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Suddenly today I do not have an address bar to type in where I want to go.

billiemcculley
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The format has changed and I do not have an address bar. When I open a new tab it's just a blank page and nowhere to type in an address I want to go to, plus my search box is gone. What has happened? How do get the previous format back?

The format has changed and I do not have an address bar. When I open a new tab it's just a blank page and nowhere to type in an address I want to go to, plus my search box is gone. What has happened? How do get the previous format back?

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Press the "Alt" key to temporarily display the Menu Bar (I believe this was copied from Internet Explorer), then click on "View", the make sure that "Menu Bar" is on.

You can make Firefox 4.0.1 look like Firefox 3.6.17, see numbered items 1-10 in the following topic Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 look like 3.6)

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David McRitchie
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Press the "Alt" key to temporarily display the Menu Bar (I believe this was copied from Internet Explorer), then click on "View", the make sure that "Menu Bar" is on.

You can make Firefox 4.0.1 look like Firefox 3.6.17, see numbered items 1-10 in the following topic Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 look like 3.6)