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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Error loading web sites

This article contains information on diagnosing and fixing error messages that display when you try to view websites in Firefox.

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Connection errors

Error messages that indicate connection problems:
  • Unable to connect
  • Server not found
If you experience one of these errors intermittently, check your Internet connection. If you connect wirelessly, make sure you are connected to the nearest access point and that the signal is strong.
If you experience one of these errors on some or all websites, see the following articles:

Errors loading secure sites

If you experience an error accessing a website over a secure (HTTPS) connection, see the articles below that correspond to the error message you see:

Interrupted or reset connection

The following error can occur if the website you're visiting is experiencing problems:
  • The connection was interrupted
  • The connection was reset
  • The connection has timed out
If you can visit the website in other browsers but not in Firefox:
  1. On the menu bar, click Tools, then select Clear Recent History....
  2. In the Time Range to clear: drop-down, select Everything.
  3. Click the arrow next to Details to display the list of items that can be cleared.
  4. Select both Cookies and Cache.
  5. Click Clear Now.

Proxy errors

Error messages that indicate proxy problems:
  • The proxy server is refusing connections
  • Unable to find the proxy server
This error indicates that Firefox is trying to access the Internet through a proxy server. To check your proxy settings:
  1. On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....
  2. Select the Advanced panel.
  3. Select the Network tab.
  4. In the Connection section, click Settings....
  5. Change your proxy settings:
    • If you don't connect to the Internet through a proxy (or don't know whether you connect through a proxy), select No Proxy.
    • If you connect to the Internet through a proxy, compare Firefox's settings to another browser's (Such as Safari. See Apple's guide to proxy settings).
  6. Close the Connection Settings window.
  7. Close the Preferences window

Malicious website errors

If you receive one of the following errors, Firefox has blocked access to the website you're visiting to protect you from malware or web forgery (phishing).
  • Suspected Attack Site!
  • Suspected Web Forgery!
For more information, see Phishing and Malware Protection (Mozilla.com).

Other error messages

Offline mode

Your operating system indicates to Firefox whether it is connected to the Internet. If it reports that it is not connected, Firefox will go into offline mode. If you are connected:
  • On the menu bar, click File and select Work Offline.

The page isn't redirecting properly

This problem can be caused by problems with cookies:

File not found

If you experience this error when trying to access a local file (with a file:// URL), the path you are trying to access is either incorrect or inaccessible - verify the path.
If you experience this error trying to access a website, see:

Content Encoding Error

The following error messages indicate a content encoding problem:
  • Content Encoding Error
  • The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression
Several problems can result in a content encoding error message. To diagnose and fix:
  1. Check the settings of any Internet security applications you use (including firewalls, anti-virus or anti-spyware programs, and privacy protection programs). You should try to remove any permissions those applications have for Firefox, and then add them again. For program-specific instructions for a number of applications, see Firewalls.
  2. Follow the Standard troubleshooting steps.

This address is restricted

This error occurs when you are attempting to connect to a web server on a port that is reserved for another application.
If the web address (URL) you are trying to visit contains a colon followed by a number (e.g. http://webserver.tld:23), try removing that portion (e.g. http://webserver.tld) or replacing it with :80 (e.g. http://webserver.tld:80)
If specifying a different port does not work, you may have been given an incorrect web address.

Other issues

  • Cannot log in to websites. You may receive an error similar to We were unable to process your login request or An unspecified error has occurred when you attempt to sign into websites with your username and password, or the login may simply fail.



Based on information from Error loading websites (mozillaZine KB)
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Firefox cache file was infected with a virus

Firefox maintains a cache where it stores temporary files such as web pages and other online media that you have downloaded from the Internet. Your Firefox cache is a folder on your local computer.
When you are performing a scan for viruses, some anti-virus scanners may find a file in your Firefox cache that it believes is a virus.

Note: It is unlikely that you have been infected.

Firefox does not launch some types of files that are downloaded into the cache, which prevents most viruses from propagating to your computer. For a virus to spread to your computer, it must be launched by opening or double-clicking on the file. Unless you have launched the file from inside your Firefox cache, you probably did not get infected with a virus. It is unlikely that Firefox has opened files of a suspicious type.
  • Additionally, anti-virus scanners may incorrectly identify cached files to have a pattern matching a virus. To anti-virus scanners, some files that are otherwise harmless may be mistaken for viruses.
If you are unsure if the file location is in your Firefox cache, you can find the cache location by typing about:cache in the Location bar, and pressing Enter.

