The Navigation toolbar contains the tools used to navigate to websites, as well as the Location bar and Search bar. * If you find that one of the items below is missing from your toolbar, see the [[Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing|Toolbar items missing]] article to restore them. {for =fx8,=fx9} {for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win1]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac1]]{/for} {/for} {for fx10} {for win}[[Image:Nav Items 10 - Win]]{/for} {for mac}[[Image:Nav Items 10 - Mac]]{/for} {for linux}[[Image:Nav Items 10 - Lin]]{/for} {/for} {for linux} {note}'''Firefox on Linux uses icons from your system theme. The icons shown below might not match what you see when using Firefox on Linux systems.'''{/note} {/for} __TOC__ = Default Navigation toolbar = When you first run Firefox, the Navigation toolbar contains the following items: {for fx4} {for win,mac} {| !Icon !Description |- |{for win}[[Image:Back & Forward Win]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Back & Forward Mac]]{/for} | {for win,mac}Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history {for fx10}(Forward button is hidden when inactive){/for}{/for} |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win3]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac3]]{/for} | Reload the current page if it's not loading |- |[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win4]] | Stop loading the current page while it's loading |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win5]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac5]]{/for} | Open your [[How to set the home page|home page(s)]] |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win6]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac6]]{/for} | Show all your bookmarks |} {/for} {/for} {for linux} {| !Icon !Description |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Back Lin]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:back_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Go back to the previous page in history |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Forward Lin]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:forward_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Go forward to the next page in history {for fx10}(button is hidden when inactive){/for} |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac3]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:reload_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Reload the current page{for fx4} if it's not loading{/for} |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win4]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:stop_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Stop loading the current page{for fx4} while it's loading{/for} |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin5]]{/for}{for fx35}|[[Image:home_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Open your [[How to set the home page|home page(s)]] |} {/for} {for fx35} {for win} '''Windows 7 and Vista''' {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:back_forward_vista.png]] | Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history |- |[[Image:reload_vista.png]] | Reload the current page |- |[[Image:stop_vista.png]] | Stop loading the current page |- |[[Image:home_vista.png]] | Open your [[How to set the home page|home page(s)]] |} <br><br> '''Windows XP''' {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:back_forward_xp.png]] | Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history |- |[[Image:reload_xp.png]] | Reload the current page |- |[[Image:stop_xp.png]] | Stop loading the current page |- |[[Image:home_xp.png]] | Open your [[How to set the home page|home page(s)]] |} {/for} {for mac} {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:back_forward_icon_mac.png]] | Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history |- |[[Image:reload_icon_mac.png]] | Reload the current page |- |[[Image:stop_icon_mac.png]] | Stop loading the current page |- |[[Image:home_icon_mac.png]] | Open your [[How to set the home page|home page(s)]] |} {/for} {/for} == Location and Search tools == {| !Display !Description |- |{for fx4}{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win7]]{/for}{for mac,linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac7]]{/for}{/for}{for fx35}{for win}[[Image:location_bar_xp.PNG]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:fx3-mac-locationbar.png]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:location_bar_linux.png]]{/for}{/for} | In the [[Location bar autocomplete|Location bar]], the location of the current Web page is displayed. To go to a new Web page, enter a URL and press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for}. |- |{for fx4}{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win8]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac8]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin8]]{/for}{/for}{for fx35}{for win}[[Image:search_bar_xp.PNG]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:fx3-mac-searchbar-item.png]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:search_bar_linux.png]]{/for}{/for} | In the [[Search bar|Search bar]], you can search the Web using the search engine of your choice. To search for a new term, enter your text string in the Search bar and press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for}. |} = Customizing the toolbar = You can customize the Navigation toolbar to add any of the following items (for more information, see [[How do I customize the toolbars?]]): {for fx4} {| !Icon !Description |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win9]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:print_icon_mac.png]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:print_icon_linux.png]]{/for} |[[Printing a web page|Print the current page]] |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win10]]{/for}{for mac,linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac10]]{/for} | Indicates the current page loading status |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win11]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac11]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:downloads_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Display of the progress of current downloads through the [[Downloads window|Downloads Manager]] |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win12]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac12]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:history_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win13]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac13]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:bookmarks_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win14]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac14]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:new_window_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Open a new browsing window |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win15]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac15]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:cut_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Cut |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win16]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac16]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:copy_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Copy |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win17]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac17]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:paste_icon_linux.png]]{/for} | Paste |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win18]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac18]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin18]]{/for} | Make the Firefox window full-screen |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win19]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac19]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin19]]{/for} | [[How do I use Zoom?|Zoom out or in]] the current page |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win20]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac20]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin20]]{/for} |[[How do I set up Firefox Sync?|Setup Sync]] or Sync now depending on your Sync connect status |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win21]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac21]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin21]]{/for} |Subscribe to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS RSS] feed in the current page |- |{for win}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win22]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Mac22]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Lin22]]{/for} |Enter the [[What are Tab Groups?|Tab Groups view]] |} {/for} {for fx35} {for win} '''Windows 7 and Vista''' {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:print_vista.png]] |[[Printing a web page|Print the current page]] |- |[[Image:downloads_vista.png]] | Display of the progress of current downloads through the [[Downloads window|Downloads Manager]] |- |[[Image:history_vista.png]] | Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar |- |[[Image:bookmarks_vista.png]] | Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar |- |[[Image:new_tab_vista.png]] | Open a new browsing tab |- |[[Image:new_window_vista.png]] | Open a new browsing window |- |[[Image:cut_vista.png]] | Cut |- |[[Image:copy_vista.png]] | Copy |- |[[Image:paste_vista.png]] | Paste |- |[[Image:1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258684309-723-1.png]] | Make the Firefox window full-screen |} <br><br> '''Windows XP''' {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:print_xp.png]] |[[Printing a web page|Print the current page]] |- |[[Image:downloads_xp.png]] | Display of the progress of current downloads through the [[Downloads window|Downloads Manager]] |- |[[Image:history_xp.png]] | Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar |- |[[Image:bookmarks_xp.png]] | Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar |- |[[Image:new_tab_xp.png]] | Open a new browsing tab |- |[[Image:new_window_xp.png]] | Open a new browsing window |- |[[Image:cut_xp.png]] | Cut |- |[[Image:copy_xp.png]] | Copy |- |[[Image:paste_xp.png]] | Paste |- |[[Image:1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258684309-723-2.png]] | Make the Firefox window full-screen |} {/for} {for mac} {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:print_icon_mac.png]] |[[Printing a web page|Print the current page]] |- |[[Image:downloads_icon_mac.png]] | Display of the progress of current downloads through the [[Downloads window|Downloads Manager]] |- |[[Image:history_icon_mac.png]] | Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar |- |[[Image:bookmarks_icon_mac.png]] | Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar |- |[[Image:new_tab_icon_mac.png]] | Open a new browsing tab |- |[[Image:new_window_icon_mac.png]] | Open a new browsing window |- |[[Image:cut_icon_mac.png]] | Cut |- |[[Image:copy_icon_mac.png]] | Copy |- |[[Image:paste_icon_mac.png]] | Paste |- |[[Image:1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258684309-723-3.png]] | Make the Firefox window full-screen |} {/for} {for linux} {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:print_icon_linux.png]] |[[Printing a web page|Print the current page]] |- |[[Image:downloads_icon_linux.png]] | Display of the progress of current downloads through the [[Downloads window|Downloads Manager]] |- |[[Image:history_icon_linux.png]] | Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar |- |[[Image:bookmarks_icon_linux.png]] | Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar |- |[[Image:new_tab_icon_linux.png]] | Open a new browsing tab |- |[[Image:new_window_icon_linux.png]] | Open a new browsing window |- |[[Image:cut_icon_linux.png]] | Cut |- |[[Image:copy_icon_linux.png]] | Copy |- |[[Image:paste_icon_linux.png]] | Paste |- |[[Image:1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258685498-848-1.png]] | Make the Firefox window full-screen |} {/for} {/for} = Separating or spacing the toolbar icons = You can also add separations or spacing in the toolbar, if desired. {| !Icon !Description |- |[[Image:Toolbar_separator.png]] | A separator to add a visual separation between a group of icons |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win23]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:firefox-toolbar-flexiblespace.png]]{/for} | This spacing tool adapts its width depending on the items in your Navigation bar. |- |{for fx4}[[Image:Navigation Toolbar - Win24]]{/for}{for fx35}[[Image:firefox-toolbar-space.png]]{/for} | You can define a space of a predefined width. |} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LqHj2n]]

