Interface Overview
The main Firefox window includes menus, buttons, toolbars, and a search box. The following image shows the main window.
For an explanation of each numbered pointer, see the table following the image.
| Pointer |
Feature |
Description |
| 1 |
Menus |
Provide various commands for using Firefox. |
| 2 |
Browse Buttons |
Used when browsing the web. These include Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop, and Home buttons.
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| 3 |
Toolbars |
Used for navigation and bookmarking, among many other functions.
|
| 4 |
Location Bar |
Text box for typing the URL of a web page. |
| 5 |
Edit Bookmark Tools |
Enable you to remove, name, move, or tag a bookmark. |
| 6 |
Search Box |
Text box for typing a search term, with a menu of search engines to select from. |
| 7 |
Tabbed Pages |
Allow you to open multiple web pages at the same time and switch between them by clicking on a tab. |
| 8 |
Status Bar |
Shows the current status of the web page, such as security alerts. |
| 9 |
Main Content Pane |
Shows the currently displayed web page.
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