Steps

  1. Because the files in the cache are temporary, you can permit the anti-virus scanner to delete the file if it's in your Firefox cache.
  2. You can also clear your Firefox cache at any time. On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....
  3. Select the Advanced panel.
  4. Open the Network tab.
  5. Click on Clear now.
  6. Close the Preferences window
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Installing the Flash plugin

Adobe Flash Player is a plugin that allows browsers such as Firefox to display Flash media on web pages. Flash is often used for animations, videos and games.

Installing the Flash plugin manually

  1. Go to Flash Player download page at Adobe.com and download the Flash installer.
  2. From the menu bar, select Firefox and then select the Quit Firefox menu item.
  3. Open the file you downloaded (i.e. install_flash_player_osx_ub.dmg).
  4. In the Finder, open the Adobe Flash Player.pkg to run the installer, then follow the installer's instructions.
After you install Flash, start Firefox again. To confirm that Flash installed, open the Tools and then select Add-ons. If the installation was successful, Shockwave Flash will appear as an active item.

Troubleshooting the Flash plugin

See Managing the Flash plugin for steps to troubleshoot the Flash plugin and keep it up to date.
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Firefox will not start

This articles describes what to do if the Firefox window doesn't open when you click the Firefox icon.
  • If Firefox starts but won't load any websites, see Error loading web sites.
  • If you get error messages that indicate a crash, such as "Firefox has encountered a problem and needs to close", "Quality Feedback Agent", or "Mozilla Crash Reporter", see Firefox crashes.

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Specific error messages

Firefox is already running but is not responding

See Firefox is already running but is not responding for solutions.

Firefox 3 will not start on OSX 10.3.9 or earlier

Mozilla has stopped supporting OSX 10.3.9 and earlier in Firefox 3.0 and higher. None of these operating systems are supported by Apple (and have not been for quite some time) and have multiple vulnerabilities that will remain unpatched. As such, you have the following options:
  1. You can switch to another operating system. This is the most secure option. If you don't want to pay for a new operating system, you can get any of a number of versions of Linux which can run Firefox 3+ and can run on older machines. This ensures you have a completely secure system and access to all the great new features in Firefox 3+.
  2. You can continue to use Firefox 2 which you can get from: our FTP site. Just because the browser will no longer receive security updates doesn't mean it will simply stop working. You will be using unsupported software on an unsupported operating system which poses a significant security risk.

Firefox will not start after installing add-ons

If Firefox previously worked but stopped after you installed extensions or themes, see Troubleshooting extensions and themes.

Firefox previously worked

If Firefox previously worked but suddenly doesn't start, it may be due to some corrupt data in your settings. Uninstalling and reinstalling Firefox would not fix this problem because your settings are not removed on uninstall.
To test to see if this is the problem, use the Profile Manager to create a new profile. If the problem goes away, you can then move your bookmarks and other important settings into the new profile.



Based on information from Browser will not start up (mozillaZine KB)
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Parental controls

This article explains how to block websites or filter website content in Firefox that may be offensive or inappropriate for children.
  • In addition to Firefox extensions, there are many third-party software packages that can filter content through your operating system or at the point where your network connects to the Internet.

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Parental control add-ons for Firefox

The following third-party extensions can be downloaded and installed into your Firefox browser to help to keep your children safe on the Internet. This Addons.Mozilla.org search for parental control lists several other extensions that may be suitable for your needs.

Glubble for Families

Glubble allows you you create a private family page where you can monitor and support your children’s online activities. Glubble provides games, chat, safe surfing, and a Family Photo Timeline service for uploading, storing, and sharing your photos online. Glubble integrates Ask for Kids, a safe search engine for children. Support for this add-on is provided by the developer at http://glubbleparents.ning.com/forum.

ProCon Latte

  • Available: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1803
  • Cost: Free + option to donate to author
  • Description: Filter out web pages containing explicit content based on text on websites; facility to maintain "good" and "bad" lists of websites
ProCon filters web page content by using a list of inappropriate words and replacing them with asterisks (***). Note that the bad word filter does not block websites containing the words; you must add the website to a Blacklist. ProCon can also block all traffic, making sure that only desired websites (set in the Whitelist) can be accessed. You can manage "white" and "black" lists of sites and pages. ProCon also has password protection in order to keep others from changing the settings. Support and additional documentation for this add-on is provided by the developer at http://procon.mozdev.org/



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Bookmarks

Bookmarks let you save links to websites you've visited in Firefox without having to remember their web addresses. This article describes how to make new bookmarks, view and manage bookmarks you've made previously, import bookmarks from other browsers, and troubleshoot problems with Bookmarks in Firefox.

