How to Customize the Firefox Toolbar

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Firefox comes with an excellent user interface that includes toolbars for bookmarks and Web navigation. But Mozilla doesn't force everyone to accept the default settings. You are welcome to customize the toolbars in Firefox so they work the way you want them to.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Computer with Internet access

Customize the Firefox Toolbar

Step 1

Open Firefox and display the toolbar you wish to customize. Examples include the 'Bookmarks' and 'Navigation' toolbars. (They will display by default if you have not modified Firefox since downloading it.)
Step 2

Select 'View' from the menu bar then highlight the 'Toolbars' line in the drop-down menu. A sub-menu will appear.
Step 3

Select 'Customize' from the sub-menu. The 'Customize Toolbar' window will appear.
Step 4

Use the tools provided to customize the toolbar. You can add or delete toolbar buttons or change the location of buttons. Keep the toolbars organized by inserting separators or by creating blank spaces.

Tips & Warnings

Download Firefox 2 at the Mozilla Web site (see Resources below).
Ensure that your computer meets the minimum hardware requirements for Firefox. For Windows, the minimum requirement is a 233 Mhz processor, 64 MB of RAM, 50 MB of free space on your hard drive and Windows 98 or greater. The minimum requirements for a Mac are a PowerPC G3 processor, 128 MB of RAM, 75 MB of space on your hard drive and Mac OS X 10.2.x.
Firefox also supports Linux: The minimum requirements are a 233 Mhz processor, 64MB of RAM, 50 MB of available hard drive space and Linux kernel 2.2.14 (with glibc 2.3.2, XFree86-3.3.6, gtk+2.0, fontconfig/xft and libstdc++5).
For Windows users, Mozilla highly recommends using a 500 Mhz processor with 256 MB of RAM, 100 MB of free hard drive space and Windows XP.
To prevent someone else from having access to your personal information, go to the 'Tools' menu and choose 'Options,' then select the 'Privacy' tab. Here you will be able to tell Firefox to delete all of your information.
These steps are intended to be used with Firefox 2.00.2. If you are running a previous version, some of them may not work for you.