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This article covers the basics features of Firefox - bookmarks, tabs, search, add-ons and more. It also links to more articles that you'll want to explore.

New to Firefox? Well you’ve come to the right place. This article covers all the basics and will get you up and running in just a few minutes. It also has tons of links to other great articles that you might want to explore later. __TOC__ =Browsing the web= ==One-click bookmarking== {for not fx29} '''To create a bookmark, click on the star icon on the Location bar.''' That's it! For more about using bookmarks, including tagging and organizing, see [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:bookmarks-win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:bookmarks-mac1]]{/for} {/for} {for fx29} '''To create a bookmark, click on the star icon in the navigation bar.''' That's it! For more about using bookmarks, including tagging and organizing, see [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites]]. {/for} ==Built-In Search and Awesome Bars== *'''Awesome Bar''' lets you easily find websites you've been to before. Just start to type the name or address of a website in the address bar and watch it appear. To learn more Awesome Bar tricks, including searching through your open tabs and searching the web, see [[Search your bookmarks, history and tabs with the Awesome Bar]]. {for not fx29} {for win}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 win]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 lin]]{/for} {/for} *'''Built-in Search Bar''' lets you search the web using your favorite search engines. Just click the icon on the left to switch search engines. Learn more search tricks with the [[Search bar - Easily choose your favorite search engine]] article. {for not fx29} {for win}<br>[[Image:Search Win]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Search Mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Search Lin]]{/for} {/for} ==Private Browsing== '''Firefox’s Private Browsing feature allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information to your computer about which sites and pages you’ve visited.''' {for not fx20} To start Private Browsing, go to {for win,linux}the top of the Firefox window, {/for}{for mac}the menu bar,{/for} click the {for win7,win8}{button Firefox} button{/for}{for winxp,mac,linux}{menu Tools} menu{/for} and select {menu Start Private Browsing}. Read the [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]] article to learn more. {for win}<br>[[Image:Private Browsing Win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br><br>[[Image:Private Browsing Mac1]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Private Browsing Lin1]]{/for} {/for} {for =fx20,=fx21,=fx22,=fx23,=fx24,=fx25,=fx26,=fx27,=fx28} To open a Private Browsing window, go to {for win,linux}the top of the Firefox window, {/for}{for mac}the menu bar,{/for} click the {for win7,win8}{button Firefox} button{/for}{for winxp,mac,linux}{menu File} menu{/for} and select {menu New Private Window}. Read the [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]] article to learn more. {for winxp}<br>[[Image:fx20 new private window - file menu]]{/for} {for win7,win8}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Win7]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Lin]]{/for} {/for} {for fx29} Top open a Private Browsing window, click on the {button Menu} button [[Image:new fx menu]], and select {menu New Private Window}. {/for} ==Tabs tabs tabs!== '''Tabs let you have multiple websites open inside a single window, keeping your screen clutter-free and making it easy to switch between sites.''' To make a new tab, click the new tab button (+) on the right side of the last tab. To learn more about working with tabs, see [[Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window]]. {for not fx29} {for win}<br>[[Image:Tabs Win2]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Tabs Mac2]]{/for} {/for} {note}'''Pinned tabs:''' Want to keep your favorite sites open? Pin them! Just {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on the tab and select {menu Pin Tab} from the menu. To learn more about how Pinned Tabs work, see [[Pinned Tabs - keep favorite websites open and just a click away]].{/note} =Customizing Firefox= ==Setting your home page== Setting your home page in Firefox is easy. '''Just drag the site's icon to the Home button.''' For more about your home page and to set what tabs show when you open Firefox, see [[How to set the home page]]. {for not fx29} {for win}<br>[[Image:Home page Win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br><br>[[Image:Home page Mac1]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Home page Lin1]]{/for} {/for} ==Add-ons and themes== *'''Add-ons are like apps that you install to add bells & whistles to Firefox.''' You can get add-ons that compare prices, check the weather, change the look of Firefox, listen to music, or even update your Facebook profile. To learn more about Add-ons and how to install them, see [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]. *'''Easily personalize Firefox's appearance.''' Try some themes on at [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/themes/ Mozilla's add-on website]. =Staying in Sync= '''Firefox Sync lets you securely access your history, bookmarks, tabs and passwords across all of your devices.''' See [[Firefox Sync - Take your bookmarks, tabs and personal information with you]] to learn more or just go straight to [[Share bookmarks, tabs and more with your other computers|syncing your computers]] or your [[Use Sync to share your Firefox bookmarks, passwords and more with Firefox for mobile|Android device]]. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LGkrZp]]