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What Is Firefox?
• __________ is a Web ___________ that you use to search
for and view Web pages, save pages for use in the future, and
maintain a list of the pages you visit.
• The Firefox program can be downloaded _______ from
Mozilla’s Web site (www.mozilla.org).
• Mozilla Firefox is an example of open source software.
– __________ ____________ is a philosophy for
_____________licensing and distribution designed to encourage
the use and improvement of the software by allowing anyone to
use and modify the software code.
– The reason why a company would make the __________
________freely available is simple - it encourages programmers
to ________ and ___________ the ____________.
– Mozilla Corporation describes Firefox as "the browser for
__________________." They designed it with real people, not
programmers in mind.
__________ Firefox
1. Click the ____________
button on the Windows
_____________, point to All
Programs on the Start menu,
point to Mozilla Firefox on the
All Programs submenu, and
then point to Mozilla Firefox
on the Mozilla Firefox
_________________.
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Menu
All
Programs
_________
Mozilla
Firefox
_________
Windows displays the Start menu, the
All Programs submenu, Mozilla Firefox
submenu, and Mozilla Firefox
command
All
Programs
(Figure 1-6).
Mozilla
Firefox
Submenu
Command
Start
Button
(Figure 1-6)
Windows
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2. Click Mozilla Firefox.
Starting Firefox
• If the ___________ Browser
dialog box is displayed,
click the _____ button.
Firefox starts. After several
seconds, Firefox
___________ the Mozilla
Firefox Start Page - Mozilla
Firefox window, adds the
Mozilla Firefox Start Page Mozilla Firefox button to the
taskbar, displays the
Mozilla Firefox Start Page
Web page ________ in the
window title, and displays
the Firefox Start Page in
the display area (Figure 1-7).
The home page may
display differently on your
computer.
• If the Mozilla Firefox window is
not _______________, double-click
its title bar to maximize it
(Figure 1-7)
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Using Firefox Window _________
The Mozilla Firefox window (Figure 1-7) consists of _______________ features that make browsing the Internet
easy.
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It contains a title bar, menu bar, Navigation toolbar, Bookmarks toolbar, status bar, and a display area where pages
from the World Wide Web display.
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The "box" that holds the web page is called the Content Area. This is where all the websites you view will load.
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The first time you launch Firefox, you will see the Firefox/Google page as the default homepage. Firefox uses this as
the default homepage because so many people begin their Internet sessions with a search.
________
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Bar
________
Toolbar
______
or
______
Area
______
Bar
Using Firefox Window Interface
• The ________ bar is located at the __________ of the browser window
and displays information about the ___________ page such as the:
• Web address for any links on the page (visible when you roll the mouse
over the link)
• ______________ information for the page
• _____________ status of the page
Using Firefox Window Interface
• ____________ toolbars are located above the
____________ Area. The toolbars are the
___________ Toolbar, ________ Bar, and the
_______________ Toolbar.
Using Firefox Window Interface
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___________________ _________________
The _________most commonly ______ browsing buttons are _______, _________,
___________, _______ and __________. These operate the same in Firefox as they do in
other browsers.
The Back button __________ you to the _________lwebsite you visited
The Forward button ______________ you to the page you just ___________ from
The Reload button ______________ the website you are __________ using. For example,
if you are viewing a news website that regularly changes, you may want to click Reload
periodically to refresh the page so that the website displays the most accurate information.
The Stop button __________ a website from loading. This is particularly helpful if a website
is taking a long time to load.
The Home button __________ you to the website that loads
_____________________when you start your browser. By default, Firefox offers a special
Google homepage. Depending on what website you use the most often, you may wish to
specify a different homepage.
Using Firefox Window Interface
Using Firefox Window Interface
• The Firefox ___________ Bar is very
___________ to what you have used in
__________ software programs. From the
Menu Bar, you have access to the following
menus: _______, ______, _______, _______,
_______________, ________, and ________.
Using Firefox Window Interface
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Mozilla's ___________ Started and the Latest __________________ appear by
default on your Bookmarks Toolbar.
