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<!-- THIS IS A TEST PAGE. DO NOT TRANSLATE. --> Like Internet Explorer, Firefox is a ''web browser'' used to access web sites on the Internet. To help you get started, listed below are some differences you'll notice in Firefox from Internet Explorer. __TOC__ = Terminology Differences = Firefox and Internet Explorer share many of the same features, although some features have different names. ||'''Internet Explorer'''|'''Firefox''' Internet Options|[[Options Window|Options]] Temporary Internet Files|[[How to clear the cache|Cache]] Favorites|[[Bookmarks]] Address Bar|[[Location bar autocomplete|Location Bar]] Refresh|Reload [[Image:1e924637f9b1f54fa7b53fd0a651a1ae-1262735080-826-1.png]] Favorites Bar|[[Bookmarks Toolbar]] Copy Shortcut|Copy Link Location Save Target As|Save Link As|| = About Your IE Favorites and Settings = When you first open Firefox, you will be asked if you want to import Internet Explorer data and settings. This includes your saved Favorites, Cookies, History, and Preferences. == Importing data after you started using Firefox == If you do not choose to import your data when first starting Firefox, you can choose to do it later while Firefox is running. # Open the {menu File} menu and select {menu Import...}. # Follow the guided steps to choose which data you want to import == Selecting data to import == Once you have chosen to import data from Internet Explorer, Firefox will ask you which data you would like to import. By default, all data is imported. If you only want to import certain data, simply uncheck the boxes next to any data you don't want Firefox to load. [[Image:1e924637f9b1f54fa7b53fd0a651a1ae-1259116369-864-1.png]] = Default browser = When you click on an internet shortcut, a web browser is opened to load the web site. You can choose which web browser Windows opens when you click on these shortcuts. To make Windows use Firefox for internet shortcuts, follow the instructions on [[How to make Firefox the default browser|how to make Firefox the default browser]]. = Keyboard Shortcuts = You will notice that Internet Explorer and Firefox share many of the same shortcut keys. For a full list of shortcut keys, see the [[Keyboard shortcuts|List of Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts]].