Difference between revisions of "Firefox"

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Introduction

Mozilla Firefox or simply Firefox is a free, open source web browser. It is the default web browser for Ubuntu Linux. It is a popular web browser, serving as a window to the Internet. It allows you to view the Internet web pages, navigate through the web pages, and search for web pages using search engines such as Google, Yahoo Search or Bing.

Mozilla is an non-profit organisation and it's mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web. Firefox web-browser has been developed by volunteer programmers at the Mozilla Foundation, a non profit organization. Visit [mozilla.org] for information on Mozilla.

Firefox web-browser works on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux Operating Systems. Some examples of other popular web browsers Konqueror, Google Chrome and Opera.

The Spoken Tutorials for Mozilla Firefox are being contributed by DesiCrew Solutions, Chennai. DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd is a rural BPO company, incubated by RTBI of IIT- Madras. For more information please visit http://desicrew.in/

Basic Level

1. Introduction    
   • What is Firefox?
   • Why Firefox?
   • System Requirements
   • Download and Install
   • Visit a website
2. Firefox interface and toolbars    
   • Firefox interface
   • Toolbars
3. Searching and Auto-complete    
   • Searching
   • Manage Search Engines
   • Using the Find bar
   • Auto-complete in Address bar
4. Tabbed Browsing, Storing content offline and Blocking Pop-ups    
   • Tabbed Browsing
   • Basic functions and pop-ups
   • Bookmarks
   • Browsing History
5. Setting General, Privacy Options    
   • Setting General options
   • Setting Privacy options

Intermediate Level

1. Popups    
   • Setting Pop up and image options
   • Toolbar Customization
2. Themes, Popup blocking    
   • Themes
   • Pop up Blocking
   • Ad blocking
3. Bookmarks    
   • Bookmarking a page
   • Organize Bookmarks
   • Page setup for printing
   • Preview the page before printing
   • Printing the page

Advanced Level

1. Extensions    
   • Installing Extensions
   • Recommended Extensions
2. Add-ons    
   • Installing and Configuring Add-ons
   • Quick find link
   • Firefox Sync
   • Plug-ins
3. Download Helper, Navigation in Single Window Mode, Quick Links