Adjust Text Size |
Start Mozilla and select
View>> Text Size. Choose to increase or decrease text size repeatedly
until the desired size is displayed.
Keyboard shortcuts:
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CTRL +
(hold the control key and depress the "+" key) increases the text size.
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CTRL -
(hold the control key and depress the "-" key) decreases the text size.
Mouse
Shortcut:
While holding the CTRL key, use your mouse wheel to adjust the text size.
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Scrolling
up will decrease the text size.
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Scrolling
down will increase the text size.
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Tabbed Browsing |
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Mozilla will
allow you to have several windows opened as a tab within the same browser
window, rather than opening up an entirely new window. Here's how:
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Right-click
on any Tab and select New Tab
Keyboard
Shortcut:
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About Mozilla Firefox |
The Mozilla
Firefox browser has already garnered rave reviews and awards for its
stability, trustworthiness and innovative features.
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Pop-up
Blocking - Firefox includes an integrated pop-up blocker that lets
users-not websites-decide when they will view pop-ups. Mozilla continues
to set the standard in assisting users avoid annoying pop-ups.
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Online
Fraud Protection - Firefox helps users protect themselves against online
fraud such as "phishing" (attempts to trick users into giving away their
passwords) and "spoofing" (fraudulent sites masquerading as popular,
trusted sites) by clearly displaying the true identity of secure sites.
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Faster,
Easier, More Accessible Search - Firefox tightly integrates support for
leading search services into the toolbar, including Google search,
Yahoo!, eBay, Amazon, Dictionary.com, Creative Commons, and more. The
new Firefox Start Page also provides access to Firefox information,
resources and application tips, coupled with an integrated Google search
box.
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More
Efficient Browsing - Firefox's innovative Tabbed Browsing allows many
web pages to load within the same window, improving the speed and
utility of web browsing. Firefox also introduces Live Bookmarks, which
allows users to easily glance through the latest news and blog
headlines.
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Extensible
with Hundreds of Add-ons - More than 100 extensions are available for
Firefox today, including the A9.com, Google, and Yahoo! toolbars, which
make Firefox even more customizable and convenient to use.
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Easy
Migration - With Firefox it's easy to switch from Internet Explorer and
other browsers. Firefox imports your existing bookmarks, passwords,
cookies, and other data.
Download
Mozilla for free here:
http://www.mozilla.org
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Bookmark multiple tabs |
Many times
when I am browsing for information, I will have several tabs open in the
same window. Instead of bookmarking each individually, it is possible to
bookmark the whole set of tabs. Here's how:
Select Bookmarks>> Bookmark this page. In the resulting box, select the
checkbox titled "Bookmark all tabs in a folder". In the "Name" text box,
you can rename this folder to whatever you would like. Now, when you go to
your bookmarks, you will see your new folder. When you mouse-over this
folder, you will be given an option of opening the whole folder in tabs.
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Removing engines from the search box |
All of the
searches listed in the toolbar search box are by default all US based. You
are given the option to add new search engines to this list. However, you
are not given the option of removing items from this list. Below, you will
find removal instructions:
Windows: Go to C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins (I don't
know if Mac will be different).
Each search engine has two files; .src and either .png or .gif. All you
have to do is delete the two files (for example google.src and google.gif)
and restart Firefox.
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One-click access to favorite pages |
If you have a
webpage that you visit on a regular basis, you may want to have it
displayed in your Firefox Toolbar. This will give you one click access to
this web page. here's how:
Open the web page you wish to list in your Firefox Toolbar. Select
Bookmarks>> Bookmark this page. In the "Create in" box from the resulting
window, click on the drop down arrow and select "Bookmarks Toolbar
Folder". You can rename your folder whatever you would like and select OK.
