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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.
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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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 HDTV 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 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 mac}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Lin]]{/for}
{/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}
{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}
{for mac}
*Click the menu button [[Image:new FX menu]] on the right side of the toolbar and select {button Full Screen}.
{/for}
{/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}
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 HDTV or just because you want it to! This article tells all you need to know about it.
=Turn on Full Screen=
{for fx57}
#*Click the menu button [[Image:new FX menu]] on the right side of the toolbar.
#Click the full screen button [[Image:fullscreen menu button 57]]
#;[[Image:fullscreen menu 57]]
{/for}
{for not fx57}
*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 mac}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Mac]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:Fullscreen 29 Lin]]{/for}
{/for}
To turn off full screen, click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]] and click the full screen icon again to turn it off.
=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}