Firefox

How to View Websites Full-Screen

Submitted by schwarz on

Here's a handy trick to remember, especially if you're viewing websites on a small screen, or if you use extra toolbars that take up some of your browser's "real estate." For example, if you want to get the best view of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 page, you may need to have your browser go full-screen.

Here's all you need to do:

Customize the New Tab Page in Firefox 13 to Suit Your Needs

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If you've updated your computer's copy of Firefox to version 13, you've probably already noticed when you open a new tab, it doesn't look like the blank page you used to see in older versions.  Now, every time you open a new tab, you see thumbnail images of your most-recently and most-frequently visited pages. 

If you're not in love with the way each of these looks & functions, the good news is you can customize them to fit your needs.

Clear Your Cache in Firefox

Submitted by schwarz on

After making a major update to a website, the staffperson who had requested the change told me the website looked no different than before.  I was puzzled by this, because I had tested the website in 4 or 5 different web browser versions to make sure the website looked right & behaved correctly.  But as soon as I started talking with her, I suspected the problem was simply that her web browser had "cached" the old version, and wasn't checking the web server for a more recent version. 

Accidentally Close a Firefox Tab? Two Tips to Bring it Back

Submitted by schwarz on

If you accidentally close a Firefox tab, you can bring it back by right-clicking on the tab bar, then clicking the Undo Close Tab.

You can repeat this step if you're looking for a tab you closed a while back in the same session.

If you're looking for one you closed even further back, check the browser's History menu for Recently Closed Tabs.

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