hello rayburke30, first please [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/update/ update firefox to the latest version] (that's firefox 24 at the moment) - you are using an outdated version [https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html affected by numerous known security vulnerabilities] which will put the integrity of your system and your personal data at risk! the sort bookmarks icon that you're seeing isn't built into firefox, it's likely coming from the [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/auto-sort-bookmarks/ Auto-Sort Bookmarks] extension that you have installed.

Phillip, thanks for you reply and I printed off the paperwork for the sort bookmarks addon, which explains what I want with it! ray