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If these or other Firefox toolbar items are missing, this article will show you how to restore them.

The Navigation Toolbar contains the Back, Forward and other navigation buttons along with the Location Bar and Search Bar. If these or other toolbar items are missing, this article will show you how to restore them. __TOC__ {for fx10} = The Forward button is only shown when necessary = In old versions of Firefox, the Forward button was always visible. If there wasn't a page to go forward to, the button was grayed out (inactive). Now, instead of showing a Forward button that doesn't do anything when you click it, the Forward button is hidden until you have a page to travel forward to.<br>{for win}[[Image:Forward Button Win]]{/for} {/for} = Showing the Navigation Toolbar = You may have the Navigation Toolbar hidden. {for fx35,win}{note}If the Menu bar is not visible, press {button Alt} to make it appear.{/note}{/for} # {for not fx35}[[T:contextmenu]] on an empty section of the tab strip{/for}{for fx35}{for win,linux}At the top of the Firefox window{/for}{for mac}On the menu bar{/for}, click on the {menu View} menu, select the {menu Toolbars} menu{/for}. # If {menu Navigation Toolbar} is not checked, click it to make the Navigation Toolbar visible. #*If showing the Navigation Toolbar does not restore your missing buttons, continue to the next section.{for fx10,win}<br>[[Image:Nav Toolbar 10 Win]]{/for}{for =fx8,=fx9,win}<br/> [[Image:Toolbar items missing - Win1]]{/for}{for win,fx35}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e85e05e3169b2a4329eca5d032f0621a-1259987618-13-2.png]] {/for} = Restoring the default toolbar set = {for fx35,win}{note}If the Menu bar is not visible, press {button Alt} to make it appear.{/note}{/for} # {for not fx35}[[T:contextmenu]] on an empty section of the tab strip{/for}{for fx35}{for win,linux}At the top of the Firefox window{/for}{for mac}On the menu bar{/for}, click on the {menu View} menu, go down to the {menu Toolbars} menu{/for} and select {menu Customize...} to open the Customize Toolbar window. # Click {button Restore Default Set} {for win}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e85e05e3169b2a4329eca5d032f0621a-1259987618-13-1.png]] <br/>{/for} # Click {button Done} to dismiss the Customize Toolbars window. The default toolbar buttons should now appear in their default locations. If you would like to rearrange your toolbar items, see [[How do I customize the toolbars?]]. If your toolbar buttons are still missing, continue to the next section. = Check for interfering add-ons = An extension or theme may be preventing toolbar items from being displayed. To determine if this is the cause, see [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]. = Reset toolbars and controls = If the above methods fail to restore your toolbar buttons: First, start Firefox's [[Safe Mode]]: # [[T:safemode]] # Check mark '''Reset toolbars and controls'''. # Click {button Make Changes and Restart} to restart Firefox {for win}<br/> <br/> [[Image:e85e05e3169b2a4329eca5d032f0621a-1259976510-647-1.png]] <br/>{/for} The default toolbar buttons should now appear in their default locations. [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/NuikM3]]