Restore the Menu bar in Firefox

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  • Creator: Joni
  • Comment: Needs fx29 screenshots for the customize option.
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If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because it has been hidden or Firefox is in full screen mode.If the Menu Bar is missing, it is usually because Firefox is in full screen mode or not the selected application.

If other toolbars or buttons are missing, see Navigation buttons like back, home, bookmarks and reload are missing.

Full Screen mode

Here's how to turn off full screen mode so you can see your menu bar again.
  1. Move the pointer to the top of the screen, and click on the Full Screen icon 1ac02852251f68821c5828d6ae805417-1258684309-723-3.png to restore the Firefox menu to normal size and show the Menu Bar.
  1. Move the pointer to the top of the screen.
  2. Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip.
  3. Click Exit Full Screen Mode
  1. Click the Menu button The image "new FX menu" does not exist. on your toolbar to expand the menu panel.
  2. Click on the Full Screen icon to exit Full Screen mode.

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 icon 7fbbe94f1e8c1f2d1f6ea6dd93c1901d-1266954982-393-1.png at the top left corner of your screen. If it doesn't say "Firefox," click anywhere on the Firefox window to select it again.

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. If you still want to see the old style menus, right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check Menu Bar in the pop-up menu.

Menu Bar - Win
  • Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check Menu Bar in the pop-up menu.
Menu Bar - Win

Move your pointer to the top of the screen. Your menu bar will reappear.

  • Click on the Menu button The image "new FX menu" does not exist. on your toolbar to open the menu panel.
  • At the bottom of the menu panel, click on Customize.
  • At the bottom of the window, click on the Show/Hide Toolbars menu, select Menu Bar, and then Exit Customize to finish.
Don't need to see the menu all the time? To temporarily show the old style menus, just press the Alt key.