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I can not locate the "Prefrence" tab

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I want to change my Preferences to have FireFox save my passwords, but I can not seem to be able to locate the "preference" option or tab, thus I can not click on Security to make the change.

I want to change my Preferences to have FireFox save my passwords, but I can not seem to be able to locate the "preference" option or tab, thus I can not click on ''Security'' to make the change.

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On the mac there is a Preferences.. sub menu item under the Firefox menu which launches a window with the Security tab.

// Paul Booker

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Tools > Options > Security

or the alternative style...

"Firefox" button > Options (2nd column) > Options > Security

Looks/sounds like you were looking at directions for another system that refers to Edit or Preferences instead of Options.

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Asịsa Ahọpụtara

On the mac there is a Preferences.. sub menu item under the Firefox menu which launches a window with the Security tab.

// Paul Booker

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Thank you very much. I can see that I need to spend more time looking around.