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I use Outlook web email for a part-time role, which is set up by the organisation.

Outlook highlights incorrect spelling by underlining in red. However, when right-clicking on a word to check the spelling, I'm given various text options, such as "Font", "Emojis" etc. No spell-check!

On opening their Help facility, and typing Spell Check in the search box, this is the response....

"There is no spell check option in Outlook on the web. To check your spelling, you'll need to use your web browser. Spell checking is available in Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 10 and later versions, and current versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Check the options for your web browser to learn more about how to check spelling.

I'm using W10 Pro, and Firefox 114.0.1 with an update pending, which will be done after writng this message!

Please help!!

This is a new desktop PC. I uploaded Firefox expecting my old hard earned bookmarks to transfer - but no - it was my little used Microsoft Edge Ones. Happily, I still had old Firefox and bookmarks & toolbar on laptop but, attempting to follow online instructions to migrate those to this machine I have lost them too. Please help. Many Thanks.

It's all happened in last hour or so.

More than four years ago I created a mozzilla account on my work laptop, in hope of easier migration, syncing between devices, and similar promises. I signed into the account, and have been happily using Firefox ever since, with that 1 time login, thanks for that.

Recently I got a new work laptop and I wanted to use syncing, but I unfortunately had to realise that I do not remember the password I gave 4 years ago (since I was never once prompted to provide it again). So I tried to reset my password. Up until this point I was never warned, that one e-mail account provided would not be enough for password resets.

I tried providing a secondary e-mail address, but that doesn't give me a password reset option. I also tried activating 2fa according to the tutorial, with two different apps (authy and google authenticator) but the browser always says invalid key, so I failed activating 2fa. I tried password reset, but it says I will lose all the data, I would like to sync, so that is not a reasonable option... I tried to manually migrate my profile over to the new laptop, by replacing "Profiles" folder contents on the new laptop, but that just makes Firefox unable to start even.

So I am at my wits end, and begging for help. Looked at reddit posts on how to get browse data to new pc and official support faq-s but I do not see a solution.

I am still signed in, on the old work laptop, that is where I'm writing this plea for help from.

I would really love to recover my account and sync it to the new device.

After typing it out I realize how "social engineeringy/hacky" this message sounds. But I'm willing to prove my identity, by any means necessary, and the account mail address is my name (that is also on my national id card).

Please help me, or advise me how to proceed and reset my password without losing all my data.

yours truly Ferenc Patai

I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM BANK OF AMERICA WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO VISIT THE ONLINE BANKING WEBSITE AND THEY REFERED ME TO http://www.boabank usa.4dq/acc/online html WITH MY ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PASSWORD. REFERING ME TO MOZILLA FIREFOX VPN AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SIGNED IN WITH THEM FOR 5-6 DAYS. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG. THEY KEEP ASKING ME FOR PASSCODES ON JUST ABOUT EVERY THING I DO? THANK YOU AND PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU.

I had to rebuild my Windows 10 laptop from scratch. I downloaded and installed Firefox, and I can browse and download, but my bookmarks aren't available--some other app is using a Firefox file. I've rebooted several times and even shut down and restarted from square one, and I still get the error message. I've tried to look at the troubleshooting data, but none of it is filled in--only the headings appear. I can't even restore from an HTML backup. How do I get the bookmarks back?

When Using The Mouse, I Highlight Some Text On A Website, Then I Copy It.

Then I Go To PASTE It Into The Content Box On An E-Mail I Am Composing.

It Will Not PASTE Using A Right Click With The Mouse.

It Has Worked Successfully, Many Times In The Past, Using The Mouse.

The Only Way This Will Work Now, Is With The Keyboard.

Using ctrl C and ctrl V.

What Needs To Be Done, To Use This Mouse Feature Again  ?

For some reason every time I try I get a black circle with a diagonal line symbol, indicating I cant do it, ive already tried in Troubleshoot aka Safe Mode, its the same! Ive even deleted xulstore.json, still the same, I have no idea whats causing it.

To test an application that uses "default browser", I switched the default in Windows 10 to Chrome. In trying to switch back to Firefox, I wound up with a new Firefox as the default. Windows didn't give me Firefox as a possible browser, so I went to MS App & downloaded Firefox. The new version (profile?) has none of my saved logins, history, bookmarks, etc. How do I get back to my original Firefox?

Hi - I've tried your solution many times and even thought Firefox says the import from Edge was successful, I don't see any imported bookmarks where you say they should be.

Is there a way to view the primary password before entering it? If I'm unable to see the password while typing, or after I type it, I'm unable to know if my password is being rejected because I mistyped or I'm trying the wrong password.

This often happens when I’m using it to play music. It’s also restarted when I’m trying to watch a video, read a web page or, once, when I was part way through setting up login details for a new bank account. I want to apply updates when it’s convenient for me, not when Firefox decides to update. So, how do I prevent my activities being interrupted by Firefox update?

I appreciate that it’s important to keep it up to date but I’m not happy when my activities are interrupted because Firefox decides that it needs to update itself. I suppose one approach would be to apply updates every day when I start Firefox however; I often have a specific task in mind when I start it so I really don’t want the distraction of having to update first.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far. None of these have stopped Firefox restarting itself:

On the Settings page: Select “Check for updates but let you choose to install them” Disable “Use a background service to install updates”

Since the above didn’t stop the Firefox restarts, I tried: Select “Automatically install updates (recommended)” with “When Firefox is not running”

In 'about:config' : Set 'app.update.auto', to FALSE. Set ‘app.update.background.interval’ to 31536000 (i.e. 1 year) Set ‘app.update.interval’ to 31536000 (i.e. 1 year)

       Set 'app.update.auto.migrated' to FALSE.

In Windows Registry Editor, set: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox] "DisableAppUpdate"=dword:00000001

Used Win 10 to disable the “Mozilla Maintenance Service”: FF still restarts when I’m trying to use it. Also renamed the updater exe to: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updaterXXX.exe": auto update still runs (and installs a new updater.exe).

Hello Support, how do I make new tabs open on the left, hence in first position and not in last position by default. And also how do I make new tabs always open to the left and not to the right of current tab

Thanks for your help Wolfgang

This button was one of my favorite things about the Firefox internal PDF viewer. It allowed me to quickly save a bookmark of where I am in a .pdf file. I went back and figured out this seems to have been removed in v106.0 when they added an edit feature.

Is there anywhere else in the application to save the bookmark to your exact location in a .pdf file?

Or is there a way to return this button to the application?

I attached a screenshot of the button.