What happened to the File, Edit, and View menus?
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 it has been hidden or because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt.
- If other toolbars or buttons are missing, see Navigation buttons like back, home, bookmarks and reload 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.
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 window, click the button, go over to the menuOn the menu bar, click the menuAt the top of the Firefox window, 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) - Check mark Reset toolbars and controls.
- Click to restart Firefox.
Corrupt toolbars and controls
If the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt, use Firefox's reset feature to fix the toolbars and controls.
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the menu and select .
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- Click the button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
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- To continue, click in the confirmation window that opens.
- Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click and Firefox will open.
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the button, go over to the sub-menu
and select . -
- Click the button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
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- To continue, click in the confirmation window that opens.
- Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click and Firefox will open.
- On the menu bar, click the menu and select .
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- Click the button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
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- To continue, click in the confirmation sheet that slides down.
- Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click and Firefox will open.
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the menu and select .
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- Click the button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
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- To continue, click in the confirmation window that opens.
- Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click and Firefox will open.
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