If you're running a recent version of Firefox, you might want to have a look at our articles covering Firefox 1.5.
Mozilla Firefox is a multi-functional application, and the browser allows us to download and install add-ons, known as "Extensions". Throughout this part of the Mozilla Firefox series I will elaborate on the subject of how to install the extensions. As for this article, I'm going to install the amazing "Google bar" extension. :) I will elaborate on the Google bar a bit later in this article.
As in many of the other situations, you start off with going Tools > Extensions, if you navigated correctly you should get this window:
In the bottom left corner you have a hyperlink which says "Get More Extensions", press it. Firefox will then open a new window where you can choose from a variety of extensions, as I said earlier, I'm going to use the Google Bar. If you see the screenshot below, you should see something similar.
Press on the link you want to install, I chose Google Bar and by pressing the link I got a new page, as you see below, to continue press the highlighted install link.
You may get a software warning on whether or not you want to install the extension, that's your choice. ;) I'm living on the edge and chose install.
When the extensions has been downloaded and installed, you'll see a message like this in your Extension window:
If you now restart Mozilla Firefox, you will have a new tool bar called Google Bar, which allows you to use google from the toolbar (FYI Google is a search engine). If you play a little with the Google Bar you will see it has a variety of functions, it's simply a tool bar you can't be without. :)
This is the fourth in a series of articles about Mozilla Firefox, if you have Mozilla Firefox related topics you'd like to see covered here, let us know. Comments on this article, thumbs up or flames, can be sent to articles@nidelven-it.no. If you need help using Firefox, we recommend using the Firefox forums.
If you're running a recent version of Firefox, you might want to have a look at our articles covering Firefox 1.5.
If you find these articles useful, you might also want to check out the introduction to Thunderbird, introduction to Open Office, Plone or the introduction to Gaim. We're always looking for more translators.