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Why can't I print my UCLA paystub from Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

I just tried printing my stub from Firefox, it pulled up Acrobat Reader, so I’m assuming it’ll print fine.Despite personal and security perferences, users may need to use Internet Explorer ocassionally to get full functionality on certain websites.

Firefox
IE

How do I control the popup blocker settings in Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

The Popup Blocker Options/Preferences are located in the Content panel ofTools > OptionsEdit > PreferencesFirefox > Preferences.From there, you can do the following things: Block Popup Windows: Deselect this option preference to disable the p...

Firefox
blocker
popup

What can I do with the Download Manager on Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

In addition to keeping information on all your downloads in one place, the Download Manager keeps convenient download actions easily accessible for each of your downloads.PauseYou can pause any downloads currently in progress by clicking thePause link beside...

Firefox
download
manager

How do I customize the toolbars in Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

There are two basic methods of customizing the toolbars in Firefox: Adding/Removing Toolbars Rearranging Items on the ToolbarsAdding/Removing ToolbarsYou can take away certain toolbars if you do not wish to keep them on your screen. Currently, these...

Firefox
customize toolbars
toolbars

What are the most common mouse shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox.-———————————————- BackCtrl+Shift+Scroll DownClose TabMiddle-click on TabDecrease Text SizeCtrlCmd+Scroll upForwardCtrl+Sift+Scroll upIncrease Text SizeCtrlCmd+Scroll downNew TabDouble-Cl...

Firefox
Mozilla
shortcuts
mouse shortcuts

How do I print from Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Printing a PageTo print the current page: Select File > Print.To print selected text: Select the text in the current page. Select File > Print. The print dialog box will appear. Under Print Range, click Selection.The web page’s author and the si...

Firefox
Firefox print
print page
printing

How do I use Page Setup on Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

To customize how pages are printed in Firefox, you can use Page Setup: Select File > Page Setup.In Page Setup, you can change the following settings for pages you want to print: Format & Options: Choose the orientation, scale, and other option...

Firefox
Mozilla
footers
format
header
landscape
margins
orientation
page setup

How do I make Firefox my default browser?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

To make Firefox your default web browser:1. Select Tools > OptionsEdit > PreferencesFirefox > Preferences and click the “Check Now” button in the General panel.…When setting a computer to use Firefox as the primary browser, it is helpful to disable In...

Firefox
IE
browser
default
default browser
Internet Explorer

How do I get/install/uninstall/switch/update themes in Firefox?

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Getting and Installing Themes-—————————————You can download and install many themes from Mozilla Update. Internet searches will find many other themes as well.Usually when you click on a link to install a theme, Firefox displays a dialog asking you for permi...

Firefox
change
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switch
theme
themes
uninstall
update

Firefox Add-Ons for Web Developers

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Here’s another cool add-onhttp://www.getfirebug.com/firebug is similar to the “web developer” firefox plugin but amped up.And another http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/more on yslow herehttp://www.phpied.com/yslow-performance-extension-for-firebug/Firefox Add-o...

Firefox
IE
add-ons
extension
web development
web developer

Mouse Gestures

Useful Links

What are mouse gestures?A mouse gesture is a way of combining computer mouse movements and clicks which the software recognizes as a specific command.Why are they useful?Gestures help you avoid moving your hands back and forth from the mouse to the keyboard. ...

Firefox
Mozilla
gestures
mouse
mouse shortcuts

a:visited property not working in Firefox, but working in IE

Programming and Web Development

When the a:visited property is customized to use a certain property (i.e., change its color when a link has been visited) with CSS you may experience the following scenario:Let’s assume you’ve set the following property for visited links in your CSS.a:visited ...

Firefox
CSS

Google Browser Sync!

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Firefox’s major asset is its wide variety of user community created and supported extensions.The ability the save all open windows and active tabs was a “cannot live without” feature brought forth, in part by Tab Mix Plus. Firefox 2 now incorporates similar f...

Firefox
browser
extension
Google
laptops
Macintosh
Mac OS X
sessions

"Quick Tabs" in Firefox

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for Windows XP+ only has been released in November 2006. Some have said the “Quick Tabs” is reason alone to use IE7.Firefox already has had such a feature through add-ons:Tab Catalog — https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1937/ Has an ...

Explorer
Firefox
IE
Internet
add-ons
browser
extension
Mac OS X

CSS Design Concerns for IE6, IE7, and Firefox

Programming and Web Development CSS and Web Design

Below is the beginning of (hopefully) an ongoing collection of design-related CSS issues concerning different browsers. For this initial posting, I focus on Firefox, IE6, and IE7.The good news regarding IE7 is that a lot of bugs were fixed. See the following...

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Firefox
IE
Internet
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CSS
design
hack

Browser Feature Comparison

Internet and Web Browsers

Ever wonder about web browser standards support for particular products? The following links attempt to summarize standards support, features, and technical detail comparison between browsers for web developers.Wikipedia Comparison of Web BrowsersWebDevout Br...

Firefox
IE
web
browser
Safari

Greasemonkey and Firefox

Internet and Web Browsers Firefox

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows user-created Javascripts to tweak Firefox in various ways. Greasemonkey scripts are like Firefox extensions, but much simpler.You can download Greasemonkey from its page on Firefox add-ons.Once you have it instal...

Firefox
browser
extension
greasemonkey

Resizing form text areas on web pages

Internet and Web Browsers

Sometimes you run into forms on web pages that have text boxes that are too small for your liking. Is there any way to resize them?If you have Firefox 1.5 or higher, the answer is yes!First, install Greasemonkey. I love it, and this article will explain why yo...

Firefox
web
forms
greasemonkey
resize
textarea