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how do I refresh browser?

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I am on my blog and I am instructed to refresh on my browser before my upload appears. There is no button or anything on the menu or tools that says "refresh." How do I refresh?

I am on my blog and I am instructed to refresh on my browser before my upload appears. There is no button or anything on the menu or tools that says "refresh." How do I refresh?

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Reload web page(s) and bypass the cache.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press "Cmd + Shift + R" (MAC)

Firefox 4 and later use a combined Stop/Reload/Go button that is positioned at the right end of the location bar.
During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button.
If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
Middle-click the Reload button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.

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Hi, I had to go to Firefox tools and hunt up the reload button which I assumed and hoped was the refresh button, which for some reason was not up there on the bar, and added it. And I sure appreciate your explaining things, and will not hesitate to ask again if I get tripped up. Thank you! Twojays

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You're welcome.

To move the Stop and Reload buttons to their position to the left of the location bar you can use these steps:

  • Open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize"
  • If the menu bar is hidden on Windows or Linux use "Firefox > Options > Toolbar Layout"
  • Drag the Reload and Stop buttons to their previous position to the left of the location bar.
  • Set the order to "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button.
  • Set the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise (Space or Separator) to get two distinct buttons.