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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. {for not fx14} {for mac} {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} {/for} {/for} ==Turn on Full Screen== ''Bigger is better! Fill up your whole screen with Firefox.'' {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 not fx14} {for mac} #On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu. #Click {menu Full Screen}. {/for} {/for} {for fx14,mac} #Click the Full Screen icon [[Image:Fullscreen Mac 1]] in the upper-right corner of the Firefox window. {/for} {for linux} #On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu. #Click {menu Full Screen}. {/for} ==Turn off Full Screen== ''Gimme my computer back! Shrink Firefox back to it's original size.'' {for not fx14} {for mac} #Move the pointer to the top of the screen. # Click on the Full Screen icon. [[Image:MacFullScreenIcon]] {/for} {/for} {for fx14,mac} #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. {/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} ==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} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/Mmc8WZ]]
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 linux} #On the menu bar, click on the {menu View} menu. #Click {menu Full Screen} on the menu. {/for} {for mac} #Click the Full Screen icon [[Image:Fullscreen Mac 1]] on the upper-right corner of the Firefox window. {/for} {/for} {for fx29} #Click the {menu Menu} button [[Image:new FX menu]] on your toolbar to expand the menu. #Click on the {menu Full Screen} icon. {/for} ==Turn off Full Screen== ''Gimme my computer back! Shrink Firefox back to it's original size.'' {for not fx29} {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} #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. {/for} {/for} {for fx29} #Move the pointer to the top of the screen. The toolbar will reappear. #Click the {menu Menu} button [[Image:new FX menu]] on your toolbar to expand the menu. #Click on the {menu Full Screen} icon to turn off Full Screen mode. ==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} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/Mmc8WZ]]

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