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Making new bookmarks


To make a new bookmark:
  1. Click on the star icon in the Location bar, as shown in the screenshot below. The star icon will fill in and your bookmark will be created in the Unsorted Bookmarks folder.

  2. To edit the details of your bookmark, click the star icon again. The "Edit This Bookmark" box will appear.

  3. In the "Edit This Bookmark" box you may change the details of your new bookmark:
    • Name: The title of the bookmark.
    • Folder: Where you want to store the bookmark. Click the drop-down menu to display a list of the folders you've used most recently, or select Choose... from the drop-down menu to display a list of all bookmarks folders.
    • Tags: May be left blank. Tags are used for searching bookmarks. For more information, see Bookmark tags.
  4. Click Done to finish editing the new bookmark.

Where to find bookmarks

To display the list of bookmarks you've already made:
  1. Click on the View menu, select Sidebar, and then select Bookmarks. The Bookmarks sidebar will open.
  2. Click on a folder in the sidebar to expand it.
  3. Click on a bookmark in the list to open it.
There are also other ways to view bookmarks:
  • Bookmarks menu: On the menu bar, click on the Bookmarks menu. A list of the bookmarks in the Bookmarks Menu folder will be displayed.
  • Bookmarks Toolbar : The Bookmarks toolbar is underneath the Navigation toolbar (Back, Forward, Home, Location, etc.), and can store often-used bookmarks for quick access. For information, see Bookmarks Toolbar.
  • Location bar: The Firefox Location bar allows you to search for pages you've previously visited, including bookmarked pages. For information, see Location bar autocomplete.
  • Library window: Click Bookmarks on the menu bar, then select Organize Bookmarks.... The Library window will appear.

Managing bookmarks

To manage bookmarks in Firefox, see:

Backing up and restoring bookmarks

Firefox automatically backs up your bookmarks so that you can restore them to a previous state. You can also create your own bookmark backups and restore them in another Firefox installation. For more information, see Backing up and restoring bookmarks.

Importing and exporting bookmarks

Firefox can import bookmarks from other browsers. Firefox can also import from, or export bookmarks to, an HTML file. For more information, see:

Troubleshooting

For problems with bookmarks in Firefox, see:
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Options window - Advanced panel

This document explains all of the preferences available in the Advanced panel of the Preferences window of Mozilla Firefox. To access the preferences window, On the menu bar, click on the Firefox menu, and select Preferences....
For other panels, see Preferences window.
The Advanced panel contains preferences for settings that aren't used that often, such as checking to see if Firefox is the default browser, clearing the disk cache, settings for Firefox updates, and various advanced settings that only certain people may need.

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General tab



Accessibility

  • Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages: When this preference is enabled, Firefox will display a movable cursor in web pages, allowing you to select text with the keyboard. You can toggle this mode by pressing F7.
  • Search for text when I start typing: When this preference is enabled, Firefox will find within the current web page what you type as you type it. While you are finding typed text in the page, the Find Toolbar will automatically display at the bottom of the window to show information about what you've found.
  • Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page: When this preference is enabled, Firefox will prevent websites from redirecting you to another page, or automatically reloading.

Browsing

  • Use autoscrolling: Autoscrolling is a useful feature which allows you to scroll the page by clicking the middle mouse button (usually the scroll wheel) and moving the mouse up or down. Some people find this annoying, so autoscrolling can be disabled with this preference.
  • Use smooth scrolling: Smooth scrolling can be very useful if you read a lot of long pages. Normally, when you press Page Down, the view jumps directly down one page. With smooth scrolling, it slides down smoothly, so you can see how much it scrolls. This makes it easier to resume reading from where you were before.
  • Check my spelling as I type: When this preference is enabled, Firefox will check your spelling and offer possible corrections as you type in web forms. Note that you may need to download a dictionary; to do so, press Ctrl and click on any text field, enable spellchecking if necessary, and then use the provided Languages menu to download a dictionary.

System Defaults

  • Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on startup: Select this option if you want Firefox to check whether it is the default browser at startup. This will ensure Firefox is used whenever an application tries to display a web page. You can also click the Check Now button to do a check right now.

