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How do I refresh the page I'm looking On? How do I go to the home page without clsoeing & reopening browser?

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yurimy
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Actually two questions since upgrading to version 9 of Firefox: 1) In order to refresh a page (in case that page has updated information) I see no refresh symbol and have to click on the URL window and actually reenter it. Is that the only way? 2) When browser is already open on an other than home page I see no method to get to the home page other than reopening browser. What is the easier way?

Actually two questions since upgrading to version 9 of Firefox: 1) In order to refresh a page (in case that page has updated information) I see no refresh symbol and have to click on the URL window and actually reenter it. Is that the only way? 2) When browser is already open on an other than home page I see no method to get to the home page other than reopening browser. What is the easier way?

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cor-el
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Firefox 4 and later use a combined Stop/Reload/Go button that is positioned at the right end of the location bar.
During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button.
If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
Middle-click the Reload button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.

You can reload web page(s) and bypass the cache this way.

  • Press and hold Shift and left-click the Reload button.
  • Press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • Press F5 or "Ctrl + R" for a normal reload

Modified by cor-el