Firefox Help
Menu bar is missing
If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because it has been hidden or because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt.If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because Firefox is in full screen mode or not the selected application.If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt.If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because it has been hidden or because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt.
- If other toolbars or buttons are missing, see Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing.
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Full Screen mode
If Firefox is in full screen mode, move the pointer to the top of the screen, and click on the Full Screen icon
to restore the Firefox menu to normal size and show the Menu Bar.
Firefox is not the selected application
If Firefox is not in Full Screen mode, the Menu Bar will be visible. The Menu Bar always includes the Apple icon
and the name of the current program. To see the Firefox Menu Bar, click inside any Firefox window.
Hidden menu bar
If you're using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, you now have an orange Firefox button that takes the most common functions and puts them in one menu.
- To temporarily show the old style menus, just press the Alt key.
- To have them shown all the time, right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check in the pop-up menu.
To restore a hidden Menu Bar:
- Press to make it appear temporarily.
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu, go down to and select to make the choice permanent.
Hidden menu bar
Firefox has an option to use the button which takes the most common functions and puts them in one menu. When the Firefox button is in use, the Menu Bar is hidden. To restore a hidden Menu Bar:
- Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check in the pop-up menu.
Corrupt toolbars and controls
If the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt, use Firefox's Safe Mode to reset toolbars and controls.
Press Alt on the keyboard and release so that the menu bar will appear temporarily and then follow these steps:
- At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click the menu button, go over to the menu and select . Firefox will start up with the Firefox Safe Mode dialog.At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP) and then click On the menu bar, click on the menu and select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and select On the menu bar, click on the menu and select At the top of the Firefox window, click on the menu and select . Then in Windows, click , open the list and navigate to the folder. In the Mozilla Firefox folder, select .Then hold down the option key as you restart Firefox.Go to your Terminal and run:
For Windows XP, click the menu and select . Firefox will start up with the Firefox Safe Mode dialog.Note: You can also start Firefox in Safe Mode by holding down the shift key while starting Firefox.holding down the option key while starting Firefox.quitting Firefox and then going to your Terminal and running:firefox -safe-mode
You may need to specify the Firefox installation path (e.g. /usr/lib/firefox-4)firefox -safe-mode
You may need to specify the Firefox installation path (e.g. /usr/lib/firefox-3.5). Firefox will start up with the Firefox Safe Mode dialog.Note: You can also start Firefox in Safe Mode by clicking , selecting (or use the Start Search box in Windows 7 and Vista) and then entering the following in the text field:firefox -safe-mode - Check mark Reset toolbars and controls.
- Click to restart Firefox.
