Firefox For Dummies
Trying a new program with dozens of new commands can be as overwhelming as meeting the in-laws. This appendix walks you through the commands offered by the Firefox menu bar. I also list the command's keyboard shortcut under it (if it has one) and identify any scenarios that might cause a command to be unavailable. If you want more information on a particular command or menu, I point you to the chapter where I discuss it.
The File Menu
The File menu (shown in Figure A-1) mostly contains commands that operate on the currently displayed Web site, along with a few general Firefox commands (such as Import, for importing personal information from your previous browser, and Exit, for closing all Firefox windows).
New Window
Opens a new Firefox window.
Shortcut Ctrl+N (
New Tab
Opens a new Firefox tab.
Shortcut Ctrl+T (
See Chapter 7 for more information about tabbed browsing.
Open Location
If the Location Bar is on your toolbar, choosing this menu item selects it. If you remove the Location Bar by using toolbar customization, which I discuss in Chapter 18, this command opens the window shown in Figure A-2. Type the address of the page you want to load into the text box, or if you want to open a file that's on your computer, click the Choose File button and select the file in the window that appears. By default, Firefox opens the Web page or file in the current window. To open it in a new tab or window instead, choose the appropriate option from the dropdown list next to Open In. Finally, click the Open button to open the Web page or file.
Shortcut Ctrl+L (
Open File
Allows you to display a file on your hard drive within Firefox. Only Web sites, text files, and images can be opened.
Shortcut Ctrl+O (
Close
Closes the current Firefox window. Firefox shows this command only if you have no tabs open in the current window. Otherwise, it displays Close Window and Close Tab commands.
Shortcut Ctrl+W (
Close Window
Closes the current Firefox window. Firefox shows this command in addition to the Close Tab command if you have multiple tabs open in the current window. If you don't, the Close command is shown. This is different from the Exit command, which closes all Firefox windows (and any tabs they contain).
Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+W (
See Chapter 7 for more information about tabbed browsing.
Close Tab
Closes the current tab. Firefox shows this command in addition to the Close Window command if you have multiple tabs open. If you don't, the Close command is shown.
Shortcut Ctrl+W (
See Chapter 7 for more information about tabbed browsing.
Save Page As
Saves the current Web page to your hard drive so you can view it even if the site or your Internet connection goes down.
Shortcut Ctrl+S (
See Chapter 11 for more information about saving Web sites.
Save Frame As
Saves the selected frame of the current Web site to your hard drive so you can view it even if the site or your Internet connection goes down. Firefox shows this command only if you're viewing a Web site that is partitioned into frames, where each frame is itself a page. To save a particular frame, click some dead space within it (that is, click somewhere other than on a link), and then choose this command. (Frames are rare on the Web these days.)
See Chapter 11 for more information about saving Web sites.
Send Link
Opens a new e-mail compose window that contains a link to the current page. Firefox offers this feature so you can send interesting links to friends and family easily. Simply address the e-mail, write a brief message, and then click Send.
This feature uses your computer's default e-mail program. To change the default e-mail program on Windows, click the Start button and choose Control Panel from the Start menu. In the Control Panel window, switch to Classic View and double-click on Internet Options, then click the Programs tab in the Internet Options window. Finally, select the program you want to set as default from the drop-down list next to E-Mail, and click OK. To change the default e-mail program on a Mac, you need to use a setting offered in the e-mail program itself, if it offers one.
Page Setup
Opens a window where you can configure the display of printed Web sites on paper.
See Chapter 12 for more information about printing.
Print Preview
Displays a preview of how the current Web site will look on paper if you print it. Use the Page Setup command to configure the print layout.
This command is unavailable on Macintosh.
See Chapter 12 for more information about printing.
Displays a window that allows you to configure printing (for example, choosing a page range) and print the current document.
Shortcut Ctrl+P (
See Chapter 12 for more information about printing.
Import
Opens the Import Wizard, which walks you through the process of importing personal information (such as bookmarks and saved passwords) from your old browser.
See Chapter 3 for more information about importing.
Work Offline
Puts Firefox in a special Offline mode. In Offline mode, Firefox never actually connects to Web sites you visit; instead, it displays an archived version of the page from the last time you visited it. If you haven't visited the page before or if you cleared the Firefox cache (see Chapter 14), Firefox displays an error message. Offline mode is useful when you won't have an Internet connection for an extended period of time and you want Firefox to use its archive instead of failing to load each page. For example, if you're preparing to go on a plane, you could visit a few pages, board the plane, put Firefox in Offline mode, and navigate among them as if you were still online.
| REMEMBER | Putting Firefox in Offline mode doesn't actually turn off your Internet connection. It affects only the way Firefox displays Web sites. |
If you shut down Firefox in Offline mode, it will be in Offline mode next time you open it. To return to Online mode, choose the Work Offline command again.
Exit
Closes all open Firefox windows and tabs. Firefox displays a warning if any downloads are in progress and if any open windows contain multiple tabs.
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