 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Features
On this page
you will see a simple, easy to understand list and description
of the main features, improvements, enhancements and
advancements available on Mozilla Firefox 2.0.
Checkout the Firefox Add-Ons page for
great ways to personalise and make
the most of Firefox. Read
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Enjoy a
Better Web Experience
There’s a lot to do on the Web, and Firefox 2 is
full of helpful features to make your time online
more productive.
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Improved Tabbed Browsing
We love tabs as much as you do, so Firefox 2 will
open new web pages in tabs by default. Each of those
tabs has its own close button, but don’t worry - if
you accidentally close a tab, just go to the History
menu to bring it back from the list of “Recently
Closed Tabs.” You’ll never be crunched for space
anymore, either. When you have too many tabs open to
comfortably fit in a single window, scroll arrows
will appear on either side, and a button on the
right side will always show you an easy-to-read list
of all your open tabs. back to top
Session Restore
Losing your place while you’re doing things on the
Web is a pain. Now, with Session Restore, if Firefox
has to restart or closes when it comes back you’ll
pick up exactly where you left off. The windows and
tabs you were using, the text you typed into forms,
and the in-progress downloads you had running will
all be restored. You can even set Firefox 2 to
always restore your previous session instead of
loading a home page, so you’ll never lose your place
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Spell Checking
Sometimes you’re in a rush, and can’t remember if
it’s “i” before “e” or the other way around. Firefox
2 has built-in spell checking to keep you from
making any mistakes in your blog posts and Web-based
email, so you can worry about more important things. back to top
Search Suggestions
Some of the search engines in Firefox 2 can read
your mind, and actually suggest search terms for
what you’re looking for. Just start typing into the
Search bar, and a drop down list of suggestions will
appear. (Works for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com) back to top
What do news headlines, indie rock podcasts, and
pictures of kittens have in common? They’re all
things that you can subscribe to with Web feeds.
Firefox 2 gives you full control over Web feeds,
showing you a preview and letting you choose how you
want to subscribe. You can use a Firefox Live
Bookmark, or a feed reader that you’ve installed on
your computer, or through a Web service such as My
Yahoo!, Bloglines or Google Reader. back to top
Live Titles
Keep an eye on that auction or the status of a
delivery using the new Live Titles feature in
Firefox 2. Compact enough to fit as a bookmark
label, Live Titles are regularly updated summaries
of the most important information on a Web page. As
the information on the page gets updated, so does
your Live Title. Try one out in Firefox 2 by
bookmarking www.woot.com. back to top
Integrated Search
Firefox helps you find whatever it is that you’re
looking for. The Search bar comes pre-loaded with
search engines for Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, eBay,
Answers.com, and Creative Commons. Wherever you are
on the Web, you can enter a search term in the
Search bar and receive immediate answers from the
search engine you’ve chosen. You can select a new
search engine from the Search bar menu at any time,
and add search engines from hundreds of your
favourite Web sites. back to top
Live Bookmarks
Firefox Live Bookmarks let you view Web feeds such
as news and blog headlines in the bookmarks toolbar
or menu. With one glance, quickly review the latest
headlines from your favourite sites and click to go
directly to the articles that interest you. back to top
Pop-up Blocker
Firefox keeps you in control of the Web pages you’re
viewing, blocking annoying pop-ups. Firefox’s pop-up
blocker notifies you when pop-ups are blocked via
the information bar or icon on the lower right of
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Streamlined Interface
The user interface in Firefox 2 has been updated to
improve usability without altering the familiarity
of the browsing experience. back to top
Accessibility
Firefox delivers a better browsing experience for
everyone - including those who are visually
impaired. Firefox includes support for DHTML
accessibility. Web developers can create pages that
reduce the amount of tabbing required to navigate a
document to minimize keystrokes for those with
mobility disabilities. Firefox also includes support
for Microsoft Active Accessibility, Microsoft’s
accessibility API standard for Windows. This support
allows Firefox to work with screen readers such as
GW Micro’s Window-Eyes and Freedom Scientific’s
JAWS. back to top
Stay
Secure on the Web
The Web is a great place, but sometimes you’ll
encounter bad people. Firefox keeps you safe from
spyware, scammers and spammers, using the power of a
vigilant and passionate community to protect you
24/7. back to top
Phishing Protection
Phishing Protection takes Firefox’s security to a
new level, helping to safeguard your financial
information and protect you from identity theft.
When you encounter a Web site that is a suspected
forgery (known as a “phishing” site) Firefox will
warn you and offer to take you to a search page so
you can find the real Web site you were looking for. back to top
Open Source, More Secure
At the heart of Firefox is an open source
development process driven by thousands of
passionate, experienced developers and security
experts spread all over the world. Our openness and
active community of experts helps to ensure our
products are more secure and updated quickly, while
also enabling us to take advantage of the best third
party security scanning and evaluation tools to
further bolster overall security. back to top
Automated Update
Firefox’s update system always checks to see if
you’re running the latest version, and notifies you
when a security update is available. These security
updates are small (usually 200KB - 700KB), giving
you only what you need and making the security
update quick to download and install. The automated
update system provides updates for Firefox on
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in over 40 different
languages. back to top
Protection from Spyware
Firefox will not allow a Web site to download,
install, or run programs on your computer without
your explicit agreement. Period. You will be
notified whenever downloading or installing
software, and Firefox will always tell you what’s
happening so that you can stay in control of your
computer. back to top
Clear Private Data
Firefox offers the ability to clear all your private
Web browsing data with just one click with the
“Clear Private Data” tool. You can be confident that
when you clear your private data in Firefox it’s
gone - whether you are using your own computer or
one at the library. back to top
Personalize Your Browser
Choose from thousands of useful Add-ons that enhance
Firefox. It’s easy to personalize Firefox 2 to make
it your own. back to top
An Add-on for Everyone
You can choose from over 1,000 add-ons at
addons.mozilla.com. A Firefox add-on can help you
comparison shop, share bookmarks with your friends,
see the weather in a corner of your browser, write
to your weblog, get news, listen to music - all from
inside the browser you already love. You can even
change the appearance of your browser - from buttons
to colours and fonts - so that it matches your own
personal style. back to top
Extensions and Themes Manager
The new Add-ons Manager improves the user interface
for managing extensions and themes, making it even
easier for you to customize Firefox 2. Install,
uninstall, enable and disable your add-ons in a
single place. back to top
Search Engine Manager
You can now quickly add, remove and re-order your
search engines in the Search bar. Firefox 2 will
also detect when a Web site has a search engine that
can be installed, and will install it for you with a
single click in the drop-down menu. back to top
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