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Toolbars are boxes above or below the area where the website is displayed. This article presents you Firefox toolbars and shows you how to customize them.

Firefox's toolbars provide easy access to common features. This article explains how you can customize those toolbars to make Firefox work the way you do. __TOC__ = How do I show and hide the different toolbars? = It's your browser — most toolbars can be shown or hidden depending on your needs: {for fx35} {for win,linux} *'''Menu Bar:''' This is the top toolbar that contains the browser menus ({menu File}, {menu Edit}, {menu Help}, etc.). To hide the Menu Bar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and uncheck {menu Menu Bar}. {/for} *'''Navigation Toolbar:''' This is the toolbar that contains website navigation buttons, the Location Bar, the Search Bar and the {button Home} button. To hide the Navigation Toolbar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and uncheck {menu Navigation Toolbar}. *'''Tab Strip:''' This is where your tabs are displayed — it can't be hidden. *'''Bookmarks Toolbar:''' This is the toolbar that contains your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder bookmarks (for more info see, [[Bookmarks Toolbar]]). To hide the Bookmarks Toolbar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and uncheck {menu Bookmarks Toolbar}. {for win}[[Image:c472e0fd7b48c92da121449bc1291a6a-1258907964-943-1.png]]{/for} {/for} {for not fx35} {for win} *'''Menu Bar:''' This is the top toolbar that contains the browser menus ({menu File}, {menu Edit}, {menu Help}, etc.). On Windows Vista and 7, the menu bar is hidden by default and its features are contained in the {button Firefox} button. You can switch between the {button Firefox} button and the traditional menus by right-clicking on an empty section of the Tab Strip and unchecking or checking {menu Menu Bar}. You can also make this switch temporarily by pressing the {key Alt} key. {/for} {for linux} *'''Menu Bar:''' This is the top toolbar that contains the browser menus ({menu File}, {menu Edit}, {menu Help}, etc.). You can switch between the traditional menus and the {button Firefox} button by right-clicking on an empty section of the Tab Strip and unchecking {menu Menu Bar}. {/for} *'''Tab Strip:''' This is where your tabs are displayed — it can't be hidden. By default, the Tab Strip is above the Navigation Toolbar. If you want it below, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and uncheck {menu Tabs on Top}. *'''Navigation Toolbar:''' This is the toolbar that contains website navigation buttons, the Location Bar, the Search Bar, the {button Home} button and the {button Bookmarks} button. To hide the Navigation Toolbar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and uncheck {menu Navigation Toolbar}. *'''Bookmarks Toolbar:''' This is the toolbar that contains your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder bookmarks (for more info see, [[Bookmarks Toolbar]]). On new installations of Firefox, the Bookmarks Toolbar is hidden by default. To show the Bookmarks Toolbar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check {menu Bookmarks Toolbar}. *'''Add-on Bar:''' This toolbar is located at the bottom of the Firefox window and contains buttons associated with your extensions (if they are made available by the add-on developer). To show or hide the Add-on Bar, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check or uncheck {menu Add-on Bar}. See [[What is the Add-on Bar?]] for more information. {for win}[[Image:Customize Toolbar - Win1]]{/for} {/for} = Adding, removing, and rearranging items = Firefox allows you to customize toolbars that appear in the browser to include additional tools, re-arrange spacing, and more. Customizing toolbars lets you re-arrange, organize, add, remove buttons or fields, and add toolbars to change your Firefox experience to suit your needs. {for linux} [[Video:f0e56f1ecbaeb52f2ba3e1fcff579b57-1251607132-135-0]] {/for} Items can be added or removed from the toolbars: # {for not fx35}On the right of the Tabs Bar, right-click and select {menu Customize...}.{/for}{for fx35}On the menu bar, click {menu View}, go to {menu Toolbars}, and then select {menu Customize...}.{/for} The Customize Toolbar window will appear. # Drag and drop items. For an explanation of each item, see [[Navigation Toolbar items]]. #* To add an item to a toolbar, drag it from the Customize Toolbar window onto the toolbar where you want it to appear. #* To remove an item from a toolbar, drag it to the Customize Toolbar window. #* To move an item in a toolbar, drag it where you want it to appear. # When you are finished making changes, click {button Done} to close the Customize Toolbar window. {for win}<br><br>[[Image:c472e0fd7b48c92da121449bc1291a6a-1258911741-862-1.png]]<br>{/for} {note}Note: To '''restore''' the toolbars to their '''default settings''', click {button Restore Default Set}.{/note} = Adding, removing Toolbars = There are enough space in existing toolbars to add many items. Nevertheless, if you need more space, you can add toolbars: # {for not fx35}On the right of the Tabs Bar, right-click and select {menu Customize...}.{/for}{for fx35}On the menu bar, click {menu View}, go to {menu Toolbars}, and then select {menu Customize...}.{/for} The Customize Toolbar window will appear. # At the bottom of the Customize Toolbar window, click {button Add New Toolbar}. The New Toolbar window will open. # In the New Toolbar window, enter the name of the toolbar. # Click {button OK} to close the New Toolbar window. The toolbar will appear above the Bookmarks Toolbar. # Add items to the toolbar as described above. # When you are finished adding items to the toolbar, click {button Done} to close the Customize Toolbar window. {note}Note 1: To show/hide it, right-click on the right of the Tabs Bar and select {menu ''toolbar name''}.<br>Note 2: To remove it, you need to restore all the toolbars to their default settings by clicking {button Restore Default Set}.{/note} = Toolbar appearance options = At the bottom of the Customize Toolbar window, there are additional options for changing the appearance of the toolbars: * '''Show'''. From the Show drop-down, you can choose what to display in the toolbars: Icons, Text, or Icons and Text together. By default, Firefox shows Icons. * '''Use Small Icons'''. To conserve screen space in the toolbar, select this option to display tools using smaller icons. = Troubleshooting = For help troubleshooting problems, see these articles. *[[Menu bar is missing]] *[[Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing]] *[[Toolbar keeps resetting]]