{"id":8265,"date":"2009-06-09T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T16:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=8265"},"modified":"2020-05-24T09:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T04:19:07","slug":"how-to-move-unlock-firefox-toolbar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/how-to-move-unlock-firefox-toolbar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move, Unlock Toolbars in Firefox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox does not have a lock \/ unlock Toolbar option (like IE). So how can you <strong>move or unlock Firefox toolbars <\/strong>and organize your toolbars better to optimize screen space, and make it look elegant.<\/p>\n<p>I was using my friend&#8217;s laptop and see his <strong>messy Firefox toolbars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8267\" title=\"messy firefox toolbars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/messy-toolbars.jpg\" alt=\"messy firefox toolbars\" width=\"500\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/messy-toolbars.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/messy-toolbars-150x23.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/messy-toolbars-300x47.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the first line, the location bar where you type the url is really small, displaced by the bookmarks toolbar which is aligned on the right side of the location bar (instead of Google search box). The second line is a big blank line wasting useful screen space. The third line is a super long google search box which has displaced the Google toolbar beyond the screen.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you <strong>move and relign these toolbars? <\/strong>Internet explorer users will say it is easy as IE features a<strong> Lock Toolbar<\/strong> button, by which you can easily unlock the toolbars, organize them and then lock the toolbar when you are done.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8272\" title=\"lock toolbar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/lock-toolbar.gif\" alt=\"lock toolbar\" width=\"203\" height=\"69\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, Firefox has no Lock or Unlock toolbar buttons, and it is impossible to drag-drop these toolbars, because nothing gets dragged anyway.<\/p>\n<h3>Move, Align, Unlock Toolbar in Firefox<\/h3>\n<p>So here is the secret &#8211; Right click on the top of the Firefox toolbars<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8269\" title=\"customize firefox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/customize-firefox.gif\" alt=\"customize firefox\" width=\"221\" height=\"138\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Customize <\/strong>option and a pop-up screen jumps out &#8211; do NOT select anything on it, and do NOT close it. With the screen open, in the <em>background <\/em>now you can now<strong> move the toolbars<\/strong> wherever you want. It works as simple<strong> drag and drop.<\/strong> When you are done, simply click &#8220;<strong>Done<\/strong>&#8221; on the pop-up screen and your Firefox toolbars are locked in the new position.<\/p>\n<p>If inspite of all efforts you still cannot get toolbars in their original position or want to start fresh, then try &#8220;<strong>Restore Default Set<\/strong>&#8221; option on the pop up screen and you will get all sorted to the original configuration. But remember a lot of your alterations, buttons and settings will need to be set again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8270\" title=\"restore toolbars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/restore-toolbars.gif\" alt=\"restore toolbars\" width=\"342\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/restore-toolbars.gif 342w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/restore-toolbars-300x69.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want Firefox extensions to do all the work for you &#8211; then use DragNDrop Toolbars, a Firefox addon which will make your toolbars Drag and Droppable! Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2005\/06\/popular-toolbars-for-web-browsers\/\">15 popular toolbars<\/a> which you can set on your Firefox panel, and then drag them around to power up your Firefox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox does not have a lock \/ unlock Toolbar option (like IE). 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