How to Hide the Navigation Bar & the Search Bar

Hiding toolbars opens more space for content

Browsers often pile numerous toolbars on one another, limiting your viewing space. Mozilla Firefox led the movement to reverse this trend, but its competitors have since updated their interfaces, leaving Firefox the more cluttered option.



Clean up Firefox by removing the search bar, which largely duplicates the address bar's search function. Increase your viewing area by hiding the navigation bar, but realize this limits your browsing options to clicking links.

Things You'll Need

• Mozilla Firefox

Instructions

Customize the Search Bar

1. Determine which, if any, icons you want on your search var, Go to "View," then "Toolbars," the "Customize." Your browser window will remain open in the background.

2. Drag and drop icons onto the Firefox toolbar to add. Drag and drop from toolbar to remove.

3. Click "Done."

Remove the Entire Navigation Bar

1. Click the "View" menu.

2. Click "Toolbars."

3. Uncheck "Navigation Bar."

4. Add it back by repeating the steps and checking "Navigation Bar."

References

• Mozilla support: How to customize the toolbar