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Learn how to customize your New Tab page.

By default, the Firefox [[About Tiles in New Tab|New Tab page]] displays {for not fx89}top sites{/for}{for fx89}shortcuts{/for} (sites you visit the most), popular articles on [https://getpocket.com/ Pocket], your recently visited or bookmarked sites, and short messages from Mozilla (called [[Snippets in Firefox FAQ|snippets]]), when you open a new tab. You can customize these settings at any time by following the instructions given below. {note}'''Note:''' To change or to turn off the New Tab display or to change how many rows of tiles are shown in {for not fx89}Top Sites{/for}{for fx89}Shortcuts{/for}, see also [[Hide or display Tiles in New Tab]].{/note} __TOC__ {for fx89} Tiles displayed in '''Shortcuts''' (most visited), '''Recommended by Pocket''' and '''Recent Activity''' (sites recently visited or bookmarked) sections of the New Tab page will change based on browsing behavior, but you can pin Shortcuts or remove these tiles. =Edit your Shortcuts= #Hover the mouse pointer over the three-dot menu that appears in the upper right corner of a Shortcut. #;[[Image:Shortcuts Menu Fx89]] #From here, you can choose to Pin, Edit or Dismiss the Shortcut. =Customize your Shortcut= Your '''Shortcuts''' are the sites you visit most and the sites that you choose to Pin for easy access. These sites will also appear when you click on the address bar to start a search. ==Add a Shortcut== #Hover the mouse pointer over an empty tile and click on '''Edite this site''' (the pencil icon). #;[[Image:New shortcut Fx89]] #Type in a title and URL for the site, then click {button Add}. #A tile with the icon of the site will appear in your Shortcuts. ==Pin a Shortcut== To make a site stay: #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Pin}. #A pin icon will show up on your pinned Shortcut. #;[[Image:pinned tile 57]] ==Unpin a Shortcut== #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Unpin}. ==Remove a Shortcut== #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Dismiss}. ==Rearrange Shortcuts== Click and hold on a tile and drag it to another spot. ;[[Image:Rearrange Shortcuts Fx89]] ==Show more or fewer Shortcuts== #In your New Tab, click '''Personalize'''. #Under Shortcuts, select the number of Shortcut rows you want to see from the drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Personalize drop-down menu Fx89]] {/for} {for not fx89} Tiles displayed in '''Top Sites''' (most visited), '''Recommended by Pocket''' and '''Highlights''' (sites recently visited or bookmarked) sections of the New Tab page will change based on browsing behavior, but you can pin top sites or remove these tiles. =Move or remove a section= #Hover the mouse pointer anywhere within a section of tiles and click on the three-dot menu that appears in the upper right corner of the section. #;[[Image:Fx60NewTab-SectionMenuButton]] #From here, you can choose to move, collapse or remove the section. =Customize your Top Sites= Your '''Top Sites''' are the sites you visit most and the sites that you choose to Pin for easy access.{for fx75} These sites will also appear when you click on the address bar to start a search.{/for} [[Video:https://youtu.be/Rn1NPdMAEQg]] ==Add a Top Site== #Hover the mouse pointer anywhere within the '''Top Sites''' section of tiles and click on the three-dot menu that appears in the upper right corner. #Click {menu Add Top Site}. #;[[Image:Fx60NewTab-TopSitesSectionMenu]] #Type in a title and URL for the site, then click {button Add}. #A tile with the first letter from the title will appear in your Top Sites. ==Pin a Top Site== To make a site stay: #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Pin}. #A pin icon will show up on your pinned site. #;[[Image:pinned tile 57]] ==Unpin a Top Site== #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Unpin}. ==Remove a Top Site== #[[Template:tile menu]] #Click {menu Dismiss}. ==Rearrange Top Sites== Click and hold on a tile and drag it to another spot. ;[[Image:drag top site 59]] ==Show more or fewer Top Sites== #Hover over the ''Top Sites'' section until the '''Edit''' link appears. #;[[Image:edit top sites 57]] #Choose from the following options: #*{button Show More} adds another row of top sites #*{button Show Fewer} removes a row of top sites. #*{button Add} lets you add a specific site to your top sites by entering a link and a name for the site. Sites you add will automatically be pinned. #Click {button Done} when you're finished. {/for} =Recommended by Pocket= Pocket is now part of Mozilla and brings the best stories on the Web right to your New Tab page. From here, you can save articles, remove them or open them in a new tab. You can even explore more stories by clicking on the categories presented on the New Tab page. [[Template:pocketlocales]] ==Save or bookmark a Pocket story== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu and choose one of the following: #*{menu Bookmark}: A prompt will ask you to give your bookmark a name and tags. #*{menu Save to Pocket}: A prompt will ask you to sign up for a free Pocket account or sign in if you have an existing account. #Click {button Done} when you're finished. ==Open a page in a new window== Want to view the article now? You can open it in a new window. #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click {menu Open in a New Window} or {menu Open in a New Private Window} if you don't want it to be saved in your browsing history. ==Remove a recommended article== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu then click {menu Dismiss} to remove it from your Pocket recommendations. {note}'''Got questions?''' See [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations-faq the Pocket Recommendations in Firefox -- Frequently Asked Questions].<!--L10N, this Pocket article is only in English and German-->{/note} {for not fx89} =Highlights= Highlighted sites are sites you've visited recently or bookmarked. Firefox will indicate whether a site is highlighted because you've bookmarked or visited it. ;[[Image:highlights indicator 57]] ==Save or bookmark a highlighted site== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu and choose one of the following: #*{menu Bookmark}: A prompt will ask you to give your bookmark a name and tags. #*{menu Save to Pocket}: A prompt will ask you to sign up for a free Pocket account or sign in if you have an existing account. #Click {button Done} when you're finished. ==Open a highlighted site in a new window== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click {menu Open in a New Window} or {menu Open in a New Private Window} if you don't want it to be saved in your browsing history. ==Remove a highlighted site== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu then click {menu Dismiss} to remove it from your highlights. You can also click {menu Delete from History} to remove highlighted pages from your browsing history. {/for} {for fx89} =Recent Activity= Recent Activity displays the sites you've visited recently or bookmarked. Firefox will indicate whether a site is displayed under Recent Activity because you've bookmarked or visited it. ;[[Image:highlights indicator 57]] ==Save or bookmark a site from the Recent Activity section== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu and choose one of the following: #*{menu Bookmark}: A prompt will ask you to give your bookmark a name and tags. #*{menu Save to Pocket}: A prompt will ask you to sign up for a free Pocket account or sign in if you have an existing account. #Click {button Done} when you're finished. ==Open a site from the Recent Activity section in a new window== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click {menu Open in a New Window} or {menu Open in a New Private Window} if you don't want it to be saved in your browsing history. ==Remove a site from the Recent Activity section== #[[Template:newtabpocketmenu]] #Click the menu then click {menu Dismiss} to remove it from your highlights. You can also click {menu Delete from History} to remove highlighted pages from your browsing history. {/for}