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Learn how to customize your New Tab page by pinning or rearranging the display.
Learn how to customize your New Tab page by pinning or rearranging the display.
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Firefox's default behavior is to display [[About Tiles in New Tab | top sites]] on the New Tab. Learn how to customize this page by pinning, removing sites or rearranging these sites.
{note}'''To turn off the New Tab display or to set the page that opens in a new tab''', see [[Hide or display Tiles in New Tab]].{/note}
__TOC__
=Pin a Tile=
;[[Image:pin tile 40]]
Click the pin icon in the top-left corner of the Tile to lock it in that position on the page.
{note}'''Tip:''' Set up [[How do I set up Firefox Sync? |Firefox Sync]] to sync your pinned Tiles across your other computers.{/note}
=Remove a Tile=
;[[Image:remove tile 39]]
Click the "X" in the top-right corner of the site to delete it from the page.
{note}'''Note:''' If you accidentally remove a site you can get it back by clicking '''Undo''' at the top of the page. For several removed sites click '''Restore All'''.{/note}
=Rearrange Tiles=
;[[Image:move tile 40]]
Click and drag a Tile into the position you want. It will be "pinned" to its new location.
=Add a Tile from your bookmarks=
You can also open the bookmarks library and drag bookmarks to the New Tab page.
#Before you begin, set Firefox to remember history. See [[Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track]].
#[[Template:OpenBookmarksLibrary]]
#Drag a bookmark into the position you want.
#;[[Image:addbookmark tiles]]
=Having problems?=
* If you get a web page you haven't set instead of the default New Tab page, see [[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]].
*If some sites have an empty thumbnail, see [[The thumbnails on the New Tab page are missing - how to get them back]].
Firefox's default behavior is to display [[About Tiles in New Tab|top sites]] on the New Tab page. Learn how to customize this page by pinning, removing sites or rearranging these sites.
{note}'''To turn off the New Tab display, see [[Hide or display Tiles in New Tab]].{/note}
__TOC__
=Pin a Tile=
;[[Image:pin tile 40]]
Click the pin icon in the top-left corner of the Tile to lock it in that position on the page.
{note}'''Tip:''' Set up [[How do I set up Firefox Sync? |Firefox Sync]] to sync your pinned Tiles across your other computers.{/note}
=Remove a Tile=
;[[Image:remove tile 39]]
Click the "X" in the top-right corner of the site to delete it from the page.
{note}'''Note:''' If you accidentally remove a site you can get it back by clicking '''Undo''' at the top of the page. For several removed sites click '''Restore All'''.{/note}
=Rearrange Tiles=
;[[Image:move tile 40]]
Click and drag a Tile into the position you want. It will be "pinned" to its new location.
=Add a Tile from your bookmarks=
You can also open the bookmarks library and drag bookmarks to the New Tab page.
#Before you begin, set Firefox to remember history. See [[Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track]].
#[[Template:OpenBookmarksLibrary]]
#Drag a bookmark into the position you want.
#;[[Image:addbookmark tiles]]
=Having problems?=
*If some sites have an empty thumbnail, see [[The thumbnails on the New Tab page are missing - how to get them back]].