Looking at the Internet with Firefox. Scoville Memorial Library Claudia Cayne - April, 2009

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1 Looking at the Internet with Firefox Scoville Memorial Library Claudia Cayne - ccayne@biblio.org April, 2009

2 Firefox is a web browser - the decoder you need to view web pages Other browsers are Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Opera and, most recently, Chrome Within each type of browser, there are different versions - you should have the latest version Basic browser features: Back and forward buttons Reload button Stop button Home button Address bar Bookmarks

3 Why Firefox? It's fast - pages load quickly It's less likely to freeze than IE (Internet Explorer) It's flexible - there are many plugins or extensions which add functionality It blocks many sites which may have malware or spywa It has a good popup blocker One click bookmarking Session restore feature

4 Firefox is "safer" than Internet Explorer

5 How do I get Firefox and what will it cost? Firefox is a free download from: Mac users, click on Other systems link

6 Tabbed browsing - Firefox was the first New web pages open in different tabs, allowing you to keep open and reorder multiple web pages To move among tabs, click on the one you want to see Use the X to close a tab or type Ctrl +W To open a new tab, either select new tab from the file menu OR type Ctrl + T If you are on a web page and want a link to open in a new tab, right click and select open link in new tab or middle click on scroll wheel Lost a tab by accident - History Menu - at bottom is Recently Closed Tabs

7 Site Verification Symbols to the left of the location bar This site provides verified identity and protects personal information This site provides basic identity and protects personal information This site provides no information and personal data is not protected

8 Tips & Tricks Tired of tiny text - zoom in and out - Add bookmarks with a single click - click on star on in locatio bar Jump to location bar to type new URL Jump to search box Scroll down page Scroll up page

9 Bookmarks hen you first install Firefox, you will be asked if you want to mport data from your current browser. If you do, just follow th rompts to import Bookmarks. o create a bookmark using the bookmark star: 1. Click the star: o Clicking once will automatically place the bookmark in th Unsorted Bookmarks folder o Clicking twice will bring up the Edit Bookmark dialog. 2. Fill in the required information and choose a folder. For a complete list of folders click the drop down arrow to the righ of the Folder: field.

10 What each field means Name: This is the title of your bookmark, it appears everywhere the bookmark does. Firefox automatically fills this field, but you can always change it. Folder: This is where the bookmark is stored. It can be in default folders or user created. There are three standard choices: Bookmark Menu, Bookmark Toolbar, and Unsorte Bookmarks. o Bookmarks Menu - The drop down menu on the menu b o Bookmarks Toolbar - optional toolbar which appears ab tabs Unsorted Bookmarks - this contains bookmarks that are not shown in your menu or toolbar. Tags: words you choose to help classify bookmarks

11 Other Ways to Bookmark To bookmark the page you are currently viewing: click on the Bookmarks menu and choose Bookmark This Page OR using the keyboard, press Ctrl Cmd+D OR Right-click while holding down the Ctrl key anywhere on th page or tab and choose Bookmark This Page

12 Where to find Bookmarks The first place you'll see bookmarks is the Bookmarks Toolba located below the main toolbar. Firefox comes with a few bookmarks on the toolbar to help get you started. You can remove these, or leave them there, and add your own. You can see all your bookmarks, including the bookmarks on the Bookmarks Toolbar, by opening the Bookmarks menu, in the menu bar.

13 Organizing Bookmarks To view your existing bookmarks: Use the sidebar Menus: View / Sidebar / Bookmarks Double click to expand a folder - drag and drop Bookmar into the desired folder To make a new folder, right click in the sidebar and choo New Folder OR Use the bookmarks library Menus: Bookmarks / Organize Bookmarks Drop and drag as above

14 Organizing Bookmarks lphabetize bookmarks in a folder using the sidebar menu by ight clicking on the folder and choosing sort by name lphabetize bookmarks folders using the bookmarks library, ight clicking on the main bookmarks folder and choosing sort ame ou can sort bookmarks in a variety of ways using the ookmarks Library / Organize Bookmarks / Views / Sort o delete a bookmark or folder, locate it, right click and choos elete

15 Bookmarks Tags & Searching Bookmarks Firefox 3 includes the option to tag bookmarks Tags are words you choose to help you describe and find things When you add a bookmark, there is a window for tags To add tags to an existing bookmarks - find the bookmark your bookmarks library and click on it When you type tags or words into the Smart Location Bar will search and display your bookmarks that have those ta or words

16 Bookmarks Toolbar This is a toolbar with bookmarks displayed below navigation toolbar Firefox comes with some preset To add, just drag and drop from the smart location bar To sort, drag and drop to reorder To delete, right click and select delete If you don't like the Bookmarks Toolbar, uncheck it from th View menu / toolbars / bookmarks toolbar To customize this or any other toolbar, choose customize from view menu / toolbars

17 Add-Ons Add-Ons are extras that you can download to make browsing easier for you. Not sure what you might want, go to Fashion Your Firefox and choose a profile that fits you

18 Add-Ons If you want to browse and choose your own add-ons, go to You can search by topic or browse by category. Add-ons cover all skill levels from basic to advanced Find what you want, click on Add to Firefox The add-on will appear after you restart Firefox You can view and delete add-ons by Menus: Tools / Add ons

19 Xmarks Xmarks is an add-on that allows you to access your bookma from any computer by logging in with a user name and password

20 Search Box A search bar is built in to Firefox to the right of the location b It comes pre-loaded and you know you can customize it with just about any search engine you want? Just click on the ico to the left of your search bar to see the menu of default options. Click Manage Search Engines to rearrange the list and add additional choices.

21 Leave No Trace You may be using a computer used by others and you may n want to leave private data behind Menus: Tools / Clear Private Data

22 Want More? Firefox Tips & Tricks - beginner to advanced, shortcuts and suggestions to get the most out of Firefox Firefox home page includes everything about the browser, including videos on topics in this presentation