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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Browsing the Web</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://help/locale/helpFileLayout.css"
type="text/css"/>
</head>
<body>
<h1 id="browsing_the_web">Browsing the Web</h1>
<p>Welcome to &brandShortName;! One of the most popular ways people use
&brandShortName; is to browse the Web. Navigator, the &brandShortName;
component that lets you visit web pages, offers many ways to visit web pages
and search the Web.</p>
<p>This section introduces you to Navigator, and how you can use it to browse,
search, and save web pages.</p>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#navigating_web_pages">Navigating Web Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#searching_the_web">Searching the Web</a></li>
<li><a href="#copying_saving_and_printing_pages">Copying, Saving, and
Printing Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_languages_and_international_content">Using Languages
and International Content</a></li>
<li><a href="#plugins_and_downloads">Plug-ins and Downloads</a></li>
<li><a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Improving Speed and
Efficiency</a></li>
<li><a href="#proxies">Proxies</a></li>
<li><a href="page_info_help.xhtml">Viewing Page Info</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h1 id="navigating_web_pages">Navigating Web Pages</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#viewing_your_home_page">Viewing Your Home Page</a></li>
<li><a href="#moving_to_another_page">Moving to Another Page</a></li>
<li><a href="#clicking_a_link">Clicking a Link</a></li>
<li><a href="#retracing_your_steps">Retracing Your Steps</a></li>
<li><a href="#stopping_and_reloading">Stopping and Reloading</a></li>
<li><a href="#visiting_bookmarked_pages">Visiting Bookmarked Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_tabbed_browsing">Using Tabbed Browsing</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_sidebar">Using Sidebar</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="viewing_your_home_page">Viewing Your Home Page</h2>
<p>When you start &brandShortName;, you see Navigator, your browser.
A <q>What&apos;s New</q> page appears automatically in the browser
window when you first launch &brandShortName;.</p>
<p>After the first launch, you will normally see your home page when you launch
&brandShortName;. Unless you choose a home page yourself, your home page is
chosen by your network or Internet service provider, or you see
&brandShortName;&apos;s home page.</p>
<p>To choose your own home page, see
<a href="customize_help.xhtml#specifying_how_mozilla_starts_up">Specifying
How &brandShortName; Starts Up</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Tips</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li class="noMac" id="full_screen_mode">To streamline the &brandShortName;
interface, you can use Full Screen mode to display web pages using almost
all of your screen. In Navigator, open the View menu and choose Full
Screen. You can also press <kbd>F11</kbd>.</li>
<li>To go to your home page quickly, press <kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd
class="noMac">Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Home</kbd>.</li>
</ul>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="moving_to_another_page">Moving to Another Page</h2>
<p>You move to a new page by typing its URL&mdash;its location (address) on the
Web. URLs normally begin with <q>http://</q>, followed by one or more
names that identify the address. For instance,
<q>http:/mozilla.org</q>.</p>
<ol>
<li>Click the Location Bar to select the URL that is already there.</li>
<li>Type the URL of the page you want to visit. The URL you type replaces any
text already in the Location Bar.</li>
<li>Press <kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Using the lock icon near the lower-right corner of the window, you can check
a web page&apos;s security status at any time. For details, see
<a href="using_certs_help.xhtml#checking_security_for_a_web_page">Checking
Security for a Web Page</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To quickly select the URL in the Location Bar, press
<kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>L</kbd>.</p>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td><img src="images/locationbar.png"
alt="Location Bar"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Location Bar</strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><strong>Don&apos;t know a URL?</strong> You can type part of a URL, such as
<q>cnn</q> (for www.cnn.com); or you can type a general word, such as
<q>gifts</q> or <q>flowers</q>. Navigator guesses what page you
want to view, or displays a page with a choice of links related to the word
you typed.</p>
<p>If you are new to the Internet, see the
<a href="http://www.internet-guide.co.uk/help.html">Internet Guide</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="clicking_a_link">Clicking a Link</h2>
<p>Most web pages contain links you can click to move to other pages.</p>
<ol>
<li>Move the pointer until it changes to a pointing finger. This happens
whenever the pointer is over a link. Most links are underlined text, but
buttons and images can also be links.</li>
<li>Click the link once. While the network locates the page that the link
points to, status messages appear at the bottom of the window.</li>
</ol>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="retracing_your_steps">Retracing Your Steps</h2>
<p>There are several ways to re-visit pages:</p>
<ul>
<li>To go back or forward one page, click the Back or Forward arrow.</li>
<li>To go back or forward more than one page, click the small triangles on
the Back and Forward buttons. You&apos;ll see a list of pages you&apos;ve
visited; to return to a page, choose it from the list.</li>
</ul>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td colspan="4"><img src="images/reload.gif"
alt="Navigation Buttons"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 8px;"></td>
<td style="width: 34px;"><strong>Back</strong></td>
<td style="width: 45px;"><strong>Forward</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
<ul>
<li>To see a list of any URLs you&apos;ve typed into the Location Bar, click
the arrow at the right end of the Location Bar. To view a page, choose it
from the list.</li>
</ul>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td><img src="images/locationbar.png" alt="Location Bar"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Location Bar</strong> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<ul>
<li>To choose from pages you&apos;ve visited during the current session, open
the Go menu and use the list in the bottom section of the menu.</li>
<li>To choose from pages you&apos;ve visited during the past several
sessions, open the Go menu and choose History. You see the history list.
The history list displays a list of folders. Double clicking the folders
displays subfolders or bookmarks to web pages. You can double-click the URL
next to the Bookmark icon to view that page.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: The Sidebar History tab also allows you to choose from
pages you&apos;ve visited during the past several sessions. For
information, see
<a href="customize_help.xhtml#adding_sidebar_tabs">Adding Sidebar Tabs</a>.
</p>
<h3 id="about_history_lists">About History Lists</h3>
<p>The history list contains links to recently visited pages. The Location Bar
list contains links to pages you&apos;ve typed into the Location Bar and then
visited.</p>
<p>To access the history list from Navigator, open the Go menu and choose
History. To access the Location Bar list, click the arrow at the right end of
the Location Bar.</p>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To quickly open the history list, press
<span class="mac"><kbd>Cmd</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd></span><kbd
class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>H</kbd>.</p>
<p>If you don&apos;t want the Location Bar or history list to display the pages
you&apos;ve been visiting, you can clear the history list and Location Bar
history entirely or selectively.</p>
<p>To delete all pages from the Location Bar or history list, begin from the
Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span><span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Navigator category, click History. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click Navigator to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Click Clear History and Clear Location Bar to remove all previously
visited web pages from the lists.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: In <q>Remember visited pages for the last [__]
days</q>, you can set the number of days pages will remain in the history
list.</p>
<p>To selectively delete pages from the history list, do any of the
following:</p>
<ul>
<li>To delete all pages from a domain, select a page within that domain
(folder) in the History list, open the Edit menu, and select <q>Delete
entire domain <em>*.[domain name]</em></q>. For example, use this command
if you want to delete all pages that end in <q>mozilla.org</q>.</li>
<li>To delete pages from a subdomain, select a page within that subdomain in
the History list, open the Edit menu, and select <q>Delete all from
<em>[subdomain]</em></q>. For example, use this command if you want to
delete all pages from <q>bugzilla.mozilla.org</q> but not
<q>mozilla.org</q>.</li>
<li>To delete a single page or folder, select it in the history list and
press Delete.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To sort the history list, click one of the categories
(Title, Location, or Last Visited). Click the title again to reverse the
order.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="stopping_and_reloading">Stopping and Reloading</h2>
<p>If a page is taking too long to appear, or you change your mind and
don&apos;t want to view it, click the Stop button.</p>
<p>To refresh the current page, or get the most up-to-date version, click the
Reload button, or press
<kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd>.</p>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td colspan="3"><img src="images/reload.gif"
alt="Navigation Buttons"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 87px;"></td>
<td style="width: 45px;"><strong>Reload</strong></td>
<td style="width: 47px;"><strong>Stop</strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>To refresh the current page and reset all changes made (if the page contains
a form), hold down the <kbd>Shift</kbd> key and click the Reload button, or
press <kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd
class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="visiting_bookmarked_pages">Visiting Bookmarked Pages</h2>
<p>The addresses, or URLs, of web pages can be quite long and difficult to
remember. Fortunately, it&apos;s not necessary to memorize URLs in order to
browse the Web. Your browser has a list of bookmarks, which are pointers to
interesting web pages.</p>
<p>To go to a bookmarked page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Bookmarks menu. The menu contains bookmarks represented by a
bookmark icon, and folders that contain more bookmarks.</li>
<li>To visit a bookmarked page, choose a bookmark from the menu, or open a
folder and choose a bookmark.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To retrace your steps, click the Back arrow.</p>
<p>You can save your own bookmarks to point to pages you frequently visit, or
to other interesting places on the Web. See
<a href="customize_help.xhtml#creating_new_bookmarks">Creating New
Bookmarks</a> for more information.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="using_tabbed_browsing">Using Tabbed Browsing</h2>
<p>When you visit more then one web page at a time, you can use Tabbed Browsing
to navigate the Web faster and easier.</p>
<p>Tabbed Browsing lets you open tabs, each displaying a web page, within a
single Navigator window. You don&apos;t have to have several windows open to
visit several different web pages. This frees up space on your desktop. You
can open, close, and reload web pages conveniently in one place without
having to switch to another window.</p>
<p>You can manage your navigation tabs easily and control when tabs are opened
automatically. For more information about setting Tabbed Browsing
preferences, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#tabbed_browsing">Navigator Preferences
- Tabbed Browsing</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about using Tabbed Browsing, see
<a href="customize_help.xhtml#tabbed_browsing">Tabbed Browsing</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="using_sidebar">Using Sidebar</h2>
<p>In addition to navigating the Web with Navigator, you can let the Web come
to you by using Sidebar.</p>
<p>Sidebar is a customizable frame in your browser where you can keep items
that you need to use all the time&mdash;the latest news and weather, your
address book, stock quotes, a calendar&mdash;and many other available
options. Sidebar presents these items to you in tabs that it continually
updates.</p>
<p>&brandShortName; comes with some Sidebar tabs already set up, but you can
customize Sidebar by adding, removing, and rearranging tabs. For details,
see <a href="customize_help.xhtml#sidebar">Sidebar</a>.</p>
<p>To view an item in Sidebar, click its tab.</p>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td><img src="images/sidebar.png"
alt="Sidebar Handle"/></td>
<td style="vertical-align:
middle; padding-right: 20px;"><strong>Sidebar<br/>Handle</strong></td>
<td style="vertical-align: middle;">If it is not already open, open Sidebar
by clicking its handle. If the handle is missing, open the View menu in
Navigator, choose Show/Hide, and then Sidebar from the submenu.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="noMac"><strong>Tip</strong>: To quickly open or close the Sidebar,
press <kbd>F9</kbd>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#navigating_web_pages">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h1 id="searching_the_web">Searching the Web</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#fast_searches">Fast Searches</a></li>
<li><a href="#sidebar_advanced_search_mode">Sidebar Advanced Search
Mode</a></li>
<li><a href="#setting_search_preferences">Setting Search
Preferences</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_internet_keywords">Using Internet Keywords</a></li>
<li><a href="#searching_within_a_page">Searching Within a Page</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_find_as_you_type">Using Find-as-you-type</a></li>
<li><a href="#searching_the_bookmarks_or_history_list">Searching the
Bookmarks or History List</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="fast_searches">Fast Searches</h2>
<p>There are four ways to search quickly: from the Location Bar, from Sidebar,
from the Net Search page, and by selecting words in a web page.</p>
<h3 id="searching_from_the_location_bar">Searching from the Location Bar</h3>
<p>Searching for web pages on a particular topic is as easy as typing a
question, or just a word or two, into the browser&apos;s Location Bar, as
shown below.</p>
<p><img src="images/search.png" width="305" height="40" alt=
"Location Bar with Search Term"/></p>
<p>For example, if you want to find information about baby dolls:</p>
<ol>
<li>Double-click in the Location Bar to select the current text.</li>
<li>Type the word <q>baby doll</q>. Your typing replaces the current
text.</li>
<li>Perform one of these steps:
<ul>
<li>Click the Search button.</li>
<li>Click <q>Search Google for <q>baby doll</q></q> at the bottom of the
drop-down list in the Location Bar. (Your default search engine may be
different.)
<p>The default search engine you choose in
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#smart_browsing">Preferences</a>
is used. Search results for <q>baby doll</q> appear in both the
browser window and in Sidebar. Click the links to visit web pages
about baby dolls.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>After you perform a search, the results are saved in Sidebar&apos;s Search
tab until you do a new search. You don&apos;t have to click the Back button
to retrieve the search results.</p>
<p>Note: You can also use <a href="#using_internet_keywords">Internet
Keywords</a> to search from the Location Bar.</p>
<h3 id="searching_from_sidebar">Searching from Sidebar</h3>
<p>The Sidebar Search tab lets you quickly search and bookmark your search
results. For example, if you want to find information about toy cars:</p>
<ol>
<li>If it is not already open, open Sidebar by clicking its handle. If the
handle is missing, <span class="noMac">press <kbd>F9</kbd> or </span>open
the View menu in Navigator, choose Show/Hide, and then Sidebar from the
submenu.</li>
<li>Click the Search tab in Sidebar.</li>
<li>Open the <q>using</q> drop-down list, and choose a search
engine.</li>
<li>Type <q>toy car</q> in the search field.</li>
<li>Click Search. Search results for &apos;toy car&apos; appear in both the
browser window and in Sidebar. Click the links to visit web pages about toy
cars.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: If the Sidebar Search tab contains a list of search
engines from which to choose, then it is set to search in
<a href ="#sidebar_advanced_search_mode">Advanced mode</a> and you will have
to choose one or more search engines before clicking Search. You can keep it
that way or change to a basic setting in Preferences.</p>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To display the next or previous page of search results
quickly, click the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom of the Sidebar
Search tab.</p>
<p>See <a href="customize_help.xhtml#sidebar">Sidebar</a> for more information
on how to use Sidebar.</p>
<h3 id="searching_from_the_net_search_page">Searching from the Net
Search page</h3>
<p>The Net Search page lets you type in a Search term or phrase, or explore
several categories (such as Arts &amp; Entertainment, Business, and many
more) that may interest you. To visit the Net Search page, perform one of
these steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Click on the Search button <img src="images/search_personal_toolbar.gif"
width="66" height="20" alt="search button"/> on the Navigation Toolbar.</li>
<li>Open the Tools menu and choose Search the Web.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="searching_on_selected_words_in_a_web_page">Searching on Selected Words
in a Web Page</h3>
<p>&brandShortName; allows you to search for words you select within a web
page:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select (highlight) any words in a web page.</li>
<li>Right-click<span class="mac"> or, if you have a one-button mouse,
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-click</span> and choose <q>Search Web for
[your selected words]</q> for the menu.</li>
</ol>
<p>&brandShortName; opens a new window or tab (depending on your preferences)
and uses your default search engine to search for your selected words. To
learn how to change the search engine used to search for your selected words
and the way your search results are displayed, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#internet_search">Navigator Preferences
- Internet Search</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#searching_the_web">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="sidebar_advanced_search_mode">Sidebar Advanced Search Mode</h2>
<p>You can set the Sidebar Search tab to Advanced mode, which lets you narrow a
search or choose one or more search engines.</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Internet Search. (If no subcategories
are visible, double-click Navigator to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Under Sidebar Search Tab Preferences, click Advanced, and then OK.</li>
<li>If it is not already open, open Sidebar by clicking its handle. If the
handle is missing, <span class="noMac">press <kbd>F9</kbd> or</span>open
the View menu in Navigator, choose Show/Hide, and then Sidebar from the
submenu.</li>
<li>Click the Search tab in Sidebar.</li>
<li>Open the <q>within</q> drop-down list, and choose a category.</li>
<li>Choose one or more search engines for the selected category (if
available).</li>
<li>In the search field, type the word for which you want to search.</li>
<li>Click Search.</li>
</ol>
<p><img src="images/sidebar-advanced.png" alt="Sidebar Search"/></p>
<h3 id="customizing_search_categories">Customizing Search Categories</h3>
<p>You can specify which search engines should be used for different categories
of searches. For example, you can select one set of search engines to search
for travel, and select another set of search engines to search for
software.</p>
<ol>
<li>Set Sidebar Search to Advanced Search Mode. See
<a href="#sidebar_advanced_search_mode">Sidebar Advanced Search Mode</a>
for details.</li>
<li>If it is not already open, open Sidebar by clicking its handle. If the
handle is missing, open the View menu in Navigator, choose Show/Hide, and
then Sidebar from the submenu.</li>
<li>Click the Search tab in Sidebar.</li>
<li>Open the <q>within</q> drop-down list, click <q>Edit
Categories</q>. You see the Edit Categories dialog box.</li>
<li>From the Categories drop-down list, choose the category you want to
customize.<br/>
Or<br/>
To create a new category, click New and type a name for the category in the
dialog box. The drop-down list now displays the name of the selected
category.</li>
<li>Do one of the following:
<ul>
<li>To add a search engine for the selected category, highlight the
search engine in the list on the left, and click Add.</li>
<li>To remove a search engine for the selected category, highlight the
engine in the list on the right, and click Remove.</li>
<li>To rename the selected category, click Rename and type a new
name.</li>
<li>To delete the selected category, click Delete.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click OK when you are finished customizing.</li>
</ol>
<p>[<a href="#searching_the_web">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="setting_search_preferences">Setting Search Preferences</h2>
<p>You can choose a different search engine as the default. You can also
specify how you want search results displayed in Sidebar.</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Internet Search. (If no subcategories
are visible, double-click the Navigator to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Under Default Search Engine, choose a search engine you want to use for
web searching.</li>
<li>Under Search Results, select <q>Open the Search tab in the Sidebar
when search results are available</q> if you want the Sidebar search tab
to open and show your search results.</li>
<li>Under Sidebar Search Tab Preference, select Basic if you want to search
using a single search engine, or select Advanced to be able to search using
multiple search engines.</li>
</ol>
<p>[<a href="#searching_the_web">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="using_internet_keywords">Using Internet Keywords</h2>
<p>Internet Keywords work with the Location Bar to help you quickly find
specific types of information. There are several ways to use Internet
Keywords:</p>
<ul>
<li>Type a specific product, trademark, or company name and press
<kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>, to go
directly to a company&apos;s website.</li>
<li>Type certain verbs, such as <q>shop</q> or <q>quote</q>,
followed by the word you want to look up, to get specific information. For
instance, <q>shop pets</q> takes you to a page with links to online
pet stores.</li>
<li>Type the name of a city or town followed by certain words such as
<q>movies</q> or <q>restaurants</q>, for local information. For
instance, type <q>san francisco restaurants</q>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Important</strong>: To use Internet Keywords, you must press
<kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>
on your keyboard instead of clicking the Search button.
Pressing <kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>
activates the Internet Keyword feature; clicking Search initiates a
search.</p>
<p>To see the difference, try this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Type <q>apple imac</q> into the Location Bar and press
<kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>. Apple
Computer&apos;s iMac Web page appears.</li>
<li>Now type <q>apple imac</q> into the Location Bar and click Search.
You see a list of links related to Apple Computer&apos;s iMac models.</li>
</ol>
<p>If typing Internet Keywords into the Location Bar is not working for you,
check your
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#smart_browsing">Smart Browsing
preferences</a> to be sure the Internet Keywords feature is enabled.</p>
<h3 id="quick_stock_quotes">Quick Stock Quotes</h3>
<p>To see a recent stock quote for a company, type <q>quote</q> followed
by the company&apos;s stock ticker symbol, and press
<kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>.</p>
<p>If you don&apos;t know a company&apos;s stock ticker symbol, type the
company&apos;s name. The quote page will list all companies with similar
names, and you can choose the one for which you want a quote.</p>
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<h2 id="searching_within_a_page">Searching Within a Page</h2>
<p>To find text within the page you are currently viewing in Navigator:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose <q>Find in This Page</q>. If the page
you are viewing contains frames, you may need to click within a frame
before you begin your search. You see the <q>Find in this Page</q>
dialog box.</li>
<li>Type the text you want to find.</li>
<li>Choose from the following search options:
<ul>
<li><strong>Match upper/lower case</strong>: Choose this to search for a
word or phrase that matches the word you typed exactly (including
uppercase and lowercase letters).</li>
<li><strong>Wrap around</strong>: Choose this to allow the browser to
search from the where the cursor is to the bottom of the page and then
continue searching from the top of the page. Note: Normally, the page
is searched from the place where you last clicked your mouse to the
bottom of the page.</li>
<li><strong>Search backwards</strong>: Choose this to search from the
insertion point backwards to the top of the page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click Find to begin the search.</li>
</ol>
<p>To find the same word or phrase again:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Find Again.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="using_find_as_you_type">Using Find-as-you-type</h2>
<p>Other than searching text through the Find dialog, you can also search by
typing directly into a Web page.</p>
<ol>
<li>To search for a link, type several characters into the active browser
window to navigate to any link with that text in it.
<p>If you repeat the same character, it will start to cycle through all
the links that begin with that character. However, if it can find a
match with the exact string you&apos;ve typed, such as
<q><tt>oo</tt></q> in <q><tt>woods</tt></q>, it will go there
first.</p>
</li>
<li>To search for all text (normal text and linked text), type <kbd>/</kbd>
before your search string. For example, type <q><kbd>/hello</kbd></q> to
search any text containing the string <q>hello</q>.</li>
<li>The status bar (at the bottom of your browser window) displays your
search string and whether or not the search is successful.</li>
<li>Use the backspace key to undo the last character typed.</li>
<li>To cancel a find, change focus or scroll, press Escape, or wait for the
timeout.</li>
<li>Press
<kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>G</kbd> or
<kbd>F3</kbd> to find the same search text again. Press
<kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd
class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>G</kbd> or
<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd> to find previous occurence of the search
text.</li>
</ol>
<p>Type Ahead Find works with any window, such as this help file (try it!).</p>
<p>This feature also works with international characters such as Chinese and
Japanese.</p>
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<h2 id="searching_the_bookmarks_or_history_list">Searching the Bookmarks or
History List</h2>
<p>To search the bookmarks list, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Bookmarks menu and choose Manage Bookmarks. You see your
Bookmarks window.</li>
<li>In the Bookmarks window, open the Tools menu and choose Search Bookmarks.
You see the Find Bookmarks dialog box.</li>
<li>Use the drop-down lists to select options to define your search. Choose
from the following search options:
<ul>
<li>Choose <q>name</q>, <q>location</q>, <q>description</q>, or
<q>keyword</q> to choose where you would like to search.</li>
<li>Choose <q>contains</q>, <q>starts with</q>, or <q>ends
with</q> if you know only part of the word or phrase for which
you&apos;re searching.</li>
<li>Choose <q>is</q> if you know exactly what you&apos;re searching
for.</li>
<li>Choose <q>is not</q> or <q>doesn&apos;t contain</q> to
exclude pages.</li>
<li>Click in the field and type all or part of search word or URL (web
address) for the bookmarks that you want to find or exclude.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click Find. Bookmarks that match your search criteria are displayed in
the Search Results-Bookmarks window.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To quickly open the Bookmark Manager, press
<kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>B</kbd>.</p>
<p>To search the History list:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Go menu and choose History. You see the history list.</li>
<li>In the History list, open the Tools menu and choose Search History. You
see the Find in History dialog box.</li>
<li>Use the drop-down lists to select options to define your search. Choose
from the following search options:
<ul>
<li>Choose <q>title</q> or <q>location</q> to choose where you
would like to search.</li>
<li>Choose <q>contains</q>, <q>starts with</q>, or <q>ends
with</q> if you know only part of the word or phrase for which
you&apos;re searching.</li>
<li>Choose <q>is</q> if you know exactly what you&apos;re searching
for.</li>
<li>Choose <q>is not</q> or <q>doesn&apos;t contain</q> to
exclude pages.</li>
<li>Click in the field and type all or part of word or URL (web address)
for the bookmarks or history listings that you want to find or
exclude.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click Find. History listings that match your search criteria are
displayed in the Search Results window.</li>
</ol>
<p>To use the search results:</p>
<ul>
<li>Double-click a bookmark in the Search Results window to go to that web
page.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tips</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>To open the History list quickly, press <kbd class="mac">Cmd</kbd>
<kbd class="noMac">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>H</kbd>.</li>
<li>If the list is hard to read, try expanding the Search Results
window.</li>
</ul>
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<h1 id="copying_saving_and_printing_pages">Copying, Saving, and Printing
Pages</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#copying_part_of_a_page">Copying Part of a Page</a></li>
<li><a href="#saving_all_or_part_of_a_page">Saving All or Part of a
Page</a></li>
<li><a href="#printing_a_page">Printing a Page</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="copying_part_of_a_page">Copying Part of a Page</h2>
<p>To copy some text from a page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select the text.</li>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Copy.</li>
</ol>
<p>You can paste the text into other programs.</p>
<p>To copy a link (URL) or an image link from a page:</p>
<ol>
<li>Position the pointer over the link or image.</li>
<li>Right-click<span class="mac"> or, if you have a one-button mouse,
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-click,</span> the link or image to display a pop-up
menu.</li>
<li>Choose Copy Link Location or Copy Image Location. If an image is also a
link, you are offered both options.</li>
</ol>
<p>You can paste the link into other programs or into Navigator&apos;s Location
Bar.</p>
<p>[<a href="#copying_saving_and_printing_pages">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="saving_all_or_part_of_a_page">Saving All or Part of a Page</h2>
<p>To save an entire page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the File menu and choose Save Page As. You see the Save As dialog
box.</li>
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this file.</li>
<li>Choose a format for the page you want to save:
<ul>
<li><strong>Web Page, Complete</strong>: Save the whole web page, along
with images and other supporting files. This option allows you to view
it as originally displayed with images. &brandShortName; creates a new
directory (where the page is saved) to save images and other files
necessary to show the whole web page.</li>
<li><strong>Web Page, HTML Only</strong>: Save the original page as-is
without images.</li>
<li><strong>Text file</strong>: Save the original page as a text file.
This option will not preserve the original HTML link structure, but
will allow you to see a text version of the web page in any text
editor.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Type a file name for the page and click Save.</li>
</ol>
<p>When you view a page containing frames and a frame is currently selected,
the Save Frame As option is offered in the drop-down list in addition to Save
Page As. This lets you save only the page within the selected frame.</p>
<p>Saving a file onto your hard drive lets you view the page (or its HTML code)
when you&apos;re not connected to the Internet.</p>
<p>To save an image from a page:</p>
<ol>
<li>Position the mouse pointer over the image.</li>
<li>Right-click<span class="mac"> or, if you have a one-button mouse,
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-click</span> the image to display a pop-up menu.</li>
<li>Choose Save Image As. You see the Save File dialog box.</li>
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this image.</li>
<li>Type a file name for the image and click Save.</li>
</ol>
<p>To save a page without displaying it (which is useful for retrieving a
non-formatted page, like a data file, that&apos;s not intended for
viewing):</p>
<ol>
<li>Position the mouse pointer over the page&apos;s link.</li>
<li>Right-click<span class="mac"> or, if you have a one-button mouse,
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-click</span> the hyperlink on the page to display a pop-up
menu.</li>
<li>Choose Save Link Target As. You see the Save File dialog box.</li>
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this file.</li>
<li>Type a file name for the page and click Save.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Important</strong>: Some links automatically download and save files
to your hard drive after you click them. The URLs for these links often begin
with <q>ftp</q> or end with a file-type extension such as <q>au</q>
or <q>mpeg</q>. These links might transmit software, sound, or movie
files, and can launch helper applications that support the files.</p>
<p id="setting_image_as_wallpaper"><strong>Tip</strong>: To set an image as
your desktop wallpaper on Windows, right-click on an image and choose Set As
Wallpaper from the pop-up menu.</p>
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section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="printing_a_page">Printing a Page</h2>
<p>To print the current page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the File menu and choose Print.</li>
</ul>
<p>To print selected text, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ul>
<li>Select the text in the current page.</li>
<li>Open the File menu and choose Print. The print dialog box appears.</li>
<li>Under Print Range, click Selection.</li>
</ul>
<p>The size of the printed page, not the size of the onscreen window,
determines placement of content on the printed page. Text is wrapped and
graphics are repositioned to accommodate paper size.</p>
<div class="noMac">
<h3 id="print_preview">Using Print Preview</h3>
<p>To have an early look at how a page will look before it is
printed, you can use Print Preview. Begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the File menu and choose Print Preview.</li>
</ul>
<p>In Print Preview, you have the following options:</p>
<ul>
<li class="win"><strong>Print</strong>: Click this to print pages.</li>
<li class="win"><strong>Page Setup</strong>: Click to further customize pages
you want to print.</li>
<li><strong>Page [__] of X</strong>: Enter a page number (less than X) to
jump to its preview. Click the First
<img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/first.gif" alt="first button"/>,
Previous <img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/previous.gif"
alt="previous button"/>, Next
<img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/next.gif" alt="next button"/>,
or Last
<img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/last.gif" alt="last button"/> button
to move between pages.</li>
<li class="win"><strong>Scale</strong>: Changes the scale (size) of pages,
using the dropdown list. You can choose between a fixed percentage of the
original page and two special options:
<ul>
<li><strong>Shrink To Fit Page Width</strong>: Select this to
automatically resize the page to the width of the paper.</li>
<li><strong>Custom</strong>: Type in the percentage of the original size
and press Enter. For example, type <q>50</q> and press Enter to make
each page half the size of the original page.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="win"><strong>Portrait</strong>: Click on this to position the page
normally, with the shorter side facing up.</li>
<li class="win"><strong>Landscape</strong>: Click on this to position the
page sideways, with the longer side facing up.</li>
<li><strong>Close</strong>: Click on this to close the Print Preview
dialog.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h3 id="using_page_setup">Using Page Setup</h3>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: Some Page Setup functions are different or
unavailable on Mac OS, Linux or Unix.</p>
<p>To customize how pages are printed in &brandShortName;, you can use Page
Setup. From Navigator, open the File menu and choose Page Setup.</p>
<p>In Page Setup, you can change the following settings for pages you want to
print:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Format &amp; Options</strong>: Choose the orientation, scale, and
other options:
<ul>
<li><strong>Orientation</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong>Portrait</strong>: Choose this
<img src="chrome://global/skin/icons/pg-portrait-small.gif"
alt="portrait button"/> to position the page normally, with the
shorter side facing up.</li>
<li><strong>Landscape</strong>: Choose this
<img src="chrome://global/skin/icons/pg-landscape-small.gif"
alt="landscape button"/> to position the page sideways, with the
longer side facing up.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Scale</strong>: Type in a percentage of the original size.
For example, type <kbd>50</kbd> and to make each page half the size of
the original page.
<ul>
<li><strong>Shrink To Fit Page Width</strong>: Select this to
automatically resize the page to the width of the paper.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Options</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong>Print Background (colors and images)</strong>: Select
this to print background images and colors. If unselected, only
images and color in the foreground (in front) are printed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Margins &amp; Header/Footer</strong>: Click this tab to set up
margins, headers, and footers:
<ul>
<li><strong>Margins</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong>Top, Bottom, Left, Right</strong>: Type a margin in
inches for the top, bottom, left, and right margin.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Headers &amp; Footers</strong>: Each drop-down list
represents either a header or a footer area. The top row of drop-down
lists are for the left, center, and right header areas. The bottom row
are for the left, center, and right footer areas. In each drop-dop
list, choose one of the following options:
<ul>
<li><strong>--blank--</strong>: Show nothing in this area.</li>
<li><strong>Title</strong>: Show the web page title.</li>
<li><strong>URL</strong>: Show the web page URL (URL&apos;s usually
start with <q>http://</q>).</li>
<li><strong>Date/Time</strong>: Show the date and time when the web
page is printed.</li>
<li><strong>Page #</strong>: Show the page number of each page.</li>
<li><strong>Page # of #</strong>: Show the page number along with the
total number of pages. For example, if you print a five page web
page, <q>3 of 5</q> would be shown on the third page.</li>
<li><strong>Custom</strong>: Type your own text. You can include any
of the following codes to print specific information:
<ul>
<li><strong>&amp;PT</strong>: Page Number with Total (Example:
<q>3 of 5</q>)</li>
<li><strong>&amp;P</strong>: Page Number</li>
<li><strong>&amp;D</strong>: Date</li>
<li><strong>&amp;U</strong>: URL</li>
<li><strong>&amp;T</strong>: Page Title</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="noMac"><strong>Tip</strong>: To see a preview of changes made to Page
Setup, use <a href="#print_preview">Print Preview</a>.</p>
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section</a>]</p>
<h1 id="using_languages_and_international_content">Using Languages and
International Content</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#selecting_character_encodings_and_fonts">Selecting Character
Encodings and Fonts</a></li>
<li><a href="#setting_language_preferences">Setting Language
Preferences</a></li>
<li><a href="#finding_localized_version">Finding a &brandShortName; version
in your own language</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="selecting_character_encodings_and_fonts">Selecting Character Encodings
and Fonts</h2>
<p>If you browse, compose, or send and receive email in more than one language,
you need to select the appropriate character encodings and fonts.</p>
<p>A character encoding method is the way a document or message has been
converted to data to be used by your computer. All web documents and mail and
news messages use a character encoding method (also known as a character set,
character coding, or charset).</p>
<p>The character encoding method for a document may depend on its language.
Some languages e.g. most West European languages, share the same encoding
method. Others such as Chinese, Japanese, and Russian use different methods.
In contrast, Unicode provides language-independent encoding methods. UTF-8,
for examples, can be used for any language document.</p>
<p>Your version of &brandShortName; is set to a default character encoding
appropriate for your region. However, if you use more than one language, you
may need to select appropriate character encoding methods and designate the
fonts you wish to use for your language/script.</p>
<p>To select character encodings, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Encoding, and then choose More.</li>
<li>Choose a region from the top section of the submenu.</li>
<li>Choose a character encoding within the region submenu. Repeat steps
1-3 for each character encoding method you want.</li>
</ol>
<p>The character encoding methods you select are added to the Character
Encoding menu. If you have more than one encoding method selected, the active
one has a bullet (dot) next to it.</p>
<p>&brandShortName; can detect which character encoding a document uses, and
can display it correctly on your screen. To take advantage of this
capability, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Encoding, and then choose
Auto-Detect.</li>
<li>Choose one of the Auto-Detect options, or choose Off from the
submenu.</li>
</ol>
<p>To make changes to your list of active character encodings:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Encoding, and then choose Customize.
You can see the Customize Encoding dialog box.</li>
<li>Choose from the following procedures:
<ul>
<li>To add to the list of active character encodings, choose a character
encoding from the list on the left and click Add.</li>
<li>To remove a character encoding from the active list, choose a
character encoding from the list on the right and click Remove.</li>
<li>To change the order in which active encodings appear in the Character
Encoding menu, highlight character encodings in the list on the right,
and use the arrow buttons to move the character encodings up or down in
the list.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>To change the default fonts within a language group:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Fonts. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click Appearance to expand the list.)</li>
<li>From the <q>Fonts for</q> drop-down list, choose a language
group/script. For instance, to set default fonts for West European
languages/script, choose <q>Western</q>.</li>
<li>Select whether proportional text should be serif (like Times Roman) or
sans serif (like Arial). You can also specify what font size you want for
proportional text. Proportional text varies in width.</li>
<li>(If available) Select a font for Serif, Sans-Serif, Cursive, and
Fantasy.</li>
<li>Select the monospace font (like Courier) that you want to use for web
pages. Monospace text is fixed in width, so each character or letter takes
the same amount of space.</li>
</ol>
<p>Many web page authors choose their own fonts and font sizes. You can use the
author&apos;s font settings by selecting <q>Allow documents to use other
fonts</q>.</p>
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section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="setting_language_preferences">Setting Language Preferences</h2>
<p>The language you use for &brandShortName; affects the text of buttons,
dialog boxes, menus, tools, and other items. The functionality of these items
remains the same.</p>
<p>To set your preferred language:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span>
<span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Languages/Content. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)</li>
<li>Under <q>Installed language packs</q> select a language pack.</li>
<li>Click OK.
<p><strong>Note</strong>: You must restart &brandShortName; after you
change your preferred language.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>The content pack you use affects the home page, bookmarks, toolbar contents,
Sidebar, and other items.</p>
<p>To use a content pack:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Languages/Content. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)</li>
<li>Under <q>Installed content packs</q> select a content pack.</li>
<li>Click OK.
<p><strong>Note</strong>: You will need to restart &brandShortName; after
you change to another content pack.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To download more language packs or content packs,
click Download More.</p>
<p>Web pages are sometimes available in several languages. &brandShortName;
presents pages in the language you prefer, if it is available. You can
specify the languages you wish to see, in order of preference.</p>
<p>To set language preferences:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Languages. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click Navigator to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Click Add. You see the Add Languages dialog box.</li>
<li>Select a language and its code. If you wish to add a code not on the
list, type the language and its code in the Others field (see note below).
If you want to reorder the languages in the list, select a language and
click Move Up or Move Down.</li>
<li>Click OK.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: Two-letter codes enclosed in brackets appear next to
each language in the list. These are standard abbreviations for languages.
For a complete list, see the online document,
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html">Codes for the
Representation of Names of Languages</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#using_languages_and_international_content">Return to beginning
of section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="finding_localized_version">Finding a &brandShortName; version in your
own language</h2>
<p>If you're looking for a version of &brandShortName; in a language other than
American English, you can download it from the
<a href="http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/">SeaMonkey
Project Releases</a> page.</p>
<p>[<a href="#using_languages_and_international_content">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h1 id="plugins_and_downloads">Plug-ins and Downloads</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#plug-ins">Plug-ins</a></li>
<li><a href="#helper_applications">Helper Applications</a></li>
<li><a href="#download_manager">Download Manager</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>Navigator can handle many types of files. However, for some files, such as
movies or music, Navigator needs plug-ins or <q>helper</q> applications
that can handle those files. If &brandShortName; doesn&apos;t have the needed
helper application or plug-in, it can still save the file to your hard disk.
When saving files, you can keep track of them using Download Manager.</p>
<h2 id="plug-ins">Plug-ins</h2>
<p>Plug-ins are helper applications that extend the functionality within
Navigator and run within &brandShortName;. Plug-ins like Sun Java, Macromedia
Flash, and RealNetworks RealPlayer allow &brandShortName; to show multimedia
files and run small applications, such as movies, animations, and games.</p>
<p>&brandShortName; comes with no additional plug-ins installed, so you have
to add them separately.</p>
<p>To see a full list of &brandShortName; plug-ins you can install, see the
<a href="http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/">PluginDoc</a> page on MozDev.org.</p>
<p>To see what plug-ins you currently have installed, do any of the following:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the Help menu and choose About Plug-ins.</li>
<li>Click in the Location Bar, type <kbd>about:plugins</kbd> and press
<kbd class="mac">Return</kbd><kbd class="noMac">Enter</kbd>.</li>
</ul>
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section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="helper_applications">Helper Applications</h2>
<p>When files can not be used within &brandShortName;, you have to option to
launch helper applications that open outside of &brandShortName;. For
example, to play MP3 files, programs like Winamp can be opened outside of
&brandShortName;.</p>
<p>The settings in the Helper Applications preferences panel tell Navigator
which helper applications to use on your computer. Usually, these preferences
don&apos;t need to be changed since they are preconfigured. Also, if
Navigator doesn&apos;t know which helper application to use, it allows you to
find helper applications within the download dialog box.</p>
<p>The download dialog box has these options:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Open it with the default application (Application Name)</strong>:
&brandShortName; opens the file using the default program in your system
settings.
<p><strong>Note</strong>: You will only see this option if there is a
program associated with the filetype in your system settings.</p></li>
<li><strong>Open it with</strong>: &brandShortName; allows you to open the
file using an application you choose. Clicking Choose to select an
application you want the file to be opened with.</li>
<li><strong>Save it to disk</strong>: &brandShortName; allows you to
select a location to save the file.</li>
<li><strong>Always ask before opening this type of file</strong>: When this
is selected, &brandShortName; opens the download dialog box when
downloading a particular file type.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: You can clear your saved options for <q>Always ask
before opening this type of file</q> in preferences. For more information,
see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#helper_applications">Navigator
Preferences - Helper Applications</a>.</p>
<p>For experienced users to fine-tune the Helper Applications preferences:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Helper Applications. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click the Navigator to expand the
list.)</li>
<li>Perform any of the following procedures:
<p id="adding_a_new_helper_application">To add a new helper application
to the list:</p>
<ol>
<li>Click New Type. You see the New type dialog box.</li>
<li>Type a description of the type of files the application works,with;
for instance, <q>movies</q> or <q>sound files</q>.</li>
<li>Type the MIME type. MIME types consist of two words separated by
a slash. For instance, a TIFF image file&apos;s MIME type is
<q>image/tiff</q>.
<p><strong>Note</strong>: When you download a file, &brandShortName;
will show you the MIME type on the download dialog box.</p>
</li>
<li>Type the file extension (suffix) used by this file type. If this
type of file uses more than one extension, type them all, separated
by spaces.</li>
<li>Click Choose, then select an application that handles files of this
type.</li>
<li>Click OK.</li>
</ol>
<p>To specify how Navigator should handle different file types:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select a file type from the list and click Edit.</li>
<li>In the dialog box, type in the MIME type you want this file to
use.</li>
<li>Choose between having downloaded files saved on your hard disk,
opened with the default application in your system settings or
opened in an application that you specify. Click Choose to specify
the application.</li>
<li>Click OK.</li>
</ol>
<p>To remove an item from the list:</p>
<ol>
<li>Select a file type from the list and click Remove.</li>
<li>Click OK.</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>To learn more about Helper Application preferences, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#helper_applications">Navigator
Preferences - Helper Applications</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#plugins_and_downloads">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="download_manager">Download Manager</h2>
<p>You can use Download Manager to keep track of files you download. Download
Manager shows the following information:</p>
<ul>
<li>filename</li>
<li>time remaining before download is complete</li>
<li>transfer speed</li>
<li>percent complete</li>
<li>time elapsed</li>
<li>web location (source)</li>
</ul>
<p>To open Download Manager, do the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open the Tools menu and choose Download Manager.</li>
</ul>
<p>The following menu options are available in Download Manager:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Properties</strong>: Select a file being downloaded and click
Properties to show the progress dialog box.</li>
<li><strong>Cancel</strong>: Select a file being downloaded and click Cancel
to stop the download.</li>
<li><strong>Remove from List</strong>: Select a file and click Remove from
List to remove a canceled or finished download. This will not delete the
file from your hard disk.</li>
<li><strong>Launch File</strong>: Click this to open a selected file.</li>
<li><strong>Show in<span class="win"> Explorer</span><span class="unix">
Browser</span><span class="mac"> Finder</span></strong>: Click this to show
the location of a selected file.</li>
</ul>
<p>[<a href="#plugins_and_downloads">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h1 id="improving_speed_and_efficiency">Improving Speed and Efficiency</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#automatic_loading">Automatic Loading</a></li>
<li><a href="#custom_keywords">Using Custom Bookmark Keywords</a></li>
<li><a href="#changing_cache_settings">Changing Cache Settings</a></li>
<li><a href="#getting_the_latest_software_automatically">Getting the Latest
Software Automatically</a></li>
<li><a href="#using_a_mouse_wheel">Using a Mouse Wheel</a></li>
<li class="win"><a href="#making_mozilla_your_default_browser">Making
&brandShortName; Your Default Browser</a></li>
<li class="win"><a href="#using_quick_launch">Using Quick Launch</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2 id="automatic_loading">Automatic Loading</h2>
<p>When you bring a web page to your screen, &brandShortName; automatically
loads (starts up) several features that help interpret web pages. These
features, Java and JavaScript, can make web pages more lively, but they take
time to load.</p>
<p>To learn how to turn off Java, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#advanced">Advanced Preferences -
Advanced</a>.</p>
<p>To learn how to turn off JavaScript, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#scripts_and_plug-ins">Advanced
Preferences - Scripts &amp; Plug-ins</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="custom_keywords">Using Custom Bookmark Keywords</h2>
<p>Bookmark keywords allow you to create shorthand aliases for bookmarks and
Web searches. For example, if you give the bookmark to http://www.mozilla.org
the keyword <q>m.o</q>, you can enter <kbd>m.o</kbd> in the Location Bar and
Navigator will load http://www.mozilla.org.</p>
<p>To set a keyword, you must first create a bookmark for the URL. Then,</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Bookmarks menu and choose Manage Bookmarks.</li>
<li>In the Bookmarks window, click on the bookmark that you created.</li>
<li>Click Properties.</li>
<li>In the bookmark Properties dialog box window, enter a short string into
the Keyword field and close that dialog.</li>
</ol>
<p>Now, you can enter the keyword in the Location Bar, and &brandShortName;
will load that URL.</p>
<h3 id="search_with_keywords">Search with Keywords</h3>
<p>Custom keywords can be used to create shortcuts for your favorite search
engines, too. For example, you can create a keyword so that entering
<kbd>g Lord of the Rings</kbd> will perform a Google I-Feel-Lucky search
on Lord of the Rings.</p>
<p>To create a custom keyword for use with a Web search:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to your search form (e.g. <kbd>www.google.com</kbd>).</li>
<li>Enter a dummy search string (e.g. <kbd>ILoveMozilla</kbd>).</li>
<li>Submit the search query.</li>
<li>After the results have loaded, open the Bookmarks menu and choose File
Bookmark.</li>
<li>In the File Bookmark dialog, look the Location field. Replace the
dummy string (e.g. <tt>ILoveMozilla</tt>) with <kbd>%s</kbd>.
For example, the location might become
<kbd>http://www.google.com/search?q=<strong>%s</strong>&amp;btnI=I'mFeelingLucky</kbd>.</li>
<li>Enter a keyword in the Keyword field.</li>
<li>Give the bookmark a name and choose the location for the bookmark.</li>
<li>Close the dialog.</li>
</ol>
<p>Now you can search without going to the search page first by entering
<kbd><var>keyword</var> <var>search_words</var></kbd> in the Location Bar.
</p>
<p>For more details and examples, see
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/keywords.html">How Cool are Custom Keywords?</a></p>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="changing_cache_settings">Changing Cache Settings</h2>
<p>Your computer stores copies of frequently accessed pages in the cache. This
way, the computer doesn&apos;t have to retrieve the page from the network
each time you view it.</p>
<p>To set the size of the cache or to clear it:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Cache. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click Advanced to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Enter a number in the Size field to specify the size of the cache. 50 MB
is sufficient. To clear the cache immediately, click Clear Cache.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Important</strong>: A larger disk cache allows more pages to be
quickly retrieved, but more of your hard disk space is used.</p>
<p>When you quit &brandShortName;, it performs cache maintenance. If
maintenance takes longer than you wish, try reducing the size of the disk
cache.</p>
<p>To specify how often Navigator checks the network for page revisions (so
that you don&apos;t keep <q>stale</q> pages in the cache too long):</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Cache. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click Advanced to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Choose from the following options:
<ul>
<li><strong>Every time I view the page</strong>: Select this if you want
&brandShortName; to compare a web page to the cache every time you view
it.</li>
<li><strong>When the page is out of date</strong>: Select this if you
want &brandShortName; to compare a web page to the cache when the page
is determined by the server to have expired.</li>
<li><strong>Once per session</strong>: Select this if you want
&brandShortName; to compare a web page to the cache once for each time
you start &brandShortName;.</li>
<li><strong>Never</strong>: Select this if you do not want
&brandShortName; to compare cached information to the network.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>If pages that should be in the cache are taking longer to appear than they
should, make sure the preference is not set to <q>Every time I view the
page</q>, because the verification requires a network connection that takes
time.</p>
<p>To refresh a page at any time:</p>
<ul>
<li>Click the Reload button in the browser&apos;s Navigation Toolbar. The
computer checks the network to make sure you have the latest version of the
page.</li>
</ul>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="getting_the_latest_software_automatically">Getting the Latest Software
Automatically</h2>
<p>&brandShortName; can notify you when updates for your software are
available, and it can install the updates automatically. &brandShortName; can
also inform you when a new version of &brandShortName; is available.</p>
<p>To learn about setting up automatic software installation, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#software_installation">Advanced
Preferences - Software Installation</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="using_a_mouse_wheel">Using a Mouse Wheel</h2>
<p>If your mouse has a mouse wheel, you can control how the mouse wheel
functions in &brandShortName;.</p>
<p>To learn more about setting up a mouse wheel, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#mouse_wheel">Advanced Preferences -
Mouse Wheel</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<div class="win">
<h2 id="making_mozilla_your_default_browser">Making &brandShortName; Your
Default Browser</h2>
<p>&brandShortName; is best known for displaying web pages, both on the
Internet and on your computer. To easily open web pages, you can make
&brandShortName; your default browser.</p>
<h3 id="common_internet_files_and_protocols">Common Internet Files and
Protocols</h3>
<p>Making &brandShortName; your default browser allows it to automatically
open common file formats and protocols used on the Internet. Common
Internet file formats and protocols include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Image Files</strong>:
<ul>
<li>JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and ICO</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Internet Document and Language Files</strong>:
<ul>
<li><a href="glossary.xhtml#html">HTML</a>, XHTML,
<a href="glossary.xhtml#xml">XML</a>, and
<a href="glossary.xhtml#xul">XUL</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Internet Protocols</strong>:
<ul>
<li><a href="glossary.xhtml#http">HTTP</a>,
<a href="glossary.xhtml#https">HTTPS</a>,
<a href="glossary.xhtml#ftp">FTP</a>, Chrome,
<a href="glossary.xhtml#gopher">Gopher</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="changing_default_browser_settings_automatically">Changing Default
Browser Settings Automatically</h3>
<p>After installation is finished, &brandShortName; checks to see if it is
the default browser for any of the common Internet file formats or
protocols. If it isn&apos;t, you are asked, <q>&brandShortName; is not
currently set as your default browser. Would you like to make it your
default browser?</q></p>
<p>Click Yes to make &brandShortName; the default browser. If you click No,
you will be prompted with this question each time &brandShortName;
starts, unless you deselect the checkbox <q>Check at startup next time,
too</q>.</p>
<p>If you deselect the checkbox, <q>Check at startup next time, too</q>,
you can still make &brandShortName; the default browser by changing your
settings in Preferences. To learn how to set &brandShortName; as the
default browser through &brandShortName; preferences, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.xhtml#navigator">Navigator Preferences -
Navigator</a>.</p>
<h3 id="customizing_default_browser_settings">Customizing Default Browser
Settings</h3>
<p>You can manually customize how &brandShortName; handles various file
formats and protocols. For more information, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#system">Advanced Preferences -
System</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="#improving_speed_and_efficiency">Return to beginning of
section</a>]</p>
<h2 id="using_quick_launch">Using Quick Launch</h2>
<p>Quick Launch shortens the time it takes for &brandShortName; to start.
When &brandShortName; uses Quick Launch, the &brandShortName; logo icon
is present in the system tray (near the clock).</p>
<table summary="table for images">
<tr>
<td><img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/turbo-systray.gif"
alt="Quick Launch Icon"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>&brandShortName; Quick Launch Icon</strong></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To quickly start components (such as Composer,
Mail &amp; Newsgroups, and the Address Book window), right-click the
&brandShortName; logo icon and select the component in the pop-up
menu.</p>
<p>When you installed &brandShortName;, you were given the option of
enabling or disabling Quick Launch. If enabled, Quick Launch loads part
of &brandShortName; into memory when Windows first starts (and each time
&brandShortName; first starts up). Quick Launch allows &brandShortName;
to stay in memory after you close all &brandShortName; windows. This lets
&brandShortName; quickly start up when you need it, without having to
load all of &brandShortName;. If your computer is low in memory, you can
disable Quick Launch to conserve memory.</p>
<p>To enable or disable Quick Launch in &brandShortName;:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Click the Advanced category.</li>
<li>Select <q>Keep &brandShortName; in memory to improve startup
performance</q> to enable Quick Launch, or deselect it to disable Quick
Launch.</li>
<li>Click OK.
<p><strong>Tip</strong>: To easily disable Quick Launch, right-click on
the &brandShortName; logo in the system tray (near the time) and
select <q>Disable Quick Launch</q> in the pop-up menu.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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section</a>]</p>
</div>
<h1 id="proxies">Proxies</h1>
<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
<ul>
<li><a href="#setting_proxy_values">Setting Proxy Values</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>This section explains how to work with proxies.</p>
<h2 id="setting_proxy_values">Setting Proxy Values</h2>
<p>Many organizations block access from the Internet to their networks. This
prevents outside parties from gaining access to sensitive information. The
protection is called a firewall.</p>
<p>If your organization has a firewall, the browser may need to go through a
proxy server before connecting you to the Internet. The proxy server prevents
outsiders from breaking into your organization&apos;s private network.</p>
<p>Before you start:</p>
<ul>
<li>If there&apos;s a proxy configuration file at your workplace, ask the
system administrator for its URL.</li>
<li>If there&apos;s no proxy configuration file, ask your system
administrator for the names and port numbers of the servers running proxy
software for each network service.</li>
</ul>
<p>To set the browser to work with the proxy:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open the
<span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> <span class="noMac">Edit</span>
menu and choose Preferences.</li>
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Proxies. (If no subcategories are
visible, double-click the Navigator to expand the list.)</li>
<li>Select one of the following:
<ul>
<li><strong>Direct connection to the Internet</strong>: Choose this if
you don&apos;t want to use a proxy.</li>
<li><strong>Automatically discover the proxy configuration</strong>:
Choose this if you want &brandShortName; to automatically detect and
configure the proxy settings, using the
<a href="glossary.xhtml#wpad">WPAD protocol</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Automatic proxy configuration URL</strong>: Choose this if
you have a proxy configuration file or URL, then enter the
configuration URL.</li>
<li><strong>Manual proxy configuration</strong>: Choose this if you
don&apos;t have a proxy location (URL), or the automatic proxy
discovery was unable to setup the proxy settings correctly.
<ul>
<li><strong>Proxy</strong>: Enter the name or numeric IP address of
the proxy server.</li>
<li><strong>Port</strong>: Enter the port number in the Port field.
Click on <q>Advanced</q> to set
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#advanced_proxy_preferences">Advanced
Proxy Preferences</a></li>
<li><strong>No Proxy for</strong>: Type the domains and/or IP
addresses that you do not want to use a proxy for. Separate each
entry with a comma. (Example: <kbd>.mozilla.org, .net.nz,
192.168.1.0/24</kbd>.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Domain names are the part of a URL that contains the name of an
organization, business, or school&mdash;such as mozilla.org or
washington.org. If you use local host names without the domain name, list
them the same way. Use commas to separate multiple host names. The wildcard
character [*] cannot be used.</p>
<p>For more information on using the Proxy preferences panel, see
<a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#proxies">Advanced Preferences -
Proxies</a>.</p>
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<p>Copyright &copy; 2003-2010 The Mozilla Foundation.</p>
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