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OANDA's Quick Currency Converter for your browser (FXBrowser) :

With OANDA Quick Currency Converter on your browser, you can see all prices in your home currency by simply highlighting the price on the page you are viewing and clicking the Quick Currency Converter button. Please note: you need to allow for Cookies to be set for the Quick Currency Converter to work.

1. Prepare your Browser

  • Make sure your Links Toolbar is showing. If you cannot see it, go to the View > Toolbars > Links menu to make it appear.
  • If the "Links" toolbar isn't fully showing, click and hold on "Links" while moving it to create more space.
  • To remove any unwanted buttons, right click on the name and select "Delete".

2. Choose the 2 most used currencies for your shopping purposes:

  • Choose the 2 most used currencies. Remember, you can always change them later.If you do not choose any currencies, the default currencies are From US Dollar To Canadian Dollar.

From Currency:

To Currency:


3. Drag Links onto your Links Toolbar to Create Buttons

Netscape & Mac IE Users use the link below:
Quick Currency Converter (FXBrowser)
Perform Currency Conversions Quickly from your Browser. Netscape users: the first time you click on the Quick Converter button, it will perform an initial conversion test.
Netscape 6.0 users:
- Right click on the link above and choose "Copy Link Location".
- Click on the "Bookmark" button and choose "Manage Bookmarks" (or press "Ctrl+B")
- Create a new Bookmark folder and name it OANDA
- Within the OANDA folder, create a new bookmark (right click on the OANDA folder and choose "New Bookmark".
When prompted to specify a URL, paste the content of the clipboard into the prompt window by pressing "Ctrl+V".
Name this bookmark "Quick Currency Converter" or "FXBrowser".

IE Users use the link below:
Quick Currency Converter (FXBrowser)
Perform Currency Conversions Quickly from your Browser.

Detailed instructions in adding the Quick Currency Converter (FXBrowser™) button to your browser

1.Place your mouse pointer on any of the text links above.
2.Press down the left mouse button and hold.
3.Drag the link up to your Personal Toolbar - your pointer symbol will change.
4.Release mouse button to create the link as a button on your toolbar.

After you are done with the setup, to convert currencies, just highlight the amount in the Web page you are viewing or if the amount is not selected from the Web page, enter it in the pop-up window.

Example:

Highlight the "13.45" in the text below and click on "OANDA Currency Converter" link your browser.>
Price: $13.45

 

Highlight the price  
  Click on Quick Currency Converter (FXBrowser™) button.
  Et Voilà! See the price in your home currency!

If you do not highlight a price on a Web page and click on the Quick Currency Converter button, a window will open asking you for the amount you would like to convert for your selected currencies.

 

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