Wikihow Technical Writing Sample 4: How to Download Firefox

Mozilla Firefox, a free web browser you can download online, is a trending internet browser that’s faster and more secure than the default browser. You can download it onto a Mac computer.



== Steps ==

#  Open your default web browser via the scrolling dock menubar. A window with a blank internet page will appear.
#  Visit the http://mozilla.org/firefox Mozilla Firefox download website. It will automatically decipher which Firefox version would work best for your Macintosh computer based on your operating system. A page telling you to download Mozilla Firefox will appear.
#  Click the green download button to begin the download. The Firefox.dmg file will download into your "downloads" folder on your computer. A popup screen prompting you to drag Firefox into the "Applications" folder will also appear.
#  When Firefox.dmg is open, in the popup window, drag the Firefox icon to the “Applications” folder on the screen. This will officially install Mozilla Firefox onto your computer.
#  In order to close the Firefox.dmg window, hold down the “Control” key on the keyboard while clicking in the pop up window. Select “Eject Firefox". The Firefox popup window will close.
#* The app can also be ejected by via the "Finder". Click on the "Finder" icon. In the "Finder" window, go to the “Devices” section in the left of the “Finder” window and click on the “eject” (line with a triangle on top of it) icon. This will also make the Firefox popup window close.
#  Open the “Applications” folder. Click on the the “Finder” icon. When the "Finder" opens, on the left side of the window, click on "Applications". In the "Applications" folder, double click on the "Mozilla Firefox" icon. A blank Mozilla Firefox window will appear.
#* You can drag the Firefox icon to the scrolling dock menubar by going to the "Applications" folder. Open the “Applications” folder by clicking on the the “Finder” icon When the "Finder" opens, on the left side of the window, click on "Applications". In the "Applications" folder, look for the "Mozilla Firefox" icon and drag it into the scrolling dock menubar to have the app listed in your main menu.



== Tips ==


* Make sure your operating system can support Firefox. OSX 10.6-10.8 has a version you can download that is no longer receiving updates. OSX 10.5 and less are not supported at all.