In today’s
internet age, social-networking is one of the most efficient ways to
communicate with people. One of the most widely used among them is
Facebook. People all over the Globe use Facebook for chatting, sharing
pictures, videos etc. Practically everyone is active on Facebook, yet not many
people are aware that you can use keyboard shortcuts and make your activity
easier. Facebook has shortcuts (access keys) for people who only use their
keyboards to navigate.
These
shortcut keys differ by the browser (i.e. chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer)
1. About
If you want know about the
company you can press the following keys depending upon the browser and
operating system.
Chrome
for PC : Alt + 8
Internet
Explorer for PC : Alt + 8, then Enter
Firefox
for PC : Shift + Alt + 8
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 8
2. Home
Chrome
for PC : Alt + 1
Internet
Explorer for PC : Alt + 1, then Enter
Firefox
for PC : Shift + Alt + 1
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac : Ctrl + Opt + 1
3. Timeline
Chrome
for PC : Alt + 2
Internet
Explorer for PC : Alt + 2, then Enter
Firefox
for PC : Shift + Alt + 2
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac : Ctrl + Opt + 2
4. Friends
For searching
friends you have to press the following keys depending in the browser and
operating system
Chrome
for PC: Alt + 3
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 3, then Enter
Firefox
for PC: Shift + Alt + 3
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 3
5. Inbox
Chrome
for PC: Alt + 4
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 4, then Enter
Firefox
for PC: Shift + Alt + 4
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 4
6. Notifications
Chrome for PC: Alt + 5
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 5, then Enter
Firefox
for PC: Shift + Alt + 5
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 5
7. Settings
Chrome
for PC : Alt + 6
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 6, then Enter
Firefox
for PC : Shift + Alt + 6
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 6
8. Activity Log
Chrome
for PC: Alt + 7
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 7, then Enter
Firefox
for PC: Shift + Alt + 7
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 7
9. Terms
Chrome
for PC: Alt + 9
Internet
Explorer for PC: Alt + 9, then Enter
Firefox
for PC: Shift + Alt + 9
Safari/Firefox/Chrome
for Mac: Ctrl + Opt + 9
Apart from these other shortcut
keys for News Feed are:
1. j and k are used for scrolling between news feed stories.
2.
Enter – for seeing more of the
selected story.
3.
p - post a new status
4.
l - like or unlike the selected
stories
5.
c - comment on the selected story
6.
s - share the selected story
7.
o - open an attactment form the
selected story
8.
/ - for search
9.
q - search chat contacts
10.? - open a list of these keyboard
shortcuts while in news feed.
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