How to Set Internet Options In Firefox

Firefox allows you to change and to manage many different options to obtain the best browsing experience for you. Once you have made changes to these options, you may need to restart the browser for them to take effect. Some settings may need some experimentation to determine if they are correct.

1. Launch Firefox. If you have not installed it already, you can install it through Mozilla's website.


2. Click the orange Firefox button at the top left of the browser.


3. Hover your mouse over "Options" and then click "Options" on the submenu that appears.


4. Click the "General" tab to set options relating to startup, downloads and add-ons.


5. Click the "Tabs" tab to set options that tell Firefox how you want it to handle tabs within the browser.


6. Click the "Content" tab to manage fonts, colors and to set how you want Firefox to deal with pop-up windows.


7. Click the "Applications" tab to manage how Firefox deals with specific file types.


8. Click the "Privacy" tab to set your privacy options for history and cookies. The Privacy tab also allows you to remove tracking options for websites while you surf.


9. Click the "Security" tab to manage blocked websites. This table also gives you options for password management.


10. Click the "Sync" tab to set up or to manage Firefox Sync, which allows you to synchronize browser tabs, cookies and bookmarks on several computers.


11. Click the "Advanced" tab to change settings for encryption.


12. Click "OK" to save all of the changes you have made on the various Firefox options tabs.