Every time I open firefox I get a page that is says new tab, on bottom left is funm,picture of an owl, ds,How do i make it go away

the tab allows you to put up urls ie favorites.
How do i get rid of it, I do not want to use it

Are you talking about the New Tab Page? Click the 3×3 grid icon in the top right corner to hide the tiles. See the "How do I turn the new tab page off?" section of the following article for a screenshot.
* [[New Tab Page – show, hide and customize top sites]]

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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page - Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' symbols
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

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Hello
I would be so grateful to know how to fix t his, because it's really getting on my nerves.
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved
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