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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"[
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<!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://global/locale/brand.dtd" >
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%brandDTD;
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<!ENTITY % platformDTD SYSTEM "chrome://help/locale/platformStrings.dtd" >
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%platformDTD;
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]>
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<!--
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Contributors:
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Nilson Cain <nilson@gmail.com> (original author)
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-->
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<head>
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<title>Customizing &brandFullName;</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="chrome://help/skin/helpFileLayout.css"/>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>Customizing &brandFullName;</h1>
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<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#can_i_customize_my_toolbars">Can I Customize My
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Toolbars?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#how_do_i_customize_the_toolbars">How Do I Customize the
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Toolbars?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#themes">Themes</a></li>
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<li><a href="#extensions">Extensions</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<h2 id="can_i_customize_my_toolbars">Can I Customize My Toolbars?</h2>
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<p>This will tell you how to add, remove, and rearrange toolbars in
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&brandFullName;.</p>
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<p>Yes, you can customize the toolbars in &brandShortName;. For those who are
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unfamiliar with the terminology, a toolbar is the (usually gray) box above
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the area that the web site is displayed. The toolbar contains by default
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the following items:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Menu Bar</strong>: This is the toolbar that contains the browser
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menus (File, Edit, Help, etc.).</li>
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<li><strong>Navigation Bar</strong>: This is the toolbar that contains the
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Location bar and the buttons used to navigate web sites.</li>
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<li><strong>Bookmarks Toolbar</strong>: This is the toolbar that contains
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your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder bookmarks.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="how_do_i_customize_the_toolbars">How Do I Customize the Toolbars?</h2>
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<p>There are two basic methods of customizing the toolbars in
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&brandShortName;:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#adding_removing_toolbars">Adding/Removing Toolbars</a></li>
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<li><a href="#rearranging_toolbar_items">Rearranging Items on the
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Toolbars</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h3 id="adding_removing_toolbars">Adding/Removing Toolbars</h3>
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<p>You can take away certain toolbars if you do not wish to keep them on your
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screen. Currently, these toolbars can be removed:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Navigation Toolbar</li>
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<li>Bookmarks Toolbar</li>
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</ul>
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<p>You cannot currently remove the Menu Bar because you cannot move the menu
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items (File, Edit, Help, etc.) to a different toolbar, and they must stay on
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the screen at all times.</p>
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<p>To remove a toolbar, look in the View menu on your Menu Bar. Select <span
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class="menuPath">View > Toolbars</span>. You should see a few menu items.
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The top ones (above the separator) are the toolbars you may show. Toolbars
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currently shown are checked, and toolbars currently hidden are not checked.
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To show or hide a toolbar, simply click its menu item. The toolbar will now
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be shown or hidden based on your choice.</p>
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<p>To add a toolbar, select <span class="menuPath">View > Toolbars >
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Customize</span>. Click on <em>Add New Toolbar</em> (in the bottom of the
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dialog). This should give you a dialog to enter a name. Enter a name, click
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<em>OK</em>, and then click <em>Done</em>. Now select the <span
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class="menuPath">View > Toolbars</span> menu, and you should see your new
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toolbar listed. Follow the procedures in the previous section to show or hide
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it.</p>
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<h3 id="rearranging_toolbar_items">Rearranging Toolbar Items</h3>
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<p>To rearrange the items (icons, buttons, text boxes, etc.) on your toolbar,
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right-click on any part of the toolbar that is not a text box. This will
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bring up the toolbar customization dialog.</p>
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<p>Drag and drop any items you want to and from the toolbars (excluding the
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menu items). You can also rearrange icons already on the toolbars by
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dragging and dropping them wherever you wish. When the toolbars and items are
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arranged the way you want them, click <em>Done</em>.</p>
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<h3 id="special_toolbar_items">Special Toolbar Items</h3>
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<p>There are a few special items that are available to you when customizing the
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toolbar. They are as follows:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Separators:</strong> These allow you to separate items on the
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toolbars with a small vertical line.</li>
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<li><strong>Spacers:</strong> These allow you to separate items on the
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toolbars with a fixed-size space, usually around 20 pixels on most
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themes.</li>
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<li><strong>Flexible spacers:</strong> Spacers allow you to separate items
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on the toolbars with a space. These spacers automatically resize to fill
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all of the empty space on the toolbar. These are good for positioning
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items on the right of a toolbar.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="themes">Themes</h2>
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<p>Themes are small files that are installed in &brandShortName; that change
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the look and feel of &brandShortName;. Themes are not allowed to modify the
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actions or functionality of &brandShortName;, only the look.</p>
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<h3 id="getting_installing_themes">Getting and Installing Themes</h3>
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<p>You can download and install many themes from <a
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href="http://update.mozilla.org/themes/" target="_blank">Mozilla Update</a>.