Network tab



Connection

Your organization or Internet service provider may offer or require you to use a proxy. A proxy acts as an intermediary between your computer and the Internet. It intercepts all requests to the Internet to see if it can fulfill the request using its cache. Proxies are used to improve performance, filter requests, and hide your computer from the Internet to improve security. Proxies are often part of corporate firewalls.

Connection Settings Dialog

  • No proxy: This is the default preference. Choose this if you don't want to use a proxy.
  • Auto-detect proxy settings for this network: Choose this if you want Firefox to automatically detect the proxy settings for your network.

  • Manual proxy configuration: Choose this if you have a list of one or more proxy servers.
Ask your system administrator for the configuration information. Each proxy requires a hostname and a port number.
    • If the same proxy name and port number are used for all protocols, check Use this proxy server for all protocols.
    • No Proxy For: List of hostnames or IP addresses that will not be proxied.
  • Automatic proxy configuration URL: Choose this if you have a proxy configuration (.pac) file. Enter the URL and click okay to save changes and load the proxy configuration.
    • Reload: The reload button will load the currently available proxy configuration.

Offline Storage

Pages you view are normally stored in a special cache folder for quicker viewing the next time you visit the same page. You can specify the amount of disk space the cache can use here. You can also immediately clear the contents of the cache.
  • Use up to ... MB of space for the cache: Allows you to specify the maximum size, in megabytes, of the cache on your computer.
  • Clear Now: Immediately clears the current contents of the cache, freeing the disk space used by the cache.
  • Tell me when a website asks to store data for offline use: Allows websites to store data necessary to be used without an internet connection. If you have previously blocked a website from storing data for offline use and changed your mind, you can click the Exceptions... button. Select the site you want to stop blocking, and click Remove. To remove all websites in the list, click Remove All Sites.
  • The following websites have stored data for offline use: After a website has stored data for offline use, you can select it in the list, and click Remove... to delete the data.

Update tab


Firefox can check whether updates to installed add-ons or to Firefox itself are available.
  • Automatically check for updates to: By default Firefox automatically checks for updates to itself, to add-ons, and to search engines so you'll always know you have the most up-to-date version. You can change this behavior by changing the appropriate checkboxes here.
  • When updates to Firefox are found,
    • Ask me what I want to do: Updates to Firefox are installed automatically by default. Select this preference to manually control how and when updates are installed.
    • Automatically download and install the update: When this preference is selected, Firefox updates will be automatically downloaded and will be installed the next time Firefox is restarted. The Warn me if this will disable any of my add-ons preference determines whether you will be warned before the installation of an update which would require an incompatible add-on to be disabled because no newer, compatible version exists. The warning will allow you to postpone installation of the update, though at the expense of improvements included in it.

      If all extensions and themes are compatible or can be updated to be compatible, the Firefox update will be installed. Upon restart you will be asked to install any needed add-on updates so that you can continue to use them.
  • Show Update History: Firefox automatically records the updates you have installed. You can view information about these updates by clicking this button.
    Note: You must be running Firefox as root or as the user who originally installed Firefox to install Firefox updates.

Encryption tab



Protocols

  • Use SSL 3.0: Specifies whether you want to send and receive secured information through SSL3 (Secure Sockets Layer, Level 3), a standard protocol for communicating securely with websites. Disabling it will prevent you from visiting some sites.
  • Use TLS 1.0: Specifies whether you want to send and receive secured information through TLS (Transport Layer Security), a security standard similar to SSL3 (Secure Sockets Layer). Disabling it will prevent you from visiting some sites.

Certificates

Certificates help perform encryption and decryption of connections to secure sites.
  • When a server requests my personal certificate: Some servers ask you to identify yourself with a personal certificate. In order to do so, they ask Firefox to generate one for you. When you visit the site in the future, Firefox will ask you for which certificate to use. If you wish to have Firefox automatically choose a certificate for you, select the Select one automatically preference.
    Note: A personal certificate can contain personally identifiable information, such as your name or address. It may therefore harm your privacy if you select the Select one automatically preference. If you do, you will not be alerted when a website request your personal certificate, and you may lose the ability to control who can access your personal information.
  • View Certificates: Click this button to view stored certificates, import new certificates, and back up or delete old certificates in Firefox.
  • Revocation Lists: Firefox can use Certificate Revocation Lists (also known as CRLs) to ensure that your certificates are always valid. Click the Revocation Lists button to manage the CRLs installed on your computer.
  • Validation: Firefox may ask an OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) server to confirm that a certificate is still valid. By default, Firefox validates a certificate if the certificate provides an OCSP server. Alternately, you can choose an OCSP server against which to validate all certificates. Click the Validation button to manage these preferences. You will most likely only need to change this if your Internet environment requires it.
  • Security Devices: Security devices can encrypt and decrypt connections and store certificates and passwords. If you need to use a security device other than the one in Firefox, click the Security Devices button.



