Open a favorite web page quickly using the keyboard

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I have a Google spreadsheet that I open every morning

I'd like to open it quickly using just the keyboard after startup, as opposed to:

  • opening Firefox
  • going to the address bar
  • typing in the tag name
  • arrowing down
  • hitting enter

Is there a way to do this with just a few keystrokes?

Assuming I don't already have a browser running (I prefer to use Firefox if that matters)

Also, I would rather not have to use a third party app to do this

UPDATE:

Realize that I could have FF run at startup which would save me at least one step…

SUMMARY:

I would really like to have an experience like opening the web page from Spotlight if possible; the webloc file does show up in spotlight but it's way down the list… I'd like the first few letters to bring it to the top. Perhaps there is a way to assign priority to Spotlight items?

Best Answer

You can create shortcut to Your page somewhere on Your hard drive (drag and drop address from Your browser). Then use BetterTouchTool http://www.boastr.de to launch this link using global keyboard shortcut.

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You can also drag this webloc file to Dock.

Edit: you can also add this webloc file to LoginItems and Your webpage will start automatically when You log in.

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