Firefox For Dummies 

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• 1. Table of Contents

• 2. Back Cover

• 3. Firefox For Dummies

• 4. Introduction

  About This Book

• 5. How This Book Is Organized

  How This Book Is Organized Part I: Getting Fired Up Part II: Ready Aim Firefox Part III: Outfoxing Hackers Part IV: Dressing Up the Fox Part V: The Part of Tens

• 6. Icons Used in This Book

  Icons Used in This Book

• 7. Contentions

  Contentions

• 8. Feedback

  Feedback

• 9. Part I: Getting Fired Up

  Chapter List

• 10. Chapter 1: Why You Should Fire Your Old Browser

  What Is a Browser Anyway?

• 11. Why Use Firefox?

  Why Use Firefox? Firefox solves your Internet headaches Firefox is developed by people who care You have nothing to lose

• 12. Chapter 2: Finding Your Way Around Firefox

  Wandering the Web Looking for links Increasing your search engine savvy Feeling at home with Web addresses The home page is where the heart is The Back Forward Reload and Stop commands

• 13. A Browser Is Not a Search Engine

  A Browser Is Not a Search Engine

• 14. Using the Firefox Interface

  Using the Firefox Interface The Content area The toolbars The Status Bar Sidebars The Find Bar

• 15. Chapter 3: Setting Up Firefox

  System Requirements

• 16. Getting Firefox

  Getting Firefox Downloading Firefox Using a Firefox CD

• 17. Installing Firefox with the Setup Wizard

  Installing Firefox with the Setup Wizard

• 18. Importing Your Information

  Importing Your Information

• 19. Switching from Internet Explorer

  Switching from Internet Explorer Keyboard shortcut differences Terminology differences Feature differences

• 20. Switching from Apple Safari

  Switching from Apple Safari Keyboard shortcut differences Terminology differences Feature differences

• 21. Reporting Broken Web Sites

  Reporting Broken Web Sites

• 22. Part II: Ready, Aim, Firefox

  Chapter List

• 23. Chapter 4: Finding Information Online

  Searching the Web with Firefox Searching from the default Firefox home page Searching from the Search Box Searching from the Location Bar

• 24. Finding Text within a Page

  Finding Text within a Page Using the Find Bar Moving among multiple Find Bar results

• 25. Chapter 5: Bookmarking Great Sites

  Creating and Accessing Bookmarks Creating a bookmark Creating multiple bookmarks at once Creating a bookmark that auto-updates Opening a bookmark Opening multiple bookmarks at once Opening bookmarks With keywords Opening bookmarks in a sidebar Opening bookmarks in new windows or tabs

• 26. Organizing Your Bookmarks

  Organizing Your Bookmarks Creating bookmark folders Renaming bookmarks and folders Deleting bookmarks and folders Moving bookmarks and folders Sorting bookmarks Describing bookmarks and folders Creating separators

• 27. Importing and Exporting Bookmarks

  Importing and Exporting Bookmarks Importing on your first launch Importing after the initial launch Exporting bookmarks

• 28. Chapter 6: Returning to Sites You ve Visited

  Overview

• 29. Navigating Short-Term History

  Navigating Short-Term History Going back and forth with the Back and Forward menus Navigating history more quickly with the Go menu

• 30. Delving into Long-Term History

  Delving into Long-Term History Browsing long-term history Searching long-term history Cleaning up long-term history Extending shortening or disabling long-term history

• 31. Chapter 7: Browsing with Tabs

  Getting Started with Tabs Opening a new site in a new tab Opening a Linked site in a new tab Navigating among Web sites in tabs Rearranging tabs Closing tabs

• 32. Super Tabbing: Advanced Tips and Tricks

  Super Tabbing: Advanced Tips and Tricks Tweaking tabs There s no place like home pages Opening multiple bookmarks simultaneously Bookmarking open tabs Put that on my tab

• 33. Chapter 8: Filling In Forms Quickly

  Overview

• 34. Saving Your Sanity with Saved Forms

  Saving Your Sanity with Saved Forms Clearing saved form information Turning off automatic form filling

• 35. Saving Login Information for Fast Access to Web Sites

  Saving Login Information for Fast Access to Web Sites Using a Master Password Viewing and clearing saved login info with the Password Manager

• 36. Chapter 9: Blocking Popup Ads

  Blocking Popup Windows

• 37. Viewing Blocked Popup Windows

  Viewing Blocked Popup Windows Opening blocked popup windows Allowing certain Web sites to open popup Windows

• 38. Chapter 10: E-Mailing with Thunderbird

  Getting Thunderbird Installing Thunderbird Using the Import Wizard

• 39. Setting Up Your E-Mail Account

  Setting Up Your E-Mail Account

• 40. Receiving, Reading, and Searching E-Mail

  Receiving Reading and Searching E-Mail Reading e-mail Searching e-mail

• 41. Composing E-Mails

  Composing E-Mails Addressing e-mails Specifying an e-mail subject Filling out the e-mail body Attaching files Spell-checking Sending your e-mail

• 42. Creating an Address Book

  Creating an Address Book

• 43. Blocking Junk Mail

  Blocking Junk Mail Marking e-mails as junk mail Configuring automatic junk mail handling

• 44. Getting Additional Help with Thunderbird

  Getting Additional Help with Thunderbird

• 45. Chapter 11: Downloading and Saving Files

  Overview

• 46. Downloading Music, Pictures, and Other Files

  Downloading Music Pictures and Other Files Starting a download Bypassing the download decision window Changing the default download location Plugging along with plug-ins Overriding default actions with Save Link

• 47. Saving Web Sites

  Saving Web Sites

• 48. Using the Download Manager

  Using the Download Manager Opening the Download Manager Exploring the Download Manager Clearing your download history

• 49. Chapter 12: Printing Web Pages

  Overview

• 50. Using Print Preview

  Using Print Preview Changing the scale of the page Changing the orientation of the page Printing background colors and images Changing margins headers and footers

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