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How to clear Search bar history

The Search Bar is located to the right of the Location Bar. If you want to clear the Location Bar instead of the Search Bar, see Clearing Location bar history.

Over time, the Search bar history in Firefox can grow quite large. If needed, you can clear items from the Search bar history.

Clearing all search items

To clear all items, hold down the Ctrl key while you click on the input field of the Search bar, and select Clear Search History. Your Search bar history is cleared.
  • If Clear Search History is grayed out, that means there are no items in your search history to clear.

Clearing an individual item

To clear individual items from the Search bar history, click on the Search bar input field. Press the Down arrow key to scroll the list of items. To delete the highlighted item, press Shift+Delete.
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Setting Firefox as the default browser does not work

This article describes alternate ways of setting Firefox as the default browser when setting it from the Firefox preferences window does not work.
Symptoms of this problem can include:
  • Firefox reports that it is not the default browser when you check using the Firefox preferences window.
  • Firefox prompts you set Firefox as the default browser each time it starts.
  • Firefox does not open after clicking on links in other programs.

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Using Firefox

The preferred method of setting Firefox as your default browser is described in the How to make Firefox the default browser article. Most external programs will open links in Firefox if it is set to be the default browser using that method.
Follow the instructions below if you have tried the steps in How to make Firefox the default browser article and found that they did not work.

Using your operating system

  1. From the Dock, open Safari.
  2. From the menu bar, click the Safari menu and select Preferences....
  3. Click the General icon, to display the General preferences panel.
  4. In the Default Web Browser: drop-down list, select Firefox.


  5. Quit Safari.
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Right-clicking does not work

If you find that nothing happens when you hold down the Ctrl key while you click on a webpage, it is a known issue caused by the Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox.
Yahoo!® has been contacted about this issue.
For now, disabling the Yahoo Toolbar add-on will prevent this issue.
  1. On the menu bar, click on the Tools menu then select Add-ons, to open the Add-ons window.
  2. Select the Extensions panel.
  3. In the list of extensions, select the Yahoo! Toolbar, and click Disable.
  4. Click on Restart Firefox.
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Importing Bookmarks from an HTML File

This article explains how to import an HTML bookmarks file formatted in the Netscape Bookmarks format.
The imported bookmarks will be added to your existing bookmarks, which may result in duplicate bookmarks.
Before proceeding, you should make a backup of your current bookmarks. You can do this by opening the Bookmarks Library window (explained below), then selecting Import and Backup and choosing Backup.... This will create a Firefox bookmark backup file in JSON format.


Note: You can delete unwanted bookmarks in Firefox before importing a new set of bookmarks but this can be time-consuming. To delete all your bookmarks at once, start Firefox's Safe Mode and select Delete all bookmarks except for backups (Reset bookmarks to Firefox defaults in Firefox 3.5). See Safe Mode for more information.
  1. From the menu bar, click the Bookmarks menu and choose Organize Bookmarks... to open the Library window.


  2. From the toolbar on the Library window, select Import and Backup and choose Import HTML....


  3. From an HTML file is selected by default. Click the Continue button.
  4. Firefox will ask you to select the bookmark file on your hard drive to import. Navigate to the file, select it, and click the Open button.
  5. The bookmarks in the selected HTML file will be added to your Firefox bookmarks within the Bookmarks Menu directory.
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Menu Reference

This menu reference describes each menu item in the main Mozilla Firefox window.

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Firefox


About Mozilla Firefox

Displays a dialog box with information about Firefox, including the current version and a brief list of credits.

Preferences…

Displays the Preferences window, where you can change many preferences in Firefox.

Quit Firefox

Closes all Firefox windows, cancels any active downloads, and exits Firefox completely. If you happen to select this menu item with more than one tab or window open, Firefox will ask you to confirm your choice to prevent accidental exits. You can switch off this warning by deselecting the Warn me when closing multiple tabs checkbox in the Tabs panel of Firefox > Preferences. Firefox will also warn you if you are currently downloading any files.