To ___________ a Website to the Bookmarks Toolbar:
– ________________ to the website you would like to add.
– Select ____________________ from the menu bar.
– Select Bookmark This _____________... from the menu.
Select Bookmarks _______________ from the
drop-down list in the Add Bookmark dialog box.
Click OK.
Browsing & Searching with Firefox
Go To
Icon
•Navigate to a
website using the
____________ bar
•Search the web from
the __________ box
Location or Awesome
Bar
Search
Bar
•Choose a search
_____________
•Use the
_________features
to search
Google
Simple
Search
Form
Links
Tip
(Figure 1-7)
Mozilla
Firefox
Start Page
Browsing & Searching with Firefox
Select the web ____________ in the ________________ Bar using your mouse.
____________ the web address of the website you would like to
___________ in the Location Bar.
Click ___________ on your ___________ to
display the website. The browser will open to the
web address typed and ______________ in the
Content Area.
Browsing & Searching with Firefox
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Searching from the _______________ Box
A ________________ _____________is the software tool we use to filter through the billions of web
pages on the Internet. The search engine will _____________ and display a _____________ of web pages
that meet your search criteria. If you have navigated to a website other than a search engine, you can still
begin a search at anytime by using the Firefox Search Box.
Let's pretend that you are interested in learning about flat screen computer monitors and how the
monitors work. You will need to perform a search.
To Perform a Search:
Place your __________________ in the search box, which is located in the upper-right corner of the
window.
Enter the word or phrase you would like to search for in the search box. For this example, enter "flat
screen computer monitor".
Press __________. The search
engine will display the results page
with links that meet your search
criteria.
Browsing & Searching with Firefox
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Firefox gives you the option to search with _______search engines from the
_______________ Box. These include ___________, ___________!, __________,
_______________.com, ______________Commons, and ______. Google is the
default search engine used in the search box; however, you can change the search
engine at any time.
• For example, if you decide you would like purchase a flat screen computer
monitor, you may want to search eBay.
To Switch Search Box Search Engines:
Click the icon to the left of the search box.
A drop-down menu will appear.
Choose a new engine from the drop-down
menu.
Each search engine specializes in a specific
area. For instance, Google is a ___________
purpose search engine, while eBay searches
_____________ listings on the eBay site.
The engine you select will become the new
default engine until you change it.
Setting Options in Firefox
The browser displays the homepage when it is
launched. The homepage is also displayed when
you click on the _________ button in the
navigation toolbar.
To ___________Your Homepage to the Current
Page:
_______________ to the webpage you would like to
use as the homepage.
Select ____________on the menu bar.
Select _____________ to open the Options window.
Select the General tab at the top of the Options
window.
Click _________ Current Page to change the
homepage.
Click OK to close the window.
_________Firefox &
____________ your homepage
to my teacher webpage!
Setting Options in Firefox
_________________Select __________ on the menu bar.
Select ____________to open the Options window.
Select the ______________ tab at the top of the Options
window.
Here @ School:
Check –Show
the
Downloads….
&
_________
Always Ask me
where to SAVE
Files
Then Select OK
Tabbed Browsing in Firefox
• Firefox provides you with _________
browsing, which allows you to display each
website as a ______ along the top of the
browser window, right above the Content
Area.
Themes in Firefox
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________________often called “_________," are essentially an outer layer for the websites
you view through the Firefox browser. They can change the look and feel of the interface
without changing how the features actually work.
Themes can change the ___________ __________, button color and shape, and feature
placement on the page.
To __________ a Theme:
Go to the Firefox Add-Ons page.
Click the _______________ tab.
The page ___________ Recently
Updated and Top Themes.
____________a theme from the list or use
the categories on the left to browse for
additional themes.
Click ___________ Now for Windows to
install the theme.
___________ Version of Firefox
with Theme