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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 not the selected application. We'll show you how to fix these. {/for} {note}'''Note:''' If other toolbars or buttons are missing, see [[Back and forward or other toolbar items are missing]].{/note} __TOC__ {for win,linux} = Show the menu bar again = {for not fx29} If you have a {button Firefox} 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 Firefox} 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 {menu Menu Bar} in the pop-up menu. *;[[Image:Menu Bar - Win]] {/for} {for fx29} #Click the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] and choose {button Customize}. #Click the {menu Show / Hide Toolbars} dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen and choose Menu Bar. #;{for win}[[Image:Show Menu 29 - Win]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Show Menu 29 - Lin]]{/for} #Click the green {button Exit Customize} button. {/for} {/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}'''Don't have a mouse handy?''' Press the {key Alt} and {key V} keys simultaneously, and then {key T}, then {key M}.{/note} {/for} = Turn off full screen mode = Here's how to turn off full screen mode so you can see the menu bar again. {for not fx29} {for mac} *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. {/for} {for win,linux} #Move the pointer to the top of the screen. #Right-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip. #Click {menu Exit Full Screen Mode} {/for} {/for} {for fx29} {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} = Corrupt toolbars and controls = If the file storing your toolbar information has become corrupt, use Firefox's [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|reset feature]] to fix the toolbars and controls. [[T:resetnote]] [[T:resetsteps]] {/for} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/Mp9V9v]]