# address bar

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 26, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611 "2003-10-26T03:30:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![francesthecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@francesthecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/francesthecat)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611/1 "2003-10-26T03:30:32Z")

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This may sound a little stupid…my son was playing with the keyboard and now i dont get an address bar when i log onto the internet. Do you know how i can unhide the address bar.  
thanks:smack:

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**Author:** ![El\_Cheapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@El\_Cheapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cheapo)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611/2 "2003-10-26T03:35:44Z")

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View\>Toolbars\>Address Bar

…assuming you’re using IE.

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611/3 "2003-10-26T03:36:10Z")

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Assuming you’re using IE, **View** --\> **Toolbars** --\> **Address Bar**

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/address-bar/209611/4 "2003-10-26T03:37:15Z")

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You’re a quick draw, **El Cheapo**.