How to make new tabs open in the url I desire?

the info on the page that best describes the solution is way WAY too techie for non-tech-but-otherwise-intelligent people.
how about if you put something where non-tech-but-willing-to-try folks are likely to look for it, namely the "tab" area under "options"? perhaps a box that shows where firefox currently directs when a new tab is opened and a simplistic way to enter the desired url?
thank you.

You can set the browser.newtab.url pref on the about:config page to the desired URL.
Type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the Enter key to open the about:config page like you open a website by typing the URL in the location bar.
*If you see a warning message then you can confirm that you want to access the about:config page.
You can use the Search bar at the top of the about:config page to locate preferences more easily
So in this case start typing browser.newtab until you see the line with the browser.newtab.url pref.
You can right-click this line and select modify and change the value of this pref to your preferred new tab website.
See also:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-tab-page-show-hide-and-customize-top-sites

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