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The Lijit browser toolbar and sidebar

After you install the Lijit add-on, you’ll notice a new Lijit icon in your browser toolbar (in Mozilla Firefox), a new Lijit toolbar displaying several buttons (in Internet Explorer), and a new Lijit browser sidebar (in both browsers). For both browsers, the toolbar can display various icons depending on circumstance, e.g. the good/bad/dangerous page rating from the informer closest to you in your network, a gray question mark if no reports have been made on a page, a blue exclamation point if you’re not logged in, or a yellow warning symbol if the Lijit system is unavailable. Think of the toolbar icon as an at-a-glance alert system, giving you quick feedback as you browse. Also in both browsers, when your sidebar is open you will see all of the reports available for a given page. Reports from informers closest to you in your network that contain comments are displayed most prominently, with less prominence given to those without comments and that are further away. The sidebar also gives you access to enter reports. Simply click on the “enter a report” heading and the form to enter a report will display. In Mozilla Firefox, the toolbar icon also offers a drop-down menu of Lijit features. You can use it to submit quick good/bad ratings on a page, open the sidebar (and open the enter a report form to enter a detailed report), go to your profile page or Lijit List home page, jump to a random page, or open your Lijit options dialog box. In Internet Explorer, the toolbar offers several buttons. Click Lijit Home to go to your Lijit List home page. Click the rating button to toggle the sidebar opened and closed. If you want to enter a report and your sidebar isn’t already open, click the Enter Report button. Lastly, you can click the My Reports button to go to your profile page.

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