File


New Window

Opens a new Firefox window.

New Tab

Opens a new browser tab in the current Firefox window.

Open Location…

Focuses on the Firefox URL bar so you can type in a new location to visit.

Open File…

Displays an Open File dialog where you can select a file from your local disks or network. You can view many file types in Firefox, including HTML/XML files, image files, text files and more.

Close (Window)

Closes the current window.

Close Tab

Closes the current tab and selects the rightmost tab. This menu item is visible only if more than one browser tab is currently open.

Save Page As…

Saves the page you are currently browsing. You can choose to save the whole page (complete with graphics), just the current HTML page, or the page text only.

Send Link…

Opens an email composition window using your computer's default email program so you can send a message with a link to the current page.

Page Setup…

Displays a Page Setup dialog where you can specify printing settings such as margins, headers and footers, and page orientation.

Displays a preview of how the current document will appear when printed. It reflects the settings in the Page Setup dialog and the page author's intentions.

Print…

Displays the Print dialog, where you can specify the number of printed copies, etc. Click OK to print the page.

Import…

Opens the Import Wizard dialog, which allows you to import preferences, bookmarks, history, passwords and other data from browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla or Opera.

Work Offline

Toggles between online and offline mode. Offline mode allows you to view web pages you've previously visited without being connected to the Internet.

Edit


Undo

Undoes the last action in a text field. If you later decide you don't want to undo an action, use the Redo command.

Redo

Redoes the last Undo command.

Cut

Cuts the selected text from a text field and stores it in the clipboard. Paste the text elsewhere by using the Paste command.

Copy

Copies the selected text to the clipboard. Paste the text in a text field by using the Paste command.

Paste

Pastes text stored in the clipboard into a text field.

Delete

Deletes the selected text from a text field.

Select All

Selects all text and other items on the page.

Find in This Page…

Displays the Find Toolbar at the bottom of the browser window. Enter the text you wish to find in the toolbar, and as you type Firefox will automatically find and select the first occurrence of the entered text on the page. Click Find Next or Find Previous to find the text at other locations in the page, and click Highlight to highlight all occurrences of the text on the page.

Find Again

Searches for the next occurrence of the text specified when using the Find in This Page… command.

View


Toolbars


Toggles the visibility of the navigation toolbar, which usually contains standard navigation buttons (Back, Forward, Stop, etc.).

Bookmarks Toolbar

Toggles the visibility of the bookmarks toolbar, which contains bookmarks to various sites.

Customize…

Displays the toolbar customization dialog. You can drag and drop toolbar buttons to or from the toolbars here. You can also press Ctrl, click on the navigation toolbar and select Customize… to show this dialog.

Status Bar

Toggles the visibility of the status bar, located at the bottom of the window. The status bar displays useful information about the page but may not be needed by everyone.

The Sidebar can display your bookmarks or the browsing history. You can always close the Sidebar by clicking on the X in the upper-right corner.

Bookmarks

Displays the Bookmarks Sidebar, which keeps your bookmarks visible all the time. This can be very useful if you use bookmarks often.

History

Displays the History Sidebar, which keeps track of the sites you have visited. To change how many days a site should be remembered, select Firefox > Preferences and select the Privacy panel.

Stop

Stops loading of the current page you're browsing. This is the same as clicking on the Stop button on the toolbar.

Reload

Gets the most up-to-date version of the current page. This is the same as clicking the Reload button on the toolbar.

Zoom

If the web page is too small or too large, you can change it to a more comfortable size.

Zoom In

Displays the web page one size larger. You can also do this with the mouse (see Mouse Shortcuts for instructions).

Zoom Out

Displays the web page one size smaller. You can also do this with the mouse (see Mouse Shortcuts for instructions).

Reset

Displays the web page at its normal size.

Zoom Text Only

Makes the Zoom commands only apply to text on web page, instead of the entire web page.

Page Style

Allows you to select a style for the current web page. By default, "Basic Page Style" is selected unless the author specifies a different default.

No Style

Removes style formatting from the page.

Basic Page Style

Displays the page with a general style specified by the author.

If the author has specified additional page styles, Firefox will list them here for you to select.

Character Encoding

Allows you to manually change the character encoding on a web page. Firefox usually does this automatically.

