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The ''menu bar'' is a toolbar that includes various menu items (File, Edit, View, History, etc.). This article will help you restore a missing menu bar.

If the ''menu bar'' is missing, it is usually because {for win,linux} it has been hidden or because the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt{/for}{for mac}Firefox is in full screen mode or not the selected application{/for}. * If other toolbars or buttons are missing, see [[Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing]]. {for mac} = Mac OS X = If Firefox is in full screen mode, move the pointer to the top of the screen, and click on the Full Screen icon [[Image:1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258684309-723-3.png]] to restore the Firefox menu to normal size and show the menu bar. If Firefox is not in Full Screen mode, the menu bar will be visible. The menu bar always includes the Apple icon [[Image:7fbbe94f1e8c1f2d1f6ea6dd93c1901d-1266954982-393-1.png]] and the name of the current program. To see the Firefox menu bar, click inside any Firefox window. {/for} {for win} = Hidden menu bar = {for win,fx4}{note}'''Note:''' The menu bar is hidden by default on Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Instead of using the menu bar, you can open the Firefox menu by clicking on the {button Firefox} button at the top left corner of the browser window.{/note} <br>{/for} Starting in Firefox 3.6, you can hide the menu bar to give you more screen space. It's also possible that a Firefox extension or another program on your computer has hidden the menu bar. You can show it again using the mouse and keyboard. # Press {key Alt} on the keyboard and release. The menu bar will appear temporarily. # On the menu bar, click {menu View}, go to {menu Toolbars}, then select which toolbars you want to see. <br/> <br/> [[Image:7fbbe94f1e8c1f2d1f6ea6dd93c1901d-1277745143-186-1.jpg]] {/for} {for win,linux} = 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 {key Alt} on the keyboard and release so that the menu bar will appear temporarily and then follow these steps: [[T:safemode]] <br> When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears: {for win}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e85e05e3169b2a4329eca5d032f0621a-1259976510-647-1.png]] <br/>{/for} #Check mark '''Reset toolbars and controls'''. #Click {button Make Changes and Restart} to restart Firefox. {/for}