This document provides an overview of key features of the Firefox web browser, including how to install and organize bookmarks, tabs, and search options. It discusses security features like anti-phishing, add-ons to customize Firefox, and options for mobile browsing. Recommended add-ons are also mentioned.

1. FIREFOX
What do I need to know?

2. Installing
Where to get it
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

3. Organize Your Life

4. Bookmarks
When you come across a site you would like to
come back to later, you can create a bookmark by
clicking on the star at the right end of the address
bar.

5. Add Search Tags

6. App Tabs
Make your often-used sites into icons that start
automatically when you start Firefox.
They live on the left side of the Tab Strip.
Right-click on the tab you want to turn into an App Tab and select Pin as App Tab
from the menu.
Don‟t want it? Right-click on the App Tab and select „Unpin Tab‟.
Notifications: If you have Gmail set as an App Tab, and you are using a different
tab when a new email is received, your Gmail tab will glow.
The next time you open Firefox they will still be there.
Links to other sites open in a new tab so you keep your App Tab.

8. Tab Groups
Also known as Panorama
Click the List All Tabs button at the far right side of the Tab Strip > Tab Groups.
You'll see thumbnail previews of all of your tabs in one group.
To make a new group, drag one tab out of the group and then drag a second one
on top of it. A box will be drawn around them. Resize the boxes as you like.
Click on the pencil to name the group.
Done? Click on a tab to exit the view. That tab is now active and only the tabs in
that group will be visible.
Once you've created your first group, the Tab Group button will be added to the
right end of the Tab Strip.
If you've closed a tab group by accident, you can click the Undo Close
Group button to restore it before leaving the Panorama view.

10. Session Restore
Session Restore instantly brings back your windows and tabs, restoring text you
entered and any in-progress downloads.
If the browser has to restart after you install an add-on or software update, or if
Firefox or your computer unexpectedly closes, you can pick up where you left off,
even down to the last word you typed.
Details »
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Session-Restore?redirectlocale=en-
US&redirectslug=Session+Restore
You can even set Firefox to always show your windows and tabs from your
previous session each time you start Firefox.

11. Reopen Closed Tabs and Windows
If you accidentally close a tab or window, you can reopen it in one click.
Just view Recently Closed Tabs or Recently Closed Windows in the History menu
and select the tab or window you‟d like to reopen.
Or right-click on a tab and choose Undo Closed Tab.

12. Search your way
Choose your search engine from the preset dropdown list of search options or
select “manage search engines” to browse for many more search-related add-ons

14. Search by Tag
Label a site with names or categories that are meaningful to you.
For example, you can label both www.bbc.co.uk and www.nytimes.com with the
“news” tag.
When you enter “news” into the location bar, both sites will be shown as results.
A single site can have multiple tags, and there‟s no limit to the number of tags
you can create. You may not remember the exact name of a site, but with a tag,
you‟ll be able to find it easily.

15. Search by History

17. Smart Keywords
Search the Web in record time with smart keywords.
You can assign keywords to search engines,
Then enter your key and search words in the location bar.
Assigning “books” to Amazon.com means you can type in a search like
“books about home building” and zip right there, with no pausing on the
Amazon home page.
For example, suppose you search The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) on a
regular basis. You can define a smart keyword , then to search IMDB for
information on William Shatner, you would enter the following in the Firefox
Location bar:
imdb William Shatner

18. To create a smart keyword:
Visit the page on the target website that
has the search field that you would
normally use to search the site.
Right-click on the search field. Select Add
a Keyword for this Search....
The Add Bookmark dialog appears.
Enter an appropriate name for the
bookmark
(e.g. "The Internet Movie Database").
Create a keyword (e.g. "imdb").
Select the bookmark folder to contain the smart keyword. Click OK.

19. Search and Find
The find feature appears with a simple keystroke (CTRL + F).
Search for a word or phrase on an open Web page.
Highlight text before using the feature and the finder opens pre-filled with your
selection.
Full Zoom
Want to see captions and pictures in a larger size?
Swoop in and see the details on web pages, zeroing in on what matters.
CTRL and + to zoom in. CTRL and – to zoom out.
The pages will scale equally, with all the elements of layout changing at the same
level.

20. Security

21. Instant Web Site ID
Want to be extra sure about a site‟s legitimacy before you make a purchase?
Click on its favicon for an instant identity overview.
Click again for more: how many times have you visited? Are your passwords
saved? Check up on suspicious sites, avoid Web forgeries and make sure a site is
what it claims to be. Learn more.
Anti-Phishing
Shop and do business safely on the Internet.
Firefox gets a fresh update of forgery sites 48 times a day, so if you try to visit a
fraudulent site that‟s pretending to be someone you trust (like your bank), a
warning message will stop you before any harm is done.

22. Anti-Malware
Firefox protects you from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware delivered
over the Web.
If you accidentally access an attack site, it will warn you away from the site and
tell you why it isn‟t safe to use.
Automatic Updates
So you always have the safest browser available.

23. Forget This Site
Having second thoughts about having visited a certain site? Remove every trace
of ever having been there! Details »
How do I remove a single website from my history?
At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to
the History menu (For Windows XP: click the History menu) and select Show All
History to open the Library window.
Search for the website you want to remove from your history by typing its name in
the Search History field in the top-right corner and then pressing Enter.

24. Then, in the search results, right-click on the site you want to remove, and
select Forget About This Site.
All history items (browsing and download history, cookies, cache, active
logins, passwords, saved form data, exceptions for cookies, images, pop-ups) for
that site will be removed.

25. Mobile
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/
Get Firefox for your phone.
The Awesome Screen learns your favorite sites so you can browse with little or no
typing.
Features like Sync, tabbed browsing and one-touch bookmarking make it easy.

26. Add-ons
Easy Customization: Thousands of add-ons available
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

27. If you‟re into creating websites…
Web Developer
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/
The extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser to assist in developing
and designing websites.
Firebug
http://getfirebug.com/
Here‟s another website tool

28. FoxToPhone
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxtophone/?src=search
Send a website link to your phone with one click. Way cool.
Awesome Screenshot
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/awesome-screenshot-capture-
/?src=search
Capture a part of the page, or all of it – even the parts you can‟t see.

29. Cooliris
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cooliris/?src=cb-dl-featured
Browse photos and videos from the Web or your desktop. Effortlessly scroll an
infinite "3D Wall" of content from Facebook, Google, YouTube, Flickr, and more.
Price Comparison for Firefox - WindowShopper
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/windowshopper-automatic-price-/?src=cb-dl-
mostpopular
Over 140 million products now available in every store in the U.S., UK and
Germany.
Click on a product image to Instantly compare prices, find deals, and see similar
items.
Works on Amazon, eBay, Sears, Newegg, DealExtreme and Google Shopping

30. Thanks for stopping by!
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