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I cannot access address bar at top of screen

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AnonymousUser
AnonymousUser
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When I look at my homepage, whether it is Mozilla, Yahoo or anything else, I see the tool bar with file, etc., and a bar with the homepage listed underneath tool bar, but I cannot access the address bar that I use to type in a website.

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When I look at my homepage, whether it is Mozilla, Yahoo or anything else, I see the tool bar with file, etc., and a bar with the homepage listed underneath tool bar, but I cannot access the address bar that I use to type in a website. == today

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If the entire bar that contains the address bar is missing (for example, you don't have back/forward or home buttons either), then go to the View menu, click Toolbars, and then click Navigation Toolbar. A checkmark appears next to this menu item when the toolbar is visible.

If you have the back/forward and home buttons, but not the address bar, see #Adding_removing_and_rearranging_items. The item that you want to add back onto the toolbar is called "Location".

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Cheng Wang
Cheng Wang
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From the View menu, select Toolbars, Customize. And then click restore default set to restore the default toolbars. Also make sure under View > Toolbars that the Navigation Toolbar is checked.

JMSwisher
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Chosen Solution

If the entire bar that contains the address bar is missing (for example, you don't have back/forward or home buttons either), then go to the View menu, click Toolbars, and then click Navigation Toolbar. A checkmark appears next to this menu item when the toolbar is visible.

If you have the back/forward and home buttons, but not the address bar, see #Adding_removing_and_rearranging_items. The item that you want to add back onto the toolbar is called "Location".