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Full Screen is a feature of Firefox that enables it to take up the entire screen. This article explains how to turn it on and off.
The Full Screen feature lets you expand the Firefox browser to fill up your whole screen. This article explains how to turn it on and off.
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Full Screen is a feature of Firefox that enables it to take up the entire screen, great for those itty bitty screens on netbooks, making the most of your HD TV or just because you want it to! This article tells all you need to know about it.
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{note}'''Note:''' Firefox Full Screen mode is different than the application full screen mode introduced in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion). Firefox currently doesn't support Lion's full screen mode.{/note}
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==Turn on Full Screen==
''Bigger is better! Fill up your whole screen with Firefox.''
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#Click the {button Firefox} button.
#Click {menu Full Screen}.
{note}If the Menu Bar is shown (the default on Windows XP), click {menu View} and then click {menu Full Screen}.{/note}
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{for mac}
#On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu.
#Click {menu Full Screen}.
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#Click the Full Screen icon [[Image:Fullscreen Mac 1]] in the upper-right corner of the Firefox window.
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#On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu.
#Click {menu Full Screen}.
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==Turn off Full Screen==
''Gimme my computer back! Shrink Firefox back to it's original size.''
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{for mac}
#Move the pointer to the top of the screen.
# Click on the Full Screen icon. [[Image:MacFullScreenIcon]]
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#Move the pointer to the top of the screen.
# Click on the Full Screen icon [[Image:Fullscreen Mac 2]] in the upper-right corner of the menu bar.
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#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}
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==Keyboard Shortcuts==
''For those with a good memory. Go Full Screen via the keyboard.''
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* Toggle Full Screen keyboard shortcut: Press the {key F11} key.{note}'''Note:''' On computers with a compact keyboard (such as netbooks and laptops), press the {key fn+F11} keys. {/note}
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* Toggle Full Screen keyboard shortcut: {key command+Shift+F}
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Firefox can expand to fill your entire screen with its Full Screen feature. It's great for those itty bitty screens on netbooks, making the most of your HD TV or just because you want it to! This article tells all you need to know about it.
==Turn on Full Screen==
''Bigger is better! Fill up your whole screen with Firefox.''
{for not fx29}
{for win}
#Click the {button Firefox} button.
#Click {menu Full Screen}.
{note}If the Menu Bar is shown (the default on Windows XP), click {menu View} and then click {menu Full Screen}.{/note}
{/for}
{for mac}
#Click on {menu View} at the top of the Firefox window.
# Select {menu Enter Full Screen} from the drop-down menu.
{/for}
{for linux}
#On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu.
#Click {menu Full Screen}.
{/for}
{/for}
{for fx29}
#Click the {menu Menu} icon [[Image:new FX menu]] on your toolbar to expand the customize menu.
#Select {menu Full Screen}.
{for mac}[[Image:fx29 mac fullscreen]]{/for}
{for win}[[Image:win fx29 fullscreen]]{/for}
{for linux}[[Image:fx29 fullscreen linux]]{/for}
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==Turn off Full Screen==
''Gimme my computer back! Shrink Firefox back to it's original size.''
{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 mac}
#Click the {menu Menu} icon [[Image:new FX menu]] on your toolbar again to expand the customize menu.
#Deselect {menu Full Screen}.
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==Keyboard Shortcuts==
''For those with a good memory. Go Full Screen via the keyboard.''
{for win,linux}
* Toggle Full Screen keyboard shortcut: Press the {key F11} key.{note}'''Note:''' On computers with a compact keyboard (such as netbooks and laptops), press the {key fn+F11} keys. {/note}
{/for}
{for mac}
* Toggle Full Screen keyboard shortcut: {key command+Shift+F}
{/for}
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