I see that it has been 5 years since you asked this question. Instead of searching for a word with Ctrl + F, I do the following: I have my "mouse keys" turned on and I use my keypad (with "Num Lock" on) to navigate my pointer to the word or image link. When the pointer becomes the "hand", then on my keypad, I first press / (forward slash) and then I press 5. (There is no need to press and hold down the / key. Just press and release it. Pressing the / key moves the focus to the word or image.) Then press the 5 on the keypad, and the link opens. I discovered this option through much trial and error. I wanted to find a way to be able to select any "clickable" item without using my mouse. Initially, I tried using the regular forward slash on my keyboard with the 5 on the keypad, but it did not work. [Also -- to right-click (using the keypad), press the minus key and then the 5. Again -- there is no need to hold down the minus key. Just press each key separately.]
... or the Space key. :) – iglvzx – 2012-01-17T02:33:03.210
1@iglvzx Yes! Only I prefer the Return key, as you can use Ctrl-Return to open a new tab for the link, whereas this doesn't seem to work with the space bar. – Paul – 2012-01-17T02:38:34.420
4If you know you're searching for a link, press the apostrophe-key to enter the links-only quicksearch. Unlike the regular quicksearch it matches nothing but hyperlinks, and pressing enter will immediately open the current selection. – Tzarium – 2012-01-17T12:10:22.083