Interface Overview

The main Firefox window includes menus, buttons, toolbars, and a search box. The following image shows the main window.

For an explanation of each numbered pointer, see the table following the image.

 

Pointer	Feature	Description
1	Menus	Provide various commands for using Firefox.
2	Browse Buttons	Used when browsing the web. These include Back, Forward, Refresh, Stop, and Home buttons.
3	Toolbars	Used for navigation and bookmarking, among many other functions.
4	Location Bar	Text box for typing the URL of a web page.
5	Edit Bookmark Tools	Enable you to remove, name, move, or tag a bookmark.
6	Search Box	Text box for typing a search term, with a menu of search engines to select from.
7	Tabbed Pages	Allow you to open multiple web pages at the same time and switch between them by clicking on a tab.
8	Status Bar	Shows the current status of the web page, such as security alerts.
9	Main Content Pane	Shows the currently displayed web page.