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==Using the browser interface== | ==Using the browser interface== | ||
The web browser provides a [[Graphical User Interface]] (GUI) for the user. The main elements of the Firefox GUI in a standard configuration are (from top to bottom): | The web browser provides a [[Graphical User Interface]] (GUI) for the user. The main elements of the Firefox GUI in a standard configuration are (from top to bottom): | ||
| − | *title bar: the blue bar across the top of the screen, indicates the title of the web page currently being viewed | + | *'''title bar''': the blue bar across the top of the screen, indicates the title of the web page currently being viewed |
| − | *menu bar: contains drop-down menus (the menu bar may be hidden, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner) | + | *'''menu bar''': contains drop-down menus (the menu bar may be hidden, in which case it is replaced by a single Firefox button in the upper left corner) |
| − | *tabs: all of the open tabs are displayed in a horizontal row | + | *'''tabs''': all of the open tabs are displayed in a horizontal row |
| − | *address bar: shows the URL of the current web page, with a separate search box to the right of it, offering a selection of search engines (in the Chrome browser there is only one box which serves as both address bar and search box) | + | *'''address bar''': shows the URL of the current web page, with a separate search box to the right of it, offering a selection of search engines (in the Chrome browser there is only one box which serves as both address bar and search box) |
| − | *other tool bars (optional): use the View menu to choose various other tool bars to show or hide | + | *'''other tool bars''' (optional): use the View menu to choose various other tool bars to show or hide |
| − | *side bar (optional): use the View menu to chosoe various side bars to display or hide | + | *'''side bar''' (optional): use the View menu to chosoe various side bars to display or hide |
| − | *main window: shows the web page currently being viewed | + | *'''main window''': shows the web page currently being viewed |
| − | *status bar: appears at the very bottom of the screen to indicate status of page loading operations, and disappears when loading is complete | + | *'''status bar''': appears at the very bottom of the screen to indicate status of page loading operations, and disappears when loading is complete |
==Using windows and tabs== | ==Using windows and tabs== | ||
