OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox, and Thunderbird for Windows All in One [Electronic resources]

1.

Change Program Options

Choose

Tools, Options from the menu bar. The

Options dialog box appears. Click the button in the left pane for the type of option you want to change:

• General Here you can set your Home page, select default fonts and colors for web pages that don't specify them, set the default language for the browser to use, allow Firefox to check whether it is the default web browser, and set up

  proxies (intermediaries that try to complete a task before passing it on to the browser).

• Tabbed Browsing Here you can tell Firefox when to automatically create tabbed windows and other options. See

  146 Browse with Tabbed Windows .

• Privacy Here you can set the number of days of history to track, have Firefox save data normally entered into Web forms and log-in screens, limit the size of the

  Download Manager history, control how

  cookies are handled, and set the size of the browser

  cache .

  KEY TERMS

  Cookies Information stored on your computer by a Web site, such as your preferences when viewing data on that site.

  Cache A temporary storage area on your computer for web pages you visit so that they can be displayed more quickly should you visit them again.

• Web Features Here you can tell Firefox to block popup windows, stop Web sites from installing programs on your system, block images from displaying, and stop Java and JavaScript programs from running.

• Downloads Here you can pick the folder into which you want to save downloads, prevent

  Download Manager from appearing automatically, and associate various file types with the programs you want to handle them, such as selecting the movie viewer you want to use to view movie files.

• Advanced Here you can set options that make Firefox easier to use if you're disabled, control how images and text are displayed in the browser, control how tabbed browsing works by default, allow Firefox to check for new updates automatically, and establish how you want the browser to send and receive secure data.

Options dialog box. Set options as desired and click

OK .

2.

Display Extensions

Choose

Tools, Extensions from the menu. The Extensions dialog box appears, displaying a list of currently installed extensions. You can select an installed extension and click

Uninstall to remove it, or select the extension and click

Update to check the Web for a possible update to that extension.

Click

Get More Extensions. The

Mozilla Update web page appears, displaying a list of the most popular Firefox extensions. To display all extensions of a particular type, click that type in the list on the left. For example, perhaps you want to see all the

Blogging extensions. When you find an extension you're interested in, click its link. A full description of the extension appears on another page, with some images of the extension in action.

3.

Download and Install Extension

Click

Install Now. The

Software Installation dialog box appears. Click

Install Now to download and install the extension.

The

Download Manager appears so that you can review the download if you like. After the extension has been downloaded to your system, close and restart Firefox to complete the installation.

4.

Download and Install Plug-ins

At the top of the

Mozilla Update page, click the

Firefox Plugins link. A list of plug-ins for Firefox appears. In the

Download section for the plug-in you want, click the appropriate link for your operating system.

If prompted, click

Save to Disk to download the plug-in, and click

OK . After the plug-in is downloaded, follow the program's instructions to install it.

5.

Display Themes

At the top of the

Mozilla Update page, click the

Firefox Themes link. A list of the most popular Firefox themes appears. To display all themes of a particular type, click that type from the list on the left.

When you find a theme you like, click its image to read reviews of your selected theme and to view more sample images. Click

Install Now. The theme is downloaded to your system.

6.

Install Theme

The

Themes dialog box appears. Select the theme and click

Use Theme to install it. To complete the installation, close and restart Firefox.