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Learn the different controls for the New Tab page on Firefox, including opening a blank page and choosing the page that opens in a new tab.

{for fx57} You can set your New Tab page to show a search bar, [[About Tiles in New Tab | your most visited sites]], recommended and highlighted stories or nothing at all. To access these controls, {for fx61}click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. You can also {/for}click on the cogwheel icon in the top-right corner of the New Tab page. Learn more about these controls here. {/for} {for not fx57} You can set your New Tab page to show [[About Tiles in New Tab | your most visited sites]] or nothing at all. To access these controls, click on the cogwheel icon in the top-right corner of the new tab. Learn more about these controls here. {/for} __TOC__ {for fx57} =Customize your New Tab page= {for not fx61} #[[Template:newtabmenu]] #Put a check mark next to the settings you want to see: #*'''Search''': turns the search box on or off on the New Tab page. #*'''Top Sites''': shows sites you visit the most. #**Put a check mark next to '''Show two rows''' if you'd like to see an additional row of Top Sites. #*'''Recommended by Pocket''' to see stories that are popular among Pocket users. #**{for fx60}'''Show Sponsored Stories (U.S. only)''' to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations#sponsoredstories Sponsored Stories (Pocket site)].{/for} #*'''Highlights''' to see pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. #*'''Snippets''' to see stories from Mozilla. = Blank New Tab Page = If you prefer a blank page: #[[Template:newtabmenu]] #Remove all check marks to hide all sections from your New Tab page. {/for} {for fx61} #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. #*(You can also click the gear icon on the New Tab page.) #Under '''Firefox Home Content''', put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page: #*'''Web Search''': turns the search box on or off on the New Tab page. #*'''Top Sites''': shows your most visited sites. (Use the checkbox to indicate how many rows of Top Sites you want to view). #*'''Recommended by Pocket''' to see stories that are popular among Pocket users. #**'''Show Sponsored Stories (U.S. only)''' to see the occasional sponsored article. These will be clearly marked if you choose to turn this on. See [https://help.getpocket.com/article/1142-firefox-new-tab-recommendations#sponsoredstories Sponsored Stories (Pocket site)].{/for} #*'''Highlights''' to see pages you've visited or bookmarked recently. #** '''Visited Pages''' #** '''Bookmarks''' #** '''Most Recent Download''' #** '''Pages Saved to Pocket''' #*'''Snippets''' to see stories from Mozilla. = Blank New Tab Page = If you prefer a blank page: #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. #*(You can also click the gear icon on the New Tab page.) #Under '''Firefox Home Content''', remove all check marks to hide all sections from your New Tab page. {/for} {/for} {for not fx57} =Show your top sites= Click the cogwheel icon on the New Tab page and put a check mark next to {menu Show your top sites}. =Show a blank New Tab= To remove all sites from the New Tab page, select {menu Show blank page}. ;[[Image:blank tab 40]] =Disable New Tab controls= To hide everything on the New Tab page, including the New Tab controls (or to choose the page that opens in a new tab) you can install the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/ New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement)] add-on. {/for}