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Following prompts are missing.... File, Edit, View, History, bookmarks, tools, and help..... Please help me!

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On the Firefox front page there are the following prompt locations located just under the current page title and just over the back arrow. File, Edit, View, History, bookmarks, tools, and help. My front page has nothing there. It is missing. How can I get it fixed?

On the Firefox front page there are the following prompt locations located just under the current page title and just over the back arrow. File, Edit, View, History, bookmarks, tools, and help. My front page has nothing there. It is missing. How can I get it fixed?

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In Firefox 3.6 and later versions, the user can turn off the Menu Bar ((File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help).

  • Temporarily display the Menu Bar: press the ALT key or the F10 key and make your selections from the temporarily displayed Menu Bar
  • Toggle the Menu Bar on or off. Do one of the following:
    • NOTE:
      • Menu Bar checked = Menu Bar on (displayed)
      • Menu Bar un-checked = Menu Bar off (not displayed
    • keyboard shortcut: HOLD the ALT key while pressing the letters VTM on your keyboard
    • Using the Menu Bar: click View > Toolbars, click Menu Bar
    • right-click on an empty space in one of the toolbars, click Menu Bar




You need to update the following. The Plugin version(s) shown below was/were submitted with your question and is/are out of date. You should update to avoid known security issues with the version(s) you have installed. Click on "More system info..." to the right of your question to see what was included with your question.

  • Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.3"
  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
  1. Check your plugin versions on either of the following links':
  2. Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):
    • From within your existing Adobe Reader (if you have it already installed):
      • Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list
      • Click Help > Check for Updates
      • Follow the prompts for updating
      • If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below
    • Download complete installer (if you do NOT have Adobe Reader installed):
    • After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.
  3. Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

Modified by Helper7677