Customising Firefox with Add-on Presented By: Brett Hill

But First... A bit about Firefox

-Firefox is one of the most customisable browsers available today

-Firefox is a legacy of the Mozilla project, which brought many standards to browsing

-Firefox is the second most common browser in use today

So, why use an add-on?

• Add-ons allow a user to customise the way Firefox looks or works

• Add-ons can add additional utility or security to your browsing

• Add-ons can converge other functions to work in concert with Firefox

• Best of all, add-ons are easy to install and usually easy to use!

The difference of Add-ons

Installing Add-onsA quick walk through:

-click on > tools > add-ons

-click on the get Add-ons tab

-select an Add-on

-Install

-Customise (optional)

-Use

Common Add-ons

• Persona – change appearance without themes

• Fox Splitter – split page browsing

• FoxTab – 3D browsing tabs

• Fast Video Download – download videos from sites like YouTube

• Ad-Block Plus – block banner ads and popups

• Yoono – manage IM, blogs and twitter from a side tab