Desktop icons with Firefox

[netibiza]

How can I create desktops icons in Firefox, I used to right click and there it was, now I can't find it.

[scaniavabis]

do you mean shortcuts on your desktop to web sites?

Make your Firefox a little smaller than the screen and drag the icon from the beginning of the address bar onto the desktop

[dabees]

Press the "Restore Down" tab next to the red X at the top right of the Firefox page, that should make it half size so you can see your desktop.

Then just grab the Tab you want on your desktop and drag it there. Let go when you've got it where you want. I think that's what you mean.

[ChuckFickens]

or right click on the desktop and select new > shortcut and type the address in for the page you want a shortcut to.

(hi dabs)

[netibiza]

Oh lovely, works a treat, many thanks all of you.

[Ethel]

I can't see the point of desktop icons when you use firefox.

You can bookmark to the bookmarks toolbar, and all the icons are there, in a row. Depending on your theme you can get lots of icons on the toolbar - each one is easily customisable so you can remove the text and just have the icon.

[netibiza]

Ethel, that sounds very confusing to me. I'll plod on in the way I know, thanks anyway.

[whiskeryron]

Ethel that sounds interesting please explain

[Ethel]

It's up to you net, but all you have to do is right click on the relevant page, click 'bookmark this page' and then click the arrow at the folder to 'bookmarks toolbar'.

The icon is then magically along the top of your page, ready to be clicked.

Here's a view of one my bookmark toolbars
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ofros7&s=5

[Ethel]

Sorry, Ron - didn't see you there

When you have your bookmark in the bookmark toolbar, let's say Answerbank, you will see the AB icon along with AnswerBank Question & Answers (or something like). Obviously you don't want your toolbar swallowed up with just a few bookmarked sites.

Right click on the icon on your toolbar and click properties. This opens up a little box. Delete all the text in the 'name' box and close the box. Now you should only see the AB icon, taking up very little space

[whiskeryron]

Thanks Ethel, sorry to be thick but I still don't understand.I have Google toolbar with a, star marked Bookmarks which I have never used, are you suggesting that in some way this is a substitute for icons on the desktop? is your desktop blank,showing only a wallpaper ? Ron.