Before you open Mozilla for the first time,
you must create a user account. This feature gives
you added security if you share a computer with others and helps
you stay organized by creating separate user accounts for business use, personal
use, etc.
Click on the Mozilla icon on the panel, or,
in GNOME, go to
=> => =>
. In KDE, go to => =>
. If you have been using
Netscape, you can select Migrate
Netscape Profile instead of the profile manager option and all
of your existing accounts, bookmarks, etc. will be integrated into
Mozilla for you.
After you open the profile manager, click on Create
Profile (Figure 6-1) to begin. The first screen
is an introduction; click on Next to continue.
On the following screen (Figure 6-2), enter a name
in the Enter New Profile Name
field (work, Joe, research, etc.). You can also choose where your settings will
be stored by clicking on Choose Folder, or just accept
the default location that appears.
When you click on Finish, you will see the user
profile you just created listed under Available Profiles
on the main Profile Manager screen
(Figure 6-1). You can also
edit and delete profiles from this screen by clicking on Rename
Profile or Delete Profile.
Now that you have created a user profile, click on Start
Mozilla (Figure 6-1) to launch the
application or click on Exit to close it.
