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##Go to browser home page
##Go to browser home page
##New tab is used to search multiple web pages in a browser
##New tab is used to search multiple web pages in a browser
##Once you download any file click on this button to check access your download
##Once you download any file, click on this button to check access your downloaded files.
##Bookmarks menu is available from here
##Bookmarks menu is available from here
##Application menu can be accessed using this button
##Application menu can be accessed using this button
To do this, click on "Settings in the firefox browser --> Click Search tab on left --> In the Default Search Engine option choose the required search engine".
To do this, click on "Settings in the firefox browser --> Click Search tab on left --> In the Default Search Engine option choose the required search engine".
==== Customize toolbar ====
==== Customizing toolbar ====
Firefox's toolbar provides easy access to common features. The toolbar is easy to customize. You can change the items that appear in the menu or your toolbar. Click the "Menu" button , click "More Tools" and choose "Customize Toolbar".
Firefox's toolbar provides easy access to common features. The toolbar is easy to customize. You can change the items that appear in the menu or your toolbar. Click the "Menu" button , click "More Tools" and choose "Customize Toolbar".
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===== Access and Download OER images from web =====
===== Accessing and Downloading OER images from web =====
All the content which are available on internet need not be open. Open in the sense of accessing and using the resources. Some of them could be copyrighted. Therefore, you need to be careful while accessing some particular content in the internet.
All the content which are available on internet need not be open. Open in the sense of accessing and using the resources. Some of them could be copyrighted. Therefore, you need to be careful while accessing some particular content in the internet.
Wikimedia being a sister website of Wikipedia stores the OER images in a broader context. Users are allowed to upload their images and can explore much more options here. In Creative Commons, you can search for "CC images" which allows user to filter the choice based on their requirement.
Wikimedia being a sister website of Wikipedia stores the OER images in a broader context. Users are allowed to upload their images and can explore much more options here. In Creative Commons, you can search for "CC images" which allows user to filter the choice based on their requirement.
==== Access and download text resources from web ====
==== Accessing and downloading text resources from web ====
You could look for text information by simply typing the key word of your searching content, In the below image ''(Image1)'' you can see text information accessed for "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine.
You could look for text information by simply typing the key word of your searching content, In the below image ''(Image1)'' you can see text information accessed for "Digital Story Telling" in the search bar of the search engine.
## Area : If you are looking for a particular area of data in a webpage then you can drag the cursor to the area which needs to be captured.
## Area : If you are looking for a particular area of data in a webpage then you can drag the cursor to the area which needs to be captured.
==== Access and download Audio resources ====
==== Accessing and downloading Audio resources ====
Audio plays an important role in any multimedia form. Voice and Music makes any content more richer and interesting.
Audio plays an important role in any multimedia form. Voice and Music makes any content more richer and interesting.
You can listen and download the OER Audio resources from some of the sites like [https://www.bensound.com/ Bensound]. Basically bensound makes you listen and download the OER music files which you can use for any purpose.
You can listen and download the OER Audio resources from some of the sites like [https://www.bensound.com/ Bensound]. Basically bensound makes you listen and download the OER music files which you can use for any purpose.
====Access and download videos from YouTube ====
====Accessing and downloading videos from YouTube ====
===== Using computer =====
===== Using computer =====
===== Using Mobile phone =====
===== Using Mobile phone =====
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====Using Bookmark feature to save useful webpages links====
====Using Bookmark feature to save useful webpages links====
In Bookmark menu You can add name to the bookmark, Add location where to save it and also you can give tags so that it will be easy to search web pages.
In Bookmark menu You can add name to the bookmark, Add location where to save it and also you can give tags so that it will be easy to search web pages.
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File:Bookmark in firefox.png| Click on * to bookmark any web page
File:Bookmark in firefox.png| Click on * to bookmark any web page
File:Menu Bookmark toolbar.png| Bookmark menu
File:Menu Bookmark toolbar.png| Bookmark menu
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==== Using History feature to revisit the webpages ====
==== Using History feature to revisit the webpages ====
# Click on the "Application" menu button to open the menu panel. Click "History" and then click the "Manage History" bar at the bottom to open the Library window.The Library window that opens when you click the Manage History bar will show your browsing history.
# Click on the "Application" menu button to open the menu panel. Click "History" and then click the "Manage History" bar at the bottom to open the Library window.The Library window that opens when you click the Manage History bar will show your browsing history.
# Left side pane shows you the time of the access and corresponding right side pane shows the detailed description of the webpage you visited those respective time. Therefore, if you have visited a page on a particular day but you are unaware of the URL, you can just choose the History date and can refer the page.
# Left side pane shows you the time of the access and corresponding right side pane shows the detailed description of the webpage you visited those respective time. Therefore, if you have visited a page on a particular day but you are unaware of the URL, you can just choose the History date and can refer the page.
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File:History Screenshot.png|History tab
File:History Screenshot.png|History tab
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By default in firefox browser the download path or download folder is downloads folder in your computer (means if you download any resource from the internet it is saved in downloads folder). You can locate the downloaded files from that folder. <br>
By default in firefox browser the download path or download folder is downloads folder in your computer (means if you download any resource from the internet it is saved in downloads folder). You can locate the downloaded files from that folder. <br>
Suppose if you want to change the download path settings then click on application menu at the top right side of the screen and go to settings ("Application menu --> Settings --> General section --> Files and Applications"). You will get two options here, one is to "Save files to where you can browse your folder" and set the download path and another is to "Always ask you where to save files" using which you can save files to the selected folders.
Suppose if you want to change the download path settings then click on application menu at the top right side of the screen and go to settings ("Application menu --> Settings --> General section --> Files and Applications"). You will get two options here, one is to "Save files to where you can browse your folder" and set the download path and another is to "Always ask you where to save files" using which you can save files to the selected folders.
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File:Firefox downloads.png| Downloads
File:Firefox downloads.png| Downloads
File:Change download settings.png| Change download settings
File:Change download settings.png| Change download settings
===Ideas for resource creation===
===Ideas for resource creation===
From the web browser, we can easily download whatever we want related to the subject (text,audio-video)
From the web browser, we can easily download whatever we want related to the subject (text,audio-video) and use them for any Resource creation such as presentation, video, document etc.
===References===
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