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The old toolbar is missing - back, forward, history, favorites, bookmarks are missing from the toolbar how do I get it back?

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I just happen to click on or near the toolbar and it vanished. The back and forward arrows, favorites, history, bookmarks, tools ....everything on the toolbar is missing. How do I get them back so I can navigate like I use to? How do I get out of this application?

I just happen to click on or near the toolbar and it vanished. The back and forward arrows, favorites, history, bookmarks, tools ....everything on the toolbar is missing. How do I get them back so I can navigate like I use to? How do I get out of this application?

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Try ALT V T N

That should work

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In Firefox 3.6 on Windows you can hide the menu bar via "View > Toolbars" or via the right click context menu on a toolbar. Press and hold the Alt key down to bring up the menu bar. Go to "View > Toolbars" or right-click the menu bar or press Alt+V T to select which toolbars to show or hide.

See also Restore the Menu bar in Firefox

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To get your menu bar back press ALT V T M in that exact order and your toolbar should be back!

Please mark this as solved if this worked

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I tried pressing ALT V T M in order. The view window came up as if I had clicked on it, but it did not solve the back, forth and bookmarks from being missing.

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Chosen Solution

Try ALT V T N

That should work

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Thanks for the reply. They do appear, but in shadow form and unusable. Same with the Bookmarks. Still not working. Any help out there is appreciated. :)

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Jean,

Try reverting to the Default theme (Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

See Use themes to change the look of Firefox and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Themes (Lightweight theme)

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yessssssssssssssssss this works !!!!!!