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I lost my main navagation toolbar. How do i get my file tabs back?

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I some how closed my main tab. II lost my file, tools, bookmarks tabs. How do i get them to be displayed again.

I some how closed my main tab. II lost my file, tools, bookmarks tabs. How do i get them to be displayed again.

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Menu Bar (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help) , see:

  • Firefox 3.6.x allows you to turn off the Menu Bar
  • See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing
    • Press F10, Menu bar will appear, click View, click Toolbars, click Menu bar
    • Press ALT, the Menu bar will appear, click View, click Toolbars, click Menu bar
    • Hold down the ALT button while pressing the letters VTM

Navigation Toolbar (Back/forward, Refresh...Home, URL/Location Bar, Search Bar): Do one of the following

  1. click View > Toolbars, click on "Navigation Toolbar" to place a check mark, OR#right-click the Menu Bar, click "Navigation Toolbar" to place a check mark. See:

Bookmarks Toolbar: Same procedure as Navigation Bar except click "Bookmarks Toolbar".
Status Bar: click View, click Status Bar to place a check mark
Full Screen Mode: If you have no Toolbars or Tab Bar: Press F11 (F11 is an on/off toggle). See: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Netbooks#Full_screen

Also see: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization_-_Firefox#Restoring_missing_menu_or_other_toolbars



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  • Shockwave Flash 10.1 r85
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_21 for Mozilla browsers
  1. Check your plugin versions: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
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F10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =P