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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


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  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities
  • Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
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Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
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Extension Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar.
  • Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

  • Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
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Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
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Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


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Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining


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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


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  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
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Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
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Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Visual Cue Narration
Show slide number 1.

Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


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Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show slide number 3.

'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
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  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


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  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
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Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
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Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Show slide number 1.

Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


Show slide number 2.

Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show slide number 3.

'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining


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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show Slide

System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
Show Slide

What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


Show Slide
  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
Show Slide

Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
Show Slide

Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Show slide number 1.

Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


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Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show slide number 3.

'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining


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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


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  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
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Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
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Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Visual Cue Narration
Show slide number 1.

Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


Show slide number 2.

Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show slide number 3.

'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
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  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
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Acknowledgements

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  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
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  • Thanks for joining


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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


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  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
Show Slide

Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
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Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining
































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Show slide number 1.

Objectives:

Welcome to the Spoken tutorial in the advanced level for Mozilla Firefox.
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
In this tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Go to tools → add-ons

the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar which is located at top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key


on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install.







On the user agreement click accept and install.






click the 'allow' button.

Extensions are Firefox add-ons that provide additional functionality to Firefox.

People all over the world have developed thousands of extensions for Firefox. There are extensions that allow you to block advertisements, download videos from websites, integrate more closely with websites like Facebook or Twitter, and add features you see in other browsers. Let's say we want to install an extension which gives us the ability to navigate by grabbing and dragging. To install it, the procedure is like this. Go to tools → add-ons the add-ons manager tab opens up. On the left, you can see a number of tabs. These are for different purposes. For our purpose, we need a new add on, so leave all the tabs untouched. In the search bar located on top-right corner, type 'drag' and press the enter key This brings up all the add ons that have the word drag in the title. Since we are looking for an add on that will help us to navigate in a grab and drag style similar to adobe acrobat, on the result that say 'grab and drag' click on install. The purpose of this button is to download the add on onto your computer and configure it for Mozilla Firefox As with other softwares, some of these addons may have user agreements dealing with how you can use them. Read the user agreement which pops up. On the user agreement click accept and install. The add on is now downloaded, but it will not be usable until you restart Mozilla Firefox. click on the ‘restart now’ link That's it! Your new add on is now installed. The first time you open Mozilla Firefox the browser sometimes gives a message, 'firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer'

If this happens, click the 'allow' button.

In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel form left panel.

Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button.





Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel on left side. In the central window, R-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extension and select Find Updates’ If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated.



Go to tools → add-ons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button.

Let's now take a look at how to manage extensions;

How to change extension settings Some extensions have settings you can change from the Add-ons window's Extensions panel. In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel. Select the grab and drag extension Click the Preferences button. If the Preferences button is not available, the extension does not offer settings to change. Each extension will have different settings that can be changed. Right-click on an extension in the list click on About and select Visit Home Page to see if the extension's author has a website with documentation.

You can refer to the documentation for details of the add on. To update extensions, Go to tools → addons In the Add-ons window, select the Extensions panel from left panel. Right-click on ‘Grab and Drag’ extensions and select find updates. If there were updates found, the Updates panel will be selected. Click Install Updates. The updates will be downloaded. Click Restart Firefox to finish the updates procedure. Firefox will restart and the selected extensions will be updated. If you don't want to use an extension any more, you can disable it using Disable Button which is on right side of each extension. Go to tools → addons in the extension tab choose grab and drag. Click on the disable button. The extension is now disabled.

go to tools-> add-ons

in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

You can also uninstall the extension completely if you don't want to use it anymore

to remove the grab and drag extension completely from your computer, go to tools-> addons in the extensions tab, select the grab and drag extension click on the remove button.

That's it! The extension has now been uninstalled.

Go to scrap book extension page










go to webmail notifier extension page

Here are a few extension which you can use for you computer.

ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:

  • Save Web page
  • Save snippet of Web page
  • Save Web site
  • Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
  • Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
  • Editing of the collected Web page
  • Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

WebMail Notifier checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. You can use multiple accounts in a same host.

Currently supports

  • Gmail (Gmail & Google Apps)
  • Yahoo (yahoo.com, ymail.com,
  • rocketmail.com, yahoo.co.jp)
  • Hotmail (hotmail.com, msn.com, live.com)
  • AOL (aol.com, aim.com, mail.com)
  • Daum (daum.net, hanmail.net)
  • Naver
  • Nate (nate.com, empas.com)
  • Paran (paran.com, hanmir.com)
  • POP3/IMAP
  • Below sites are supported by user script.
  • Facebook
  • AdSense
  • Twitter
  • 163.com(126.com, yeah.net)
  • www.gmx.net
  • www.gmx.com

- freemail.web.de

  • poczta.fm(poczta.interia.pl)
  • www.qq.com


Show slide number 2.

Summary: In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.

In this tutorial, we learnt about;

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show slide number 3.

'Comprehension Test Assignment'

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.

Try this comprehension test assignment to make sure you have understood all the things shown in this tutorial. If you have any doubts, you can always view the tutorial from the beginning.

Find an extension called spring pad and install it on your computer. Disable the extension. Then uninstall it.



Next tutorial In the next tutorial, we will learn about;
  • Add-ons
  • Firefox Sync
Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Show About Slide

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining


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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Extensions in Mozilla Firefox.

Learning Objectives

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions

In this tutorial, we will learn about:

  • Extensions or Add-ons
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
Show Slide

System Requirements

  • Firefox 7.0
  • Ubuntu 10.04.

Here we are using Firefox 7.0 on Ubuntu 10.04.

Open the Firefox browser. Let us open the Firefox browser.
By default, the yahoo home page opens.
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What are Extensions or Add-ons?

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.

What are Extensions or Add-ons? Extensions allow you to:

  • Add new features to the Firefox browser.
  • Enhance existing features.
  • Customize the Firefox browser to suit your preferences.


Show Slide
  • Extensions are a part of the Firefox browser
  • And extend the browsers capabilities

* Extensions, are a part of the Firefox browser

  • And extend the browser’s capabilities.
Show Slide

Ex: Install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. Display weather updates.

For example, you can install extensions that:

  1. Block advertisements or popups.
  2. Compare prices of commodities
  3. And even display weather updates.
Show Slide

Extension * Install Grab and Drag Extension

Let’s install the Grab and Drag extension.

Grab and Drag let’s you scroll through web pages in various ways. It is similar to the grab and drag function in Adobe Acrobat.

Switch to Firefox.
From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons. From the Menu bar, click Tools and Add-ons.
Point to the Add-ons Manager tab. The Add-ons Manager tab opens.
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  • Alternately press CTRL+Shift+A keys from the keyboard
  • Short Cut Keys to open Add-ons Manager tab

Alternately, you can also press the CTRL+Shift+A keys together, to open the Add-ons Manager tab.

Switch to Firefox.

Point to the left panel of Add-ons Manager.

The left panel in Add-ons Manager displays the available options.
Point to the option Get Add-ons that is selected. Notice, by default, the option Get Add-ons is selected.
Point to the right panel. The right panel displays information for the option selected in the left panel.
Point to the left tab and then the right panel. So, the right panel, defines Add-ons and tells you how to get started with add-ons.
Point to the add-ons to get started with. It even lists some Add-ons you can install.
Now, we shall install, the new Add-on: Grab and Drag.
In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

First, in the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Grab and Drag.

Press Enter.

Point to the list in the right panel. The right panel, now lists the add-ons, that best match the name we searched for.
Point to the words Drag in the right panel. Also, notice, that all the add-ons that have the word drag in the title are displayed
Point to the first name on the list. Notice, that the first name on the list, Grab and Drag, is an exact match.
Click on Install. Click on Install.
Point to the license agreement that appears. As with most software, some add-ons too, may have end-user license agreements.
On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install. On the End-User License Agreement dialog box, click Accept and Install.
Point to the Add-on downloading progress bar. The Add-on downloading progress bar appears.
Point to the message. Next, a message that the add-on will be installed

when you restart Mozilla Firefox is displayed.

Click Restart Now. Click on Restart Now.
The Firefox browser closes and reopens. <Pause>
Point to the new tab that opens with the extension. The Add-ons Manager opens in a new tab.
Click on extension tab and piont to the Grab and Drag extension on the right panel. Notice, that the Grab and Drag extension is displayed in the right panel of the Extensions tab.

In the Search bar, located on top-right corner, type Scrap Book. Press Enter.

Following the previous steps let’s install another extension Scrap Book. <Pause>
From the left panel, select ScrapBook and

click on Install.

Scrap Book allows you to save and manage Web page collections. <Pause>
Point the ScrapBook bar. * Notice, that the installation progress bar and the message to close and restart Firefox are not displayed separately.
  • They are displayed in the Scrap Book bar.
Click Restart Now. Click Restart Now.
Scrap Book is installed in Firefox.
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Assignment

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.

  • In the Firefox browser, open

Add-ons Manager.

  • Install a new add-on from the Featured

* Add-ons list, in the Get Add-ons option.

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Manage Extensions

  • Add, delete or update
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
  • You manage extensions, that is, add, delete or update them
  • Using the Extensions option
  • In the Add-ons Manager.
Switch to the Firefox browser and click on Add-ons Manager tab. In the Firefox browser, click the Add-ons Manager tab.
From the left panel, click Extensions. From the left panel, click Extensions.
Point to the extensions that are listed. The right panel, now displays the Extensions that are installed on your computer.
Select it and click More. To learn more about ScrapBook, select it and click More.
Point to the website link.

Do not click on it.

* Details about Scrap Book are displayed.
  • Click on the website link to learn all about the extension.
From the left panel, click on the Extension option. Now, from the left panel, click on the Extension option.
Point to Preferences, Disable and Remove icons. Notice, for each Extension you can set preferences, disable or remove it.
Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences. Select Grab and Drag and click on Preferences.
You can set your preferences using this dialog box.
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box.
Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences. Now, select Scrap Book and click Preferences.
Point to the Scrap Book Options dialog box. Notice, that the Scrap Book Options dialog box is different from the Grab and Drag Preferences dialog box.
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  • Each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
  • Therefore, each Extension has different settings that can be changed.
  • If the Preferences button is not visible for an Extension,
  • It implies that there are no preferences for it.
Switch to Firefox.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.

Click Close to exit the Scrap Book Options dialog box.
As with most software, add-ons too are updated on a regular basis.
To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates. To update Scrap Book, select it, right-click and click Find Updates.
If Updates are found, the Update button is displayed.

Click on it to update the add-on.

As there are no updates for Scrap Book, the Update button is not displayed.
Point to the Disable button in the Scrap book extension. Finally, if you do not want to use an extension click the Disable button.
Point to the Remove button in the Scrap book extension. And to remove an extension from your computer, click Remove.
We have learnt all about Extensions!

You can now use Extensions to stream line tasks by adding more functionalities to Firefox.

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  • Use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of add-ons.
  • Select and install add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
  • You can use the Get Add-ons option to learn about a number of Add-ons.
  • You can then select and install Add-ons that are most relevant or useful to you.
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Firefox extensions at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

To learn more about Firefox Extensions please visit the Firefox website.

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Summary

  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learnt about;
  • Extensions
  • Installing Extensions
  • Recommended Extensions
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Assignment

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension
  • Use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.

Here is an assignment for you.

  • Search for an extension called WebMail Notifier and
  • Install it on your computer.
  • Find out about the features of this extension and how you can use them to check unread mails from your mail accounts.
  • Disable the extension.
  • Then remove it from Firefox.
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project

  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  • Watch the video available at the following link
  • It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  • If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
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Spoken Tutorial Workshops

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

  • Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.
  • Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  • For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
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Acknowledgements

  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  • It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  • More information on this Mission is available at
  • spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
  • Thanks for joining
  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • Thanks for joining

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