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Where is the Firefox Hello button?
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If you don't see the Firefox Hello button in your toolbar or menu, follow these steps to find the button and add it to your favorite spot on the browser.
If you don't see the Firefox Hello button in your toolbar or menu, follow these steps to find the button and add it to your favorite spot on the browser.
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If the Firefox Hello button [[Image:hello button]] is missing from your toolbar or menu, check these tips to make it appear.
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=Move the Firefox Hello button to your toolbar=
Check the ''Additional Tools and Features'' drawer to see if the button is there. You can move it from there to a spot that's convenient for you.
Here's how to move the Hello button:
#Click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] on the top right corner of the browser.
#Click [[Image:+Customize]] to see Firefox's additional tools and features.
#;[[Image:customize webrtc]]
#Drag the Hello icon from the additional tools window to your toolbar or menu.
#Click {menu Exit Customize} to finish.
=Exit Private Browsing=
If you're on a [[Private Browsing - Control what information Firefox saves | ''Private Window'']] (indicated by a mask icon), the Firefox Hello button won't appear.
;[[Image:Mask - Win8]]
Close the Private Window and use Firefox in regular browsing mode.
=Allow Firefox to store history=
Setting up Firefox to "never remember history" is equivalent to always being in Private Browsing mode. In order to change that:
# [[T:optionspreferences]]
# Select the {menu Privacy} panel.
# Change the setting '''Firefox will: Never remember history''' to one of the other available choices. If you use custom settings for history, make sure that '''Always use private browsing mode''' is disabled as well.
=Make sure you are not on an ESR version of Firefox=
Hello is not available in Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) versions meant for large organizations, such as universities, city governments and businesses. See [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/ Firefox (ESR)] page for more information.
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If the Firefox Hello button [[Image:hello button]] is missing from your toolbar or menu, check these tips to make it appear.
__TOC__
=Move the Firefox Hello button to your toolbar=
Check the ''Additional Tools and Features'' drawer to see if the button is there. You can move it from there to a spot that's convenient for you.
Here's how to move the Hello button:
#Click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] on the top right corner of the browser.
#Click [[Image:+Customize]] to see Firefox's additional tools and features.
#;[[Image:customize webrtc]]
#Drag the Hello icon from the additional tools window to your toolbar or menu.
#Click {menu Exit Customize} to finish.
=Exit Private Browsing=
If you're on a [[Private Browsing - Control what information Firefox saves | ''Private Window'']] (indicated by a mask icon), the Firefox Hello button won't appear.
;[[Image:Mask - Win8]]
Close the Private Window and use Firefox in regular browsing mode.
=Allow Firefox to store history=
Setting up Firefox to "never remember history" is equivalent to always being in Private Browsing mode. In order to change that:
# [[T:optionspreferences]]
# Select the {menu Privacy} panel.
# Change the setting '''Firefox will: Never remember history''' to one of the other available choices. If you use custom settings for history, make sure that '''Always use private browsing mode''' is disabled as well.
=Make sure you are not on an ESR version of Firefox=
Hello is not available in Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) versions meant for large organizations, such as universities, city governments and businesses. See the [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/organizations/ Firefox (ESR)] page for more information.