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Speed up load time |
Firefox is
slow to load initially on Windows XP. You can speed this up a bit by using
XP's built in prefetcher. Simply right-click on the Firefox icon you use
to start the browser. Select Properties and in the "Target" line, add the
text: /Prefetch:1
The whole line should resemble this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" /Prefetch:1
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Google Toolbar for Firefox |
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Download the
Google Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox here:
http://googlebar.mozdev.org/installation.html
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
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CTRL + A |
Select all text on a
webpage |
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CTRL + B |
Open the Bookmarks
sidebar |
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CTRL + C |
Copy the selected
text to the Windows clipboard |
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CTRL + D |
Bookmark the current
webpage |
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CTRL + F |
Find text within the
current webpage |
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CTRL + G |
Find more text within
the same webpage |
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CTRL + H |
Opens the webpage
History sidebar |
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CTRL + I |
Open the Bookmarks
sidebar |
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CTRL + J |
Opens the Download
Dialogue Box |
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CTRL + K |
Places the cursor in
the Web Search box ready to type your search |
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CTRL + L |
Places the cursor
into the URL box ready to type a website address |
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CTRL + M |
Opens your mail
program (if you have one) to create a new email message |
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CTRL + N |
Opens a new Firefox
window |
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CTRL + O |
Open a local file |
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CTRL + P |
Print the current
webpage |
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CTRL + R |
Reloads the current
webpage |
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CTRL + S |
Save the current
webpage on your PC |
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CTRL + T |
Opens a new Firefox
Tab |
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CTRL + U |
View the page source
of the current webpage |
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CTRL + V |
Paste the contents of
the Windows clipboard |
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CTRL + W |
Closes the current
Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open) |
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CTRL + X |
Cut the selected text |
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CTRL + Z |
Undo the last action |
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F1 |
Opens Firefox help |
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F3 |
Find more text within
the same webpage |
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F5 |
Reload the current
webpage |
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F6 |
Toggles the cursor
between the address/URL input box and the current webpage |
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F7 |
Toggles Caret
Browsing on and off. Used to be able to select text on a webpage
with the keyboard |
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F11 |
Switch to Full Screen
mode |
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Clearing the cache |
Just like Internet
Explorer, and others, Firefox keeps cached files of previously visited web
sites so that when they are visited again, they will load much more
quickly. However, over time, you may have quite a buildup of files in the
browser cache storage. It is a good idea to delete these files from time
to tim to keep your system running smoothly. Here's how:
- Open
Firefox
- Click
Tools>> Options
- In
the Options windows, select the Privacy icon
- Click
the Cache tab
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Select the Clear button
Note:
You have the option of changing the amount of disk space that Firefox uses
for the cache storage. The default value is 50MB or 50000KB.
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Change
the language |
Many web site offer their
content in many different languages. Firefox allows you to select
different languages and displays your choices in order of priority. Here's
how:
- Open
Firefox
- Go to
Tools>> Options
- Click
General
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Select the Languages button
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Firefox User Profile Problem: |
Problem:
Every 10-12 weeks a "Firefox-Choose User Profile" Box Appears. It gives me
3 choices: (1) Create Profile (2) Rename Profile (3) Delete Profile. It
seems like no matter which one I choose I am unable to start my Browser.
When I type in my name another box appears saying "Firefox cannot use the
profile (my name) because it is in use. Please choose another profile or
create a new one." I keep typing in all sorts of variations of my name and
finally I must hit on one that works because all of a sudden I can start
my Browser. But...all of my 41 Bookmarks are gone!
Solution:
The problem is due to a firefox.exe process that continues to run on your
system. The solution is to end the process, then restart Firefox, here's
how:
1. With all windows closed, press CTRL + ALT + DELETE on your keyboard.
2. In the Windows Task Manager window, select the Processes tab.
3. Click on the entry titled firefox.exe (it should now be highlighted.
4. Click the End Process button.
5. Select Yes at the resulting warning window.
6. Restart Firefox.
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Import
other browsers settings |
If you are switching
browsers, Firefox can import all of your settings such as, bookmarks,
passwords and other data from Netscape, Opera and Internet Explorer.
Here's how:
When you are first installing Firefox, an Import option will be given at
some point during the install process. From there, select the browser that
you would like to import from. Next, select which settings you would like
to import and Firefox will do the rest. If you already have Firefox and
didn't import your old browser settings but you would like to do that
now--no problem! Here's how:
- Open
Firefox
- Go up
to File
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Select Import
- The
Import wizard will take you through the Import process to capture all of
the settings that you require.
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Update the
Firefox Browser |
Unlike the Internet
Explorer browser, you are not able to have Firefox automatically update
itself. But, updating Firefox is easy. Here's how:
Once you see the update icon in the right corner at the top of your
screen. It is a little red circle with an upward pointing white arrow.
Click the icon and it will invoke the update process. Alternately, you can
check at anytime via Tools>> Options>> Advanced>> Software Update.
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