Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars

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There are many ways to customize Firefox, such as adding features to Firefox with add-ons and customizing the New Tab page. You can also customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars. Do you miss something you use a lot? The Firefox toolbar is easy to customize. Is there something you don't use all the time? Try adding it to the overflow menu. We'll show you how.

Customize the overflow menu or the toolbar

You can change the items that appear in the overflow menu or your toolbar.

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton, click More tools and choose Customize toolbar….
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    • A special tab will open which allows you to drag and drop items in or out of the overflow menu and the toolbar. Note that some items, such as the menu Fx89menuButton button, cannot be moved into the overflow menu. Feel free to experiment. You can always start over by clicking the Restore Defaults button at the bottom of the screen.
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  2. When you are done, click the Done button.
Tip: Here's another way to open the Customize Firefox tab: Right-clickHold down the Control key while you click on a blank spot in the tab bar or toolbar and choose Customize Toolbar… from the context menu.

Turn on the Title bar, Menu bar or Bookmarks toolbar

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton, click More tools… and choose Customize toolbar….
    • To turn on the Title bar: Put a check mark next to Title Bar in the lower left.
    • To turn on the Menu bar or Bookmarks toolbar: Click the Toolbars dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and choose the toolbars you want to display.
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    Note: The Bookmarks Toolbar can be set to Always Show, Never Show, or Only Show on New Tab.
  2. Click the Done button.

Turn on the Title bar or Bookmarks toolbar

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton, click More tools… and choose Customize toolbar….
    • To turn on the Title bar: Put a check mark next to Title Bar in the lower left.
    • To turn on the Bookmarks toolbar: Click the Toolbars dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and select Bookmarks Toolbar.
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    Note: The Bookmarks Toolbar can be set to Always Show, Never Show, or Only Show on New Tab.
  2. Click the Done button.
Note: You can also turn the Bookmarks toolbar on or off from the menu bar at the top of the screen: Click View, go down to Toolbars and select Bookmarks Toolbar.

Turn on the Menu bar or Bookmarks toolbar

  1. Click the menu button Fx89menuButton, click More tools… and choose Customize toolbar….
  2. Click the Toolbars dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and choose the toolbars you want to display.
    fx89-customize-toolbar-toolbar-dropdown-button Note: The Bookmarks Toolbar can be set to Always Show, Never Show, or Only Show on New Tab.
  3. Click the Done button.

Having problems?

Try restoring the default set of buttons and toolbars by clicking the Restore Defaults button when you are in the customize mode. If that doesn't solve the problem, try these:

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