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 ( 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 _________________. Windows displays the Start menu, the All Programs submenu, Mozilla Firefox submenu, and Mozilla Firefox command (Figure 1-6). (Figure 1-6) ____ Menu All Programs Command Mozilla Firefox Submenu Start Button All Programs _________ Windows ________ _ Mozilla Firefox _________

Starting Firefox 2. Click Mozilla 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)

The Mozilla Firefox window (Figure 1-7) consists of _______________ features that make browsing the Internet easy. 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. The "box" that holds the web page is called the Content Area. This is where all the websites you view will load. 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. Using Firefox Window _________________ ____ Bar ________ Toolbar ______ Bar ______ or ______ Area

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

___________________ _________________ 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

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. Using Firefox Window Interface Select Bookmarks _______________ from the drop-down list in the Add Bookmark dialog box. Click OK.

Browsing & Searching with Firefox (Figure 1-7) Links Tip Location or Awesome Bar Go To Icon Search Bar Google Simple Search Form Mozilla Firefox Start Page Navigate to a website using the ____________ bar Search the web from the __________ box Choose a search _____________ Use the _________features to search

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

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". Browsing & Searching with Firefox Press __________. The search engine will display the results page with links that meet your search criteria.

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. Browsing & Searching with Firefox 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. 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 ________________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.Firefox Add-Ons 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