quick launch icons past # 11 I haven’t a clue.
Perfect. I’ll just move FF to the first pos and use windows key - 1.
> [@Omphaloskeptic](#):
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> In my experience with Win 2000 and XP (happily, no experience yet with Vista), keyboard shortcuts to icons on the taskbar don’t work reliably. Instead set a shortcut to an item within the Start menu (right-click on a menu item and open its Properties dialog).
This works (though not with windows key - I, but with ctrl - alt - I)
Thanks to both of you. I think I’ll go with the former (windows key - 1) as it requires less keys, and also I now know how to load up the other stuff on the ql bar 🙂
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### Author:  [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/5 "2008-09-14T06:30:18Z")
CTRL-N should open a new window of most any application you are currently using.
(EDIT) You should also be able to map that to anything, but I’m on Linux so I can’t tell you how. But as an example, I have my function keys to open my favorite programs. F2 opens firefox, or a new window if it’s already running
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### Author:  [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-create-a-shortcut-to-open-a-new-ff-browser-window/463497/6 "2008-09-14T16:16:52Z")
Download FireGestures and never look back.
edit: [FireGestures :: Firefox Extension](http://www.xuldev.org/firegestures/)