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Firefox browser has changed

storedgraininfo
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The recent update to the Firefox browser on my Mac now defaults to the search bar at the top of the page as I type and provides a stream of unhelpful suggestions. Previously I was able to type in what I was looking for in the Firefox search bar in the middle of the screen unhindered until I had completed the sentence and then press search. I would like to reset it back to that. I have tried to change it via Preferences but it didn't work. Thanks for any help. Trekker.

The recent update to the Firefox browser on my Mac now defaults to the search bar at the top of the page as I type and provides a stream of unhelpful suggestions. Previously I was able to type in what I was looking for in the Firefox search bar in the middle of the screen unhindered until I had completed the sentence and then press search. I would like to reset it back to that. I have tried to change it via Preferences but it didn't work. Thanks for any help. Trekker.

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1334131

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1334131

storedgraininfo
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Thanks for your help - the solution suggested worked. Complicated for a 'non computer' person so perhaps Firefox could make a correction to prevent it happening again. The search bar is why I chose Firefox in the first place to prevent the ridiculous list of suggestion appearing in Google when I enter just the first letter. Trekker