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Internet searches will find many other themes as well.</p>
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<p>Usually when you click on a link to install a theme, &brandShortName;
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displays a dialog asking you for permission to install the theme. You can
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choose to allow the download and installation or to cancel the process.</p>
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<h3 id="uninstalling_themes">Uninstalling Themes</h3>
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<p>Should you ever wish to remove a theme from &brandShortName;, click on <span
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class="menuPath">Tools</span> from the menu bar and select the
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<span class="menuPath">Themes</span> menu item.</p>
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<p><img width="375" height="285" alt="Theme Manager"
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src="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/help/1.0/theme_manager.png"/></p>
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<p>Once in the Themes Manager, select the theme that you wish to remove. Then,
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click the Uninstall button. You may need to close and then reopen
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&brandShortName; for all changes to take effect.</p>
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<h3 id="changing_themes">Switching Themes</h3>
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<p>To switch between your installed themes, select <span class="menuPath">
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Tools</span> menu and click on <span class="menuPath">Themes</span>.</p>
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<p>Once in the Themes dialog, simply select the theme of your choice, and click
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the Use Theme button. It is recommended that you close and then reopen
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&brandShortName; so that the theme can be applied correctly.</p>
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<h3 id="updating_themes">Updating Themes</h3>
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<p>Whenever you would like to check for a newer version of a theme that you
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have installed, you will need to access &brandShortName;'s <span
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class="menuPath">Tools</span> menu, then select the <span class="menuPath">
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Themes</span> menu item.</p>
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<p>Simply select the theme that you wish to update, and then click the
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<em>Update</em> button.</p>
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<h2 id="extensions">Extensions</h2>
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<p>Extensions are small add-ons to &brandShortName; that change existing
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browser functionality or add new functionality.</p>
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<h3 id="getting_installing_extensions">Getting and Installing Extensions</h3>
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<p>Installing an extension involves a very similar process to installing
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themes. Extensions can be found at <a target="blank"
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href="http://update.mozilla.org/extensions/">Mozilla Update</a>.</p>
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<p>There should be an install link for each extension on that extension's
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page. As long as JavaScript is not disabled in your browser, clicking this
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link will install the extension for you.</p>
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<h3 id="uninstalling_extensions">Uninstalling Extensions</h3>
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<p>Should you ever wish to remove an extension from &brandShortName;, you will
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need to access &brandShortName;'s <span class="menuPath">Tools</span> menu,
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then select the <span class="menuPath">Extensions</span> menu item.</p>
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<p><img width="300" height="225" alt="Extension Manager"
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src="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/help/1.0/extension_manager.png"/></p>
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<p>Once in the Extensions dialog, select the extension that you wish to remove.
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Then, click the Uninstall button. You may need to close and then reopen
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&brandShortName; for all changes to take effect.</p>
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<h3 id="updating_extensions">Updating Extensions</h3>
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<p>Whenever you would like to check for a newer version of an extension that
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you have installed, You will need to access &brandShortName;'s <span
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class="menuPath">Tools</span> menu, then select the <span class="menuPath">
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Extensions</span> menu item.</p>
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<p>Simply select the extension that you wish to update, and then click the
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<em>Update</em> button.</p>
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<div class="contentsBox"><em>14 October 2004</em></div>
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<p>Copyright © 2003-2004 Contributors to the Mozilla Help Viewer Project.</p>
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</body>
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</html>
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