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using firefox 4.0.1 I can't set up bookmarks on the sidebar using windows 7 but can on windows xp, why?

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BDMacAuley
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I upgraded to firefox 4.0.1 at home on my desktop and at work on my laptop. At home I use windows xp and at work windows 7. I like having my bookmarks on the sidebar to the left of the screen and at home on xp that is not a problem. At work I can find no "view" button nor any other drop down menu that will let me set the sidebar with my bookmarks. I honestly can't find anything about setting any sidebar either. I went to the help section and typed in sidebar and bookmarks and got something about "delicious" something or other which didn't help me at all.

I upgraded to firefox 4.0.1 at home on my desktop and at work on my laptop. At home I use windows xp and at work windows 7. I like having my bookmarks on the sidebar to the left of the screen and at home on xp that is not a problem. At work I can find no "view" button nor any other drop down menu that will let me set the sidebar with my bookmarks. I honestly can't find anything about setting any sidebar either. I went to the help section and typed in sidebar and bookmarks and got something about "delicious" something or other which didn't help me at all.

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cor-el
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Press F10 or press and hold the Alt key down to bring up the "Menu Bar" temporarily.

  • View > Sidebar > Bookmarks (Ctrl+B)
BDMacAuley
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Thank you very much. I did the F10 and the menu bar came up to the right of the Firefox button. I was able to reset the bookmarks menu in the sidebar very easily after that. Thanks again for the help.

cor-el
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You're welcome