How To: Move Tabs Back Down in Firefox 4

Published March 22, 2011 | By Alex

Firefox 4

Firefox 4 became official today and i has a new look! If you haven’t updated yet, what are you waiting for?! It is faster and so far I’m loving it! However I know there are people out there who don’t/won’t like the way the Tabs have been moved to the top of the browser. I personally like it, but it’s not for everyone. If you want the tabs back where they used to be, there is an easy fix!

All you have to do is right-click somewhere in the empty space on the main tool bar (I clicked right between the “Awesome Bar” or address box and the search box — see pic below) and a small menu will pop up. On them menu just left-click to uncheck “Tabs on Top” and it will move them back down. Piece of cake!

Move Tabs Back Down In Firefox 4

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Posted in Tech Stuff, Updates | Tagged Ad 1, Empty Space, Firefox, Piece Of Cake, Search Box, Tabs, Tool Bar

10 Responses to How To: Move Tabs Back Down in Firefox 4

Petro:

March 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Going to update my FF. Can’t wait to see what’s new in v4, but an update process will consume some time for me — I have approx 20 plugins installed, and they need renewing, too.

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- Alex:
  
  March 24, 2011 at 3:29 pm
  
  I really like FF4 so far! It is much faster and apparently it can run in 64-bit mode as well.
  Wow 20 plugins huh?! I’m curious now, what kind of plugins/addons are you using?
  
  also, if you are curious about some of the other features in FF4, check out this article from Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/#!5784255/whats-new-and-awesome-in-firefox-4
  
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Thatkid:

April 30, 2011 at 9:43 am

Thank you! It was really bugging me.

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- Alex:
  
  May 2, 2011 at 9:55 pm
  
  You’re welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment!
  
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fred:

May 8, 2011 at 9:18 pm

Thanks! I didn’t like the tabs on top. I interact with the tabs far more than the address bar.

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- Alex:
  
  May 9, 2011 at 5:51 pm
  
  You’re quite welcome. Indeed, many people I know — like you — prefer the tabs on the bottom, and for the same reason. I’m really glad Firefox gave everyone the option to choose.
  
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Keely:

July 29, 2011 at 10:30 am

Just thought I’d say thanks for the info – I didn’t like where the tabs were either!
Cheers

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- Alex:
  
  August 5, 2011 at 6:13 pm
  
  You’re quite welcome! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
  
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Becky:

January 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Thank you! I don’t like change

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- Alex:
  
  March 15, 2012 at 11:24 am
  
  You are very welcome.
  
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