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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 (U.S., Canada and Germany only)''' to see stories that are popular among Pocket users.<br>{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 cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the New Tab page.) #Under '''Firefox Home Content''', put a checkmark next to the sections you want to see on your New Tab page. Some sections will let you choose the number of rows 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 drop-down menu to indicate how many rows of Top Sites you want to view). #*'''Recommended by Pocket (U.S., Canada and Germany only)''' 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 when you open a new tab: #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], choose [[T:optionsorpreferences]] and select the {menu Home} panel. #*(You can also click the cogwheel icon at the top right corner of the New Tab page.) #Under '''New Windows and Tabs''', select {menu Blank Page} from the ''New tabs'' drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Fx61Home-BlankNewTab]] If you also prefer a blank page as your home page and when opening new windows, follow the above steps and select {menu Blank Page} from the ''Homepage and new windows'' drop-down menu. See [[How to set the home page]] for more information. {/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}