'''<u>Back/Forward drop-down marker</u>'''<br /> The drop-down marker was removed from the Back/Forward button in Firefox 4. You can do one of the following: *right-click the Back/Forward button to show the drop-down list *while on the Back/Forward button, HOLD down the left-click mouse button until the drop-down list appears *install this add-on to add the drop-down marker to the Back/Forward button: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/backforward-dropmarker/ '''<u>Stop/Reload buttons</u>'''<br /> Firefox 4.0 has a '''''combined''''' Go/Reload/Stop button that is positioned at the far right of the location bar. *During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button. If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button. *You can middle-click that button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab. *In Firefox 4.0 you can move the Stop/Reload button out of the location bar and put them wherever you want on the toolbar. You can also make them appear as separate buttons on the toolbar. ** Open the Customize Toolbars window to move them out of the location bar. ***click Firefox button > Options > Toolbar Layout ***if using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars > Customize ** Swap the two buttons or move them to their previous position at the left of the location bar. ** If the order is "Reload - Stop" to get a combined "Reload/Stop" button. ** Swap the order to "Stop - Reload" or separate them otherwise to get two distinct buttons. <br /> ----------------------- <br /> '''You need to update the following:''' *Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape #'''''Check your plugin versions''''' on either of the following links': #*http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ #*https://www-trunk.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ #*'''Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions''' #*There are plugin specific testing links available from this page: #**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_plugins #'''Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):''' #*From within your existing Adobe Reader ('''<u>if you have it already installed</u>'''): #**Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list #**Click Help > Check for Updates #**Follow the prompts for updating #**If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below #*Download complete installer ('''if you do <u>NOT</u> have Adobe Reader installed'''): #**SAVE the installer to your hard drive (save to your Desktop so that you can find it after the download). Exit/Close Firefox. Run the installer you just downloaded. #**Use either of the links below: #***https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox ''(click on "Installing and updating Adobe Reader")'' #***''<u>Also see Download link</u>''': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ #*After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.

see also here: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=582485 Remove history dropdown arrow behind back button] [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619930 Change the back/forward buttons tooltips to notify users that right-clicking/click-holding the button will display the history]

Well thank you very much! It was driving me crazy as I used that feature, the drop down marker, all the time and could not for the life of me understand why it would be removed. I never thought to right click on it. Thanks for the help!

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