We are providing these instructions due to the recent disclosure of severe security exploits in Internet Explorer and the recommendation to switch to an alternative browser, such as Firefox, by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), a division of the Department of Homeland Security.
You can also purchase the Firefox 1.0 CD and Guidebook from the Mozilla Store.
Firefox imports your existing settings from Internet Explorer. An import wizard will run when you first install Firefox (and is also available later through ), and it imports your Favorites, options, cookies, stored passwords, and a variety of other data. This saves you time customizing Firefox to fit your needs.
Many of the plug-ins, add-ons, and toolbars that you may have installed for Internet Explorer are also available for Mozilla Firefox, including:
There are also over 120 extensions that are available for Mozilla Firefox to extend the functionality of Firefox even more.
| Internet Explorer | Firefox |
|---|---|
| Internet Options | Options |
| Temporary Internet Files | Cache |
| Favorites | Bookmarks |
| Address Bar | Location Bar |
| Refresh | Reload |
| Links Bar | Bookmarks Toolbar |
| Explorer Bar | Sidebar |
| Copy Shortcut | Copy Link Location |
| Save Target As | Save Link As |
You will notice that Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox share many of the same shortcut keys. For a full list of shortcut keys, see the List of Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts.
The Mozilla Store offers a Firefox Guidebook to help you learn to use Firefox to its full potential.