Page Source

Displays the source code for the current document.

Full Screen

Displays the window in full screen. If you have the navigation toolbar hidden, you can always restore the window anyway by pressing Cmd+Shift+F (Firefox 3.6).

History

The History menu contains a list of the most recently visited web sites and closed tabs.

Back

Navigates back one page in history. This is the same as clicking on the Back button on the toolbar.

Forward

Navigates forward one page in history. This is the same as clicking on the Forward button on the toolbar.

Home

Displays your home page. This is the same as clicking on the Home button on the bookmarks toolbar. To change the home page, select Firefox > Preferences and open the General panel (Main panel in Firefox 3.5). You can specify to use a blank page, the current page (or tab group), a bookmark, or a manually entered address.

Show All History

Displays the Library of sites you have visited. To change how many days a site should be remembered, select Firefox > Preferences and select the Privacy panel.

Recently Closed Tabs

Allows you to restore a tab you closed recently in the current window by selecting it from the list. See the Closing and Restoring Tabs topic for more information.

Recently Closed Windows

Allows you to restore a window you recently closed in the current session.

Bookmarks

This menu lists websites you have bookmarked. For more information, see Bookmarks.

Bookmark This Page…

Adds the current page to your bookmarks. A dialog will be displayed, allowing you to choose a title for the bookmark and specify where you want it to be stored.

Subscribe to This Page…

Shows a preview of the feed offered by the current site. From the preview page, you can subscribe to the feed using a Live Bookmark, a feed reader on your computer, or a web service. If you have chosen to always subscribe using a Live Bookmark or a feed reader in the Applications panel of Firefox > Preferences, the preview page will be skipped.

Bookmark All Tabs…

Adds all the tabs in the current window to a new bookmark folder. A dialog will be displayed, allowing you to choose the name of the folder and specify where you want it to be stored.

Organize Bookmarks…

Displays the Library, a window where you can modify your bookmarks. You can sort, rename and change the properties for your bookmarks as well as add, remove, and move them.

Tools


Highlights the Web Search box. You can then type in the terms you wish to find on the Web.

Downloads

Opens the Download Manager, where you can see the current, as well as finished downloads.

Add-ons

Opens the Add-ons manager, where you can view, install, configure, update, and uninstall your extensions and themes. For more information, see Customizing Firefox with add-ons.

Error Console

Opens the Error Console, which tracks problems with JavaScript code. JavaScript is a scripting language commonly used to construct web pages. Programmers use JavaScript to make web pages more interactive; JavaScript is often used to dynamically validate forms and select buttons.

Page Info

Displays extensive information about the current web page, such as the document type, encoding, size, and security information. The dialog also displays lists of the media and links used on the page.

Start Private Browsing

Start a new Firefox session in which no browsing history, cookies, or other private data will be stored. See Private Browsing for more information.

Clear Recent History…

Allows you to erase your browsing history, temporarily stored files, cookies, and other private data.

Window


Minimize

Minimizes the current window.

Zoom

Enlarges or restores the current window.

(Open Windows)

Displays all the open windows by their title.

Help


Firefox Help

Provides useful information that can help you browse the web. Requires an active Internet connection.

Troubleshooting Information…

Provides information that will help others when they help you troubleshoot any problems you are having with Firefox.

Release Notes

Provides information about installing, uninstalling and configuring Firefox, as well as other important information and late-breaking notices. Requires an active Internet connection.

Report Broken Web Site…

Allows you to report web sites that do not work correctly in Firefox to the Firefox developers.

Report Web Forgery… / This isn't a web forgery…

Report Web Forgery… allows you to report what you believe are forged or "phishing" sites. Phishing sites pretend to be sites you trust, like your bank or online shopping or auction sites, to trick you into submitting sensitive information (username/password, credit card information, etc.) to them.
When displaying sites suspected for "phishing", the menu item is replaced by "This isn't a web forgery…", letting you report legitimate sites which have been incorrectly marked as "phishing" sites.
Phishing Protection in Firefox is powered by Google, and the information you submit will be sent to Google and used to improve this feature. Your report will be anonymous in accordance with Google's privacy policy. Requires an active Internet connection.

Check for Updates…

Displays a dialog which checks for updates to Firefox and asks you whether you want to download updates if any are available. After an update has been downloaded, the dialog asks you to restart Firefox so that the update can be installed. Note that the name of this menu item will change when an update is being downloaded or is ready to be installed.
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