# Full screen view (need help fast) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 29, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389 "2011-03-29T15:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/1 "2011-03-29T15:32:59Z")
I’m running the latest model of Windows 7 with Firefox as my browser. I pressed ‘F11’ to view a page in full screen mode and now I cannot exit full screen mode; I’ve lost all my toolbars, etc., etc. How do I go from full screen view back to normal view? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/2 "2011-03-29T15:38:22Z")
Did you try pressing F11 again? ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/3 "2011-03-29T15:43:06Z")
Always do the obvious first. Thanks. I think I pressed every damn F key except F11. I swear I get more stupid by the damn day; if these are the Golden Years, I’m in for a lot of trouble. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/4 "2011-03-30T17:25:53Z")
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/5 "2011-03-30T17:27:02Z")
Did the toolbars not reappear when you moved the mouse back up to the top of the screen? That’s what they are supposed to do. If they did appear, all you have to do is press the restore button. (the one between the \_ button and the X button. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/6 "2011-03-30T20:18:38Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Did the toolbars not reappear when you moved the mouse back up to the top of the screen? That’s what they are supposed to do. > > If they did appear, all you have to do is press the restore button. (the one between the \_ button and the X button. No, the tool bars were basically gone----that’s why I became panic stricken and sought help. I don’t see the button you are referring to even though I do see the tool bars now. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-screen-view-need-help-fast/576389/7 "2011-03-30T21:27:14Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > No, the tool bars were basically gone----that’s why I became panic stricken and sought help. I don’t see the button you are referring to even though I do see the tool bars now. He is referring to the minimize/restore/exit buttons at the top-right of every window.