5 Ways to Make Mozilla Firefox the Ultimate Browser for You

Do you have Mozilla Firefox already? If you don't, then what are you waiting for? If you've heard that it's a better browser than Internet Explorer, any version of IE, then you've heard correctly. Firefox makes IE look like a thing of the past, once you start using Mozilla Firefox and you customize it a little bit to your liking, you can get it to do anything you want for you incredibly fast. You will also never have to worry about it shutting down unexpectadly and you loosing everything, because if this does happen, the next time that you open up the browser you will be able to access those pages again by simply hitting the "Restore Session" button.

In this article I will walk you through the five things that you can do to make Mozilla Firefox the ultimate browser for you. If you don't yet have Mozilla Firefox, you can get it by going to www.firefox.com and downloading the most current version available.

- Import All Your Favorites
If you don't have any of your favorite websites in your Firefox favorites because they're all in your IE browser favorites folder then it's time to export them from there and import them to your Firefox ones now. If you don't have any to import, then you can still create a favorites file in Firefox by just adding your favorite websites to it. You can add favorites by right clicking on any tab and choosing to save all tabs or to save one tab only.

- Install a customized theme
Customized themes can make your Firefox browser look really cool and different from others; you'll have a unique customized look and feel. To get a theme for your browser you go to www.firefox.com, click on add-ons in the top right hand corner, then chose themes on the left hand side of the page that comes up. Once you're there, you'll get instructions on how to install a customized theme yourself quickly, easily, and for FREE!

- Download Your Favorite Toolbar
Do you use Yahoo?, Gmail?, AOL Mail?, or MSN Mail? Well if you do then you would probably love to have their toolbar on your browser. To get a toolbar from your favorite email provider, go to their site and search for "toolbar" along with their name and it'll take you to the download page. Having your favorite search engine's features on your Mozilla Firefox toolbar will be great; it will surely help you out in the future as you will no longer have to type in the address of the pages you want to visit.

- Get More Search Engines For Your Search Box
At the top, on the right hand corner of your browser there's a search box. That search box will search Google, Yahoo, and other search engines with the click of a button. Well, if you dont' see your favorite search engine there, not to worry. You can get more by going to www.firefox.com, clicking on add-ons, and then on search engines. There you will find awesome search engines to add to your browsers search box and this will help you out a lot more I bet!

- Set The Homepage To Your Liking
If your browser opens up the Google/Firefox page every time you open it, then it's time to customize your homepage. You can do this by going to Tools, Options, and then selecting the Main tab. There you'll see a text box that allows you to enter the URL of the page that you'd like to turn into your homepage.