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Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Print simplified, clutter-free pages in Waterfox

Waterfox lets you print pages in a simplified format that strips away clutter like buttons, ads, and background images, for better readability and paper/ink savings. For more information on printing in Waterfox, see How to print web pages in Waterfox . To get a print-friendly view, turn on Reader View for the page before printing: If a page is available in Reader View, the Reader View icon will appear in the address bar. Click on the Reader View icon . The icon will turn blue when the page is in Reader View. Click the menu button to open the menu panel. Click Print to preview the page and print it. source

Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Waterfox Reader View for clutter-free web pages

Reader View is a Waterfox feature that strips away clutter like buttons, ads, background images, and videos while also letting you customize the layout and theme to fit your reading preferences. View a page in Reader View If a page is available in Reader View, the Reader View icon will appear in the address bar. Click on the Reader View icon ; a blue version of the icon indicates the feature is currently active. Tip If a page is available in Reader View, you can also access Reader View from the Menu bar when the Menu bar is enabled , by clicking View then Enter Reader View. Alternatively, you can press the key F9 to toggle Reader View. Modify Reader View settings Options are available to the left of the article content: Reader View options: : Exit Reader View. : Adjust the layout (text font and size, content width, line height) and theme (light, sepia, dark) in Reader View. : Have Waterfox read an article out loud in Reader View. This option will show...

Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, Mute sound in Waterfox tabs

Waterfox lets you identify noisy tabs and mute them in a single click. Silence tabs quickly without affecting your other tabs or windows. Mute or unmute tabs When sound starts playing while you’re browing, Waterfox lets you know where it’s coming from by displaying a speaker button on the noisy tab. Click the speaker to turn the sound off or on for that tab alone. Keyboard shortcut: To mute or unmute a tab without a mouse, you can also press Ctrl + M while on the tab. source

Waterfox Essentials: Basic Browsing, How to set the home page

The New Tab page is the default home page that opens when you start Waterfox, click the Home icon in the toolbar or open a new window. This article explains how to set your Waterfox home page. If you want Waterfox to open the windows and tabs from your previous session each time you start Waterfox, instead of opening your home page, see Configuring session restore . Set or change your home page through the Home button Open the web page you want to use as your home page. Drag and drop that tab onto the Home icon on your toolbar. Click Yes on the prompt to set this page as your home page. Set your home page through Waterfox Settings Click the menu button and select Settings. Click the Home panel. Click the menu next to Homepage and new windows and choose to show the default Waterfox Home page, custom URLs or a blank page. Set multiple pages as your home page You can set a group of pages as your home page. Open each page in a separate tab, se...