How to Make Firefox My Homepage

A Web browser's homepage is the first page that loads when you launch the browser. The homepage can be configured easily using the menus within the Web browser, allowing you to set your homepage to whatever you want to see when you launch your browser. Setting the Firefox website to your homepage can be done in just a few seconds regardless of which browser you prefer.

Instructions

Internet Explorer

1. Launch your Internet Explorer Web browser.

2. Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the screen and select "Internet Options."

3. Select the "General" tab. In the area labeled "Home Page," enter the URL, or Web address, of the Firefox website, "mozilla.com/firefox". If you have loaded the Firefox homepage in your Internet Explorer window, you can simply click the “Use Current” button.

4. Click the "OK" button.

5. Click the "Home" icon in the menu bar of Internet Explorer to verify that your new homepage setting has saved properly.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch the Firefox Web browser.

2. Click the "Firefox" menu at the top of the window. Select "Options" and select "Options" again from the menu that slides out.

3. Select the "General" tab. Locate the When Firefox Starts drop-down menu and select "Show My Home Page."

4. Enter the URL, or Web address, of the Firefox website in the Home Page box. If you have already loaded the Firefox homepage, you can simply click the “Use Current Page” button. Click "OK" to save your settings.

5. Click the "Home" icon in the toolbar at the top of the Firefox window to verify that your homepage settings have saved properly.

References

• Microsoft: Change Your Internet Explorer Home Page
• Mozilla: How to Set the Home Page