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The menu items File, Edit, View, History, etc. are located in the menu bar. This article will help you restore a missing menu bar.

{for win,linux} 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. {/for} {for mac} If the File, Edit and View menus are missing, it is usually because Firefox is in full screen mode or it is not the selected application. We'll show you how to fix these. {/for} __TOC__ {for win,linux} = Show the menu bar again = {for fx57} #Click the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]] and choose {button Customize}. #Click {button Toolbars} at the bottom of the screen and click {menu Menu Bar}. #;[[Image:menu bar customize 57]] #Click {button Done} to save your changes. {/for} {for not fx57} #Click the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] and choose {button Customize}. #Click the {for not fx55}{menu Show / Hide Toolbars}{/for}{for fx55}{menu Toolbars}{/for} dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and choose {menu Menu Bar}. #;{for not fx55}{for win}[[Image:Show Menu 29 - Win]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Show Menu 29 - Lin]]{/for}{/for}{for fx55}[[Image:toolbars-dropdown-menu_fx55]]{/for} #Click the green {button Exit Customize} button. {/for} {for win} {note}'''Don't need to see the menu bar all the time?''' To temporarily show the old style menus, just press the {key Alt} key.{/note} {/for} {for linux} {note}'''To display the menu bar while using a screen reader:''' Press the {key Alt} and {key V} keys simultaneously, and then {key T}, then {key M}.{/note} {/for} {/for} = Turn off full screen mode = Here's how to turn off full screen mode so you can see the menu bar again. {for fx57} #Click the menu button [[Image:fx57menu]] on the right side of the toolbar. #Click the full screen button [[Image:fullscreen menu button 57]]. #;[[Image:fullscreen menu 57]] {/for} {for not fx57} {for win,linux} #Move the pointer to the top of the screen to make the toolbar reappear. #Click the menu button [[Image:new FX menu]] on the right side of the toolbar and select {button Full Screen}. #;{for win}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Win]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Lin]]{/for} {/for} {for mac} *Click the menu button [[Image:new FX menu]] on the right side of the toolbar and select {button Full Screen}. *;[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Mac]] {/for} {/for} {for mac} = 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 [[Image:7fbbe94f1e8c1f2d1f6ea6dd93c1901d-1266954982-393-1.png]] in the top left corner of your screen. If it doesn't say "Firefox," click anywhere on the Firefox window to select it again. {/for} {for win,linux} = Fix corrupted toolbars and controls = If the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt, you can use the ''Refresh Firefox'' feature to restore the default toolbar settings and controls. [[T:resetnote]] [[T:resetsteps]] {/for}