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Beginner’s Guide to Firefox

Firefox is a free and open source browser and 10% of people around the world use Firefox as their primary browser. Mozilla is the developer of Firefox browsers that mainly offers products focused on the open web.

Firefox Quantum is the latest version of Firefox and is one of the important competitors and alternative to Google Chrome browser. Firefox also continues to compete with other major web browsers like Microsoft Edge and Apple’s Safari.

Why you should use Firefox

Many corporate companies dominate the world of browsers. Google, Apple, Microsoft are the main players, all incorporating their browsers into their own operating systems. For example, Windows 10 comes with Edge, macOS comes with Safari, and Android users tend to use Chrome. This makes competition unfair and hard to survive on the open web. Mozilla is a nonprofit organization made up of a community of volunteers. Its mission is to build an open web accessible to all against the domain of corporate companies.

Therefore, it is a good idea to test Firefox to support an open web. In addition, the Firefox browser is also packed with features that you can get everything you need.

• With much-needed privacy features, Firefox remains one of the most functional and popular web browsing platforms on the market.
• The developers make sure that Firefox maintains good performance and resistance to malicious code.
• Firefox updates automatically when you connect to the Internet. This will ensure you are protected from the latest threats.
• Use it on all devices with Android and iOS apps.

After installing and opening Firefox for the first time, here are some important things to do.

Basic functions

As with any other browser, you can also do the following in Firefox. You can use the hamburger menu icon in the top right corner of the browser or use the top menu bar to access options.

• Open web pages in a tab, windows or in a private window. By default, Firefox will save all your browsing history to speed up your activities. However, you can use private mode to tell Firefox not to save your browsing history.
• You can bookmark web pages for quick access.
• View historical browsing details using the “History” menu. View the download history in the “Tools > Downloads” menu.
• Built-in password manager to save login passwords and you can protect all passwords with a master password.
• Take a screenshot directly from the browser and download or store it on the Firefox server for 14 days.
• Excellent content blocking features to protect your privacy.
• Firefox also offers developer tools to inspect website elements and performance.
• You can enhance the browser’s functionality with plugins from third-party developers.

Before discussing the basic and other important features, let’s first take a look at the design of the Firefox Quantum browser.

firefox design

Firefox can show you top sites, history, and snippets on the new tab page when you open it. However, you can disable all these annoying things on the “about:#preferences” page.

Firefox Quantum browser design

• You can navigate forward, back, refresh or quickly go to the home page using the navigation icons on the left side of the address bar.
• Use the address bar to search with the default search engine or use the search box displayed on the page.
• View bookmarks, sidebar, and access menu items via the hamburger menu.
• Use the gear icon displayed at the top right to go to the personalization section of your home page.

Firefox Interface Customization

Unlike Chrome and other browsers, Firefox allows you to customize the user interface. This helps you to drag and rearrange the tools at your convenience. Go to “View > Toolbar > Customize…” options to check all available icons. Alternatively, go to “Hamburger Menu > Customize” to go to the customization page.

Customize Firefox layout

Just drag and drop the icons to the available place to make your browser convenient for you to use.

Using the Firefox address bar

Firefox has two options to search and get the result: address bar and search box. You can use the address bar to find normal queries and open web pages. By default, Firefox uses the Google search engine and searches for queries using Google.

When you open a web page, the address bar will show you multiple options.

Firefox address bar options

The right side of the address bar displays various icons:

• Click the down arrow to check history and search with different search engines.
• See reader view to disable all ads on the page.
• Click the three dots icon to bookmark or share the webpage link.
• The Pocket button allows you to save the web page link to the Pocket social sharing platform. You need to have a separate Pocket account to save web pages to Pocket.
• Click the star icon to bookmark the web page.

The address bar will display the lock icon to the left of the website address with the connection details of a website.

Click the lock icon and control the behavior of the site, such as blocking cookies.

Firefox website settings

Using Firefox Search

In addition to the address bar, Firefox also offers an additional search box. You can add the search box next to the address bar in the customization section.

Firefox search box

You can also type keywords in the search box and use one of the available search engines to get the result. To change the default search engine, do the following:

• Click on the magnifying glass and choose the “Change search settings” option.
• Find the “Default Search Engine” section and click the dropdown menu to choose your default search engine.

Change the default search engine in Firefox

• You can add search engines by clicking the “Find more search engines” link at the bottom of the page.
• Choose any preferred search tool and click the blue button with the text ‘+ Add to Firefox’.

Settings Upload new tab page and home page

Click the gear icon in the top right corner of the browser or go to the URL “about:preferences#home”. Here you can configure what you want to see in the new tabs, the home page and the new windows.

Set custom URL for home page

Firefox opens a home page when you start the browser. By default, the home page in Firefox is set to “Firefox Home” which shows top and recommended sites. Follow the instructions below to change the home page:

• Open a new tab and look for the little gear icon at the top right, inside the tab.
• Look for the “Start page and new windows” option which should display “Firefox Home (default)”.
• Click the dropdown menu and choose the “Custom URLs…” option.
• Type or paste your preferred URL. You can choose the current pages and set multiple pages as your home page.
• Close the tab.

The custom page will open every time you click on the “Start” icon next to the address bar or start the browser.

bookmark pages

As you browse the web, you will eventually come across web pages that you want to visit regularly. With bookmarks, you can quickly revisit a web page. Here are the steps to do it:

• Open your favorite web page
• Look for the “Star” icon inside the right side of the address bar and click on it.
• A small window will appear, make changes to the bookmark name, folder and tags.

Bookmarks page in Firefox

• Click “Done” and the star icon will turn blue, indicating that the webpage has been bookmarked.

Open bookmarked pages

Opening bookmarked pages is very easy.

• Check the toolbar on the right and look for an icon represented by slanted lines like library.
• The title of the icon is “View history, saved bookmarks and more”.
• Click on it and choose the “Bookmarks” option.
• A dropdown menu will appear showing all of your bookmarked pages.

View Bookmarked Page in Firefox

Import data from another browser

One of the first things you need to do is import your browsing data from other browsers like Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, or Safari.

• Go to the “Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks” menu in the Firefox browser.
• A new window will open with the name “Library”.
• Click on the “Import and backup your bookmarks” button which will look like a start.

Import bookmarks in Firefox

• Choose the “Import data from another browser” option. You will see an “Import Wizard” with the list of browsers installed on your computer.

Choose the browser to import

• Select the browser you want to import bookmarks from and click the “Continue” button.
• You’ll see options to choose what data you want to import, such as cookies, browsing history, saved passwords, and bookmarks.
• Select the “Bookmarks” option and import all your existing bookmarks into Firefox.

Firefox Import Wizard

Browse in private mode

Sometimes you don’t want your browsing information to be stored on your computer. This is important for your privacy, if you use a public computer or if you borrow a computer.

• Click on the hamburger menu in the upper right corner shown with three horizontal lines.
• Choose…