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How do I install a URL window

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richarddp
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I have turned off the addons, gone back to the default Firefox,& Looked at some of the other solutions that relate to URL windows. Nothing seems to work. I get search windows that take me to the wrong places but no simple URL window that takes me to the URL I ask for with out a diversion.

I have turned off the addons, gone back to the default Firefox,& Looked at some of the other solutions that relate to URL windows. Nothing seems to work. I get search windows that take me to the wrong places but no simple URL window that takes me to the URL I ask for with out a diversion.

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Do you mean that the location bar (address bar) where you type the URL (address) of a website is missing?

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: command+Shift+F).

If the menu bar is hidden then press the F10 key or hold down the Alt key to make the menu bar appear.

Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"

  • Open the Customize window to set which toolbar items to display
    • View > Toolbars > Customize
    • Firefox > Options > Toolbar Layout
  • If missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
  • If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up
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cor-el
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Do you mean that the location bar (address bar) where you type the URL (address) of a website is missing?

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: command+Shift+F).

If the menu bar is hidden then press the F10 key or hold down the Alt key to make the menu bar appear.

Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"

  • Open the Customize window to set which toolbar items to display
    • View > Toolbars > Customize
    • Firefox > Options > Toolbar Layout
  • If missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
  • If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up
richarddp
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Solved. The "View/Toolbars" menu contains the "Navigation Toolbar" switch which re-installed the URL window. Many Thanks. I would not have found that myself. -rpering

cor-el
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You're welcome