New to Firefox? Well you’ve come to the right place. This article covers all the basics and will get you up and running in just a few minutes. It also has tons of links to other great articles that you might want to explore later. __TOC__ =Browsing the web= ==Setting your home page== Setting your home page in Firefox is easy. '''Just drag the site's icon to the Home button.''' For more about your home page and to set what tabs show when you open Firefox, see [[How to set the home page]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:Home page Win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br><br>[[Image:Home page Mac1]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Home page Lin1]]{/for} ==One-click bookmarking== '''To create a bookmark, click on the star icon in the Location bar.''' That's it! For more about using bookmarks, including tagging and organizing, see [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:bookmarks-win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:bookmarks-mac1]]{/for} ==Finding everything with the Awesome Bar== '''We like to call Firefox’s Location bar the "Awesome Bar" because when you start to type the name or address of a website you’ve been to before, it finds it for you in an instant.''' And the more you use it, the better it gets. To learn more Awesome Bar tricks, including searching through your open tabs and searching the web, see [[Search your bookmarks, history and tabs with the Awesome Bar]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 win]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Awesome Bar dropdown1 lin]]{/for} ==Searching the web== '''Search the web with your favorite search site in Firefox’s built-in Search bar.''' Just click the icon on the left to switch search engines. Learn more search tricks with the [[Search bar - Easily choose your favorite search engine]] article. {for win}<br>[[Image:Search Win]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Search Mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Search Lin]]{/for} ==Tabs tabs tabs!== '''Tabs let you have multiple websites open inside a single window, keeping your screen clutter-free and making it easy to switch between sites.''' To make a new tab, click the new tab button (+) on the right side of the last tab. To learn more about working with tabs, see [[Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:Tabs Win2]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Tabs Mac2]]{/for} ===Pinned Tabs=== '''Pinned Tabs let you keep your favorite web apps like Facebook, Gmail and Twitter open and just a click away.''' To create a Pinned Tab, {for win,linux}right-click{/for}{for mac}control-click{/for} on the tab and select {menu Pin Tab} from the menu. To learn more about how Pinned Tabs work, see [[Pinned Tabs - keep favorite websites open and just a click away]]. {for win}<br>[[Image:Pin App Tab Win]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:Pin App Tab Mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Pin App Tab Lin]]{/for} ==Private Browsing== '''Firefox’s Private Browsing feature allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information to your computer about which sites and pages you’ve visited.''' {for not fx20} To start Private Browsing, go to {for win,linux}the top of the Firefox window, {/for}{for mac}the menu bar,{/for} click the {for win7,win8}{button Firefox} button{/for}{for winxp,mac,linux}{menu Tools} menu{/for} and select {menu Start Private Browsing}. Read the [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]] article to learn more. {for win}<br>[[Image:Private Browsing Win1]]{/for} {for mac}<br><br>[[Image:Private Browsing Mac1]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:Private Browsing Lin1]]{/for} {/for} {for fx20} To open a Private Browsing window, go to {for win,linux}the top of the Firefox window, {/for}{for mac}the menu bar,{/for} click the {for win7,win8}{button Firefox} button{/for}{for winxp,mac,linux}{menu File} menu{/for} and select {menu New Private Window}. Read the [[Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit]] article to learn more. {for winxp}<br>[[Image:fx20 new private window - file menu]]{/for} {for win7,win8}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Win7]]{/for} {for mac}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Mac]]{/for} {for linux}<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Lin]]{/for} {/for} =Customizing Firefox with Add-ons= '''Add-ons are like apps that you install to add bells & whistles to Firefox.''' You can get add-ons that compare prices, check the weather, change the look of Firefox, listen to music, or even update your Facebook profile. To learn more about Add-ons and how to install them, see [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]. ==Themes== '''Easily personalize Firefox's appearance.''' Try some themes on at [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/themes/ Mozilla's add-on website]. =Staying in Sync= '''Firefox Sync lets you securely access your history, bookmarks, tabs and passwords across all of your devices.''' See [[Firefox Sync - Take your bookmarks, tabs and personal information with you]] to learn more or just go straight to [[Share bookmarks, tabs and more with your other computers|syncing your computers]] or your [[Use Sync to share your Firefox bookmarks, passwords and more with Firefox for mobile|Android device]]. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/LGkrZp]]

New to Firefox? Well you’ve come to the right place. This article covers all the basics and will get you up and running in just a few minutes. It also has tons of links to other great articles that you might want to explore later.

Browsing the web

Setting your home page

Setting your home page in Firefox is easy. Just drag the site's icon to the Home button. For more about your home page and to set what tabs show when you open Firefox, see How to set the home page.

One-click bookmarking

To create a bookmark, click on the star icon in the Location bar. That's it! For more about using bookmarks, including tagging and organizing, see Bookmarks in Firefox.

Finding everything with the Awesome Bar

We like to call Firefox’s Location bar the "Awesome Bar" because when you start to type the name or address of a website you’ve been to before, it finds it for you in an instant. And the more you use it, the better it gets. To learn more Awesome Bar tricks, including searching through your open tabs and searching the web, see Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox.

Searching the web

Search the web with your favorite search site in Firefox’s built-in Search bar. Just click the icon on the left to switch search engines. Learn more search tricks with the Search bar - add, change and manage search engines on Firefox article.

Tabs tabs tabs!

Tabs let you have multiple websites open inside a single window, keeping your screen clutter-free and making it easy to switch between sites. To make a new tab, click the new tab button (+) on the right side of the last tab. To learn more about working with tabs, see Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window.

Pinned Tabs

Pinned Tabs let you keep your favorite web apps like Facebook, Gmail and Twitter open and just a click away. To create a Pinned Tab, right-clickcontrol-click on the tab and select Pin Tab from the menu. To learn more about how Pinned Tabs work, see Pinned Tabs - keep favorite websites open and just a click away.

Private Browsing

Firefox’s Private Browsing feature allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information to your computer about which sites and pages you’ve visited.

Customizing Firefox with Add-ons

Add-ons are like apps that you install to add bells & whistles to Firefox. You can get add-ons that compare prices, check the weather, change the look of Firefox, listen to music, or even update your Facebook profile. To learn more about Add-ons and how to install them, see Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox.

Themes

Easily personalize Firefox's appearance. Try some themes on at Mozilla's add-on website.

Staying in Sync

Firefox Sync lets you securely access your history, bookmarks, tabs and passwords across all of your devices. See How do I set up Sync on my computer? to learn more or just go straight to syncing your computers or your Android device.