The Navigation toolbar contains the tools used to navigate to websites, as well as the Location bar and Search bar.

• If you find that one of the items below is missing from your toolbar, see the Toolbar items missing article to restore them.

Default Navigation toolbar

When you first run Firefox, the Navigation toolbar contains the following items:

Icon	Description
	Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history (Forward button is hidden when inactive)
	Reload the current page if it's not loading
	Stop loading the current page while it's loading
	Open your home page(s)
	Show all your bookmarks

Windows 7 and Vista

Icon	Description
	Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history
	Reload the current page
	Stop loading the current page
	Open your home page(s)

Windows XP

Icon	Description
	Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history
	Reload the current page
	Stop loading the current page
	Open your home page(s)

Icon	Description
	Go back to the previous page, or forward to the next page in history
	Reload the current page
	Stop loading the current page
	Open your home page(s)

Location and Search tools

Display	Description
The image "location_bar_xp.PNG" does not exist.	In the Location bar, the location of the current Web page is displayed. To go to a new Web page, enter a URL and press EnterReturn.
The image "search_bar_xp.PNG" does not exist.	In the Search bar, you can search the Web using the search engine of your choice. To search for a new term, enter your text string in the Search bar and press EnterReturn.

Customizing the toolbar

You can customize the Navigation toolbar to add any of the following items (for more information, see Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars):

Windows 7 and Vista

Icon	Description
	Print the current page
	Display of the progress of current downloads through the Downloads Manager
	Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar
	Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar
	Open a new browsing tab
	Open a new browsing window
	Cut
	Copy
	Paste
	Make the Firefox window full-screen

Windows XP

Icon	Description
	Print the current page
	Display of the progress of current downloads through the Downloads Manager
	Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar
	Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar
	Open a new browsing tab
	Open a new browsing window
	Cut
	Copy
	Paste
	Make the Firefox window full-screen

Icon	Description
	Print the current page
	Display of the progress of current downloads through the Downloads Manager
	Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar
	Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar
	Open a new browsing tab
	Open a new browsing window
	Cut
	Copy
	Paste
	Make the Firefox window full-screen

Icon	Description
	Print the current page
	Display of the progress of current downloads through the Downloads Manager
	Display the pages you've viewed recently in the History sidebar
	Display your bookmarks in the Bookmarks sidebar
	Open a new browsing tab
	Open a new browsing window
	Cut
	Copy
	Paste
	Make the Firefox window full-screen

Separating or spacing the toolbar icons

You can also add separations or spacing in the toolbar, if desired.

Icon	Description
	A separator to add a visual separation between a group of icons
	This spacing tool adapts its width depending on the items in your Navigation bar.
	You can define a space of a predefined width.