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IE has a "status bar" how do I get one on my Firefox page

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when I use internet explore I have the option (from tools) to have a "status bar" at the bottom of the page - I use this all the time so how can I add one to my Firefox page??

when I use internet explore I have the option (from tools) to have a "status bar" at the bottom of the page - I use this all the time so how can I add one to my Firefox page??

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Mozilla calls it a 'Tool Bar.' And there used to be such a toolbar at the bottom of the Firefox window. But someone, for reasons no one understands, decided to remove it. Despite the fact that a number of add-ons need it to work.

Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web Link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for what you want.

While there were several add-ons that gave us extra toolbars, Firefox Quantum cannot use many of them. Search carefully.

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Hi jmarylastone, what do you normally use on Internet Explorer's status bar?

On mine (IE 11), I just have:

(1) URL area, shows the address of a link you hover your mouse over

On Firefox, this appears over the bottom of the document instead of in a bar.

(2) Zoom control

On Firefox, there zoom buttons are on the application menu (the one you open using the button with 3 horizontal bars). Using + to enlarge, - to reduce, and the percentage in the center to reset to 100%. You also can move* this to the toolbar using the Customize feature. See: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

* Actually, you don't remove it from the menu, there is another set you can put on the toolbar in Customize.

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great, just great, you guys showed me what I wanted to know but still don't have what "I" want - oh well, such is life - THANKS

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jmarylastone said

great, just great, you guys showed me what I wanted to know but still don't have what "I" want - oh well, such is life - THANKS

Firefox doesn't have a bottom status bar, but it might have the information/controls you're looking for in some other location. Let us know if there are particular things you are looking for.