What happened to the File, Edit, and View menus?
If the File, Edit and View menus are missing, it is usually because the Menu Bar has been hidden, Firefox is in full screen mode or because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt. We'll show you how to fix each of these.
If the File, Edit and View menus are missing, it is usually because Firefox is in full screen mode or not the selected application. We'll show you how to fix these.
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Show the menu bar again
If you have a button in the upper-left corner of the window instead of the File, Edit and View menus, it means that the Menu Bar has been hidden. The button collects the most common features from those menus and puts them in one place. Of course if you'd like to use the old style menus you can.
- Just right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check in the pop-up menu.
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- Click the menu button
and choose .
- Click the dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and choose Menu Bar.
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- Click the green button.
Turn off full screen mode
Here's how to turn off full screen mode so you can see the menu bar again.
- 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.
- Move the pointer to the top of the screen.
- Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip.
- Click
- Move the pointer to the top of the screen to make the toolbar reappear.
- Click the menu button
on the right side of the toolbar and select .
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- Click the menu button
on the right side of the toolbar and select .
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Firefox is not the selected application
Your Mac will always display the menu bar for the program that's currently selected. Look at the name next to the Apple menu
in the top left corner of your screen. If it doesn't say "Firefox," click anywhere on the Firefox window to select it again.
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 .At the top of the Firefox window, click the button, go over to the sub-menu and select .On the menu bar, click the menu and select .
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- If you're unable to access the menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.
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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.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.Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click and Firefox will open.
- Click the menu button
and then click help
.
- From the menu choose .
- If you're unable to access the menